diff --git a/modules/home/profiles/headless.nix b/modules/home/profiles/headless.nix
index efb71b8..67d3072 100644
--- a/modules/home/profiles/headless.nix
+++ b/modules/home/profiles/headless.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     ../shell
     ../git.nix
     ../caches.nix
+    ../zellij
     #../tmux.nix
     ../rust
     ../cpp
diff --git a/modules/home/zellij/config.kdl b/modules/home/zellij/config.kdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ef965f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home/zellij/config.kdl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// This config is in the KDL format: https://kdl.dev
+//
+// Keep this file small: zellij's defaults provide the standard keybindings,
+// and local preferences can be added here as needed.
+
+show_startup_tips false
+pane_frames true
+mouse_mode true
diff --git a/modules/home/zellij/default.nix b/modules/home/zellij/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a6971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home/zellij/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+{
+  programs.zellij.enable = true;
+
+  xdg.configFile."zellij/config.kdl".source = lib.mkDefault ./config.kdl;
+}