diff --git a/modules/home/emacs/default.nix b/modules/home/emacs/default.nix
index 16d5b89..354f9b1 100644
--- a/modules/home/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/emacs/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     repoPath = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.nix/modules/home/emacs";
   in lib.mkIf emacs.enable (let
     emacs-pgtk = pkgs.emacs-pgtk.pkgs.withPackages(epkgs: with epkgs; [
-
+      helix
     ]);
   in {
     home.packages = [
diff --git a/modules/home/emacs/init.el b/modules/home/emacs/init.el
index e69de29..2611f00 100644
--- a/modules/home/emacs/init.el
+++ b/modules/home/emacs/init.el
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+(setq inhibit-startup-screen t)
+
+(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "lisp" user-emacs-directory))
+
+(require 'init-helix)
diff --git a/modules/home/emacs/lisp/init-helix.el b/modules/home/emacs/lisp/init-helix.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b4894b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home/emacs/lisp/init-helix.el
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+;;; init-helix.el --- Helix-style modal editing -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+(require 'helix)
+(helix-mode)
+(helix-mode-all)
+
+(provide 'init-helix)
+;;; init-helix.el ends here