diff --git a/hosts/MaxNixosLaptop/home.nix b/hosts/MaxNixosLaptop/home.nix
index e62fc94..acedf95 100644
--- a/hosts/MaxNixosLaptop/home.nix
+++ b/hosts/MaxNixosLaptop/home.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     ../../modules/home-manager/foot.nix
     # often used terminal programs
     ../../modules/home-manager/btop.nix
+    ../../modules/home-manager/bat.nix
   ];
 
   # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the paths it should
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
   # environment.
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     lazygit
-    bat
     unzip
     rustup
     nextcloud-client
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/bat.nix b/modules/home-manager/bat.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5163a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home-manager/bat.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{...}: {
+  programs.bat = {
+    enable = true;
+    config = {
+      map-syntax = ["*.ino:C++"];
+      theme = "Solarized (dark)";
+      style = "numbers,changes,header-filename,header-filesize";
+    };
+  };
+}