diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eeb0d2ec..2fc15547 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # build files
+/result
 /build/
 compile_commands.json
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c0da8169..facd98c4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ option(WAYLAND_WLR_LAYERSHELL "Support the zwlr_layer_shell_v1 wayland protocol"
 option(WAYLAND_SESSION_LOCK "Support the ext_session_lock_v1 wayland protocol" ON)
 
 message(STATUS "Quickshell configuration")
-message(STATUS "  Build tests: ${TESTS}")
+message(STATUS "  Build tests: ${BUILD_TESTING}")
 message(STATUS "  Sockets: ${SOCKETS}")
 message(STATUS "  Wayland: ${WAYLAND}")
 if (WAYLAND)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ endif()
 set(QT_DEPS Qt6::Gui Qt6::Qml Qt6::Quick Qt6::QuickControls2)
 set(QT_FPDEPS Gui Qml Quick QuickControls2)
 
-if (TESTS)
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
 	enable_testing()
 	list(APPEND QT_FPDEPS Test)
 endif()
@@ -61,3 +61,5 @@ add_subdirectory(src/io)
 if (WAYLAND)
 	add_subdirectory(src/wayland)
 endif ()
+
+install(TARGETS quickshell RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index 3de65e90..f37a1ecd 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ run *ARGS='': build
 	{{builddir}}/src/core/quickshell {{ARGS}}
 
 test *ARGS='': build
-	ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure {{ARGS}}
+	ctest --test-dir {{builddir}} --output-on-failure {{ARGS}}
+
+install *ARGS='': clean (configure "release") build
+	cmake --install {{builddir}} {{ARGS}}
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01a88b47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  nix-gitignore,
+  pkgs,
+  keepDebugInfo,
+  stdenv ? (keepDebugInfo pkgs.stdenv),
+
+  cmake,
+  ninja,
+  qt6,
+  wayland,
+  wayland-protocols,
+
+  debug ? false,
+  enableWayland ? true,
+}: stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "quickshell${lib.optionalString debug "-debug"}";
+  version = "0.1";
+  src = nix-gitignore.gitignoreSource [] ./.;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    cmake
+    ninja
+    qt6.wrapQtAppsHook
+  ] ++ (lib.optionals enableWayland [
+    pkg-config
+    wayland-protocols
+    wayland-scanner
+  ]);
+
+  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+    qt6.qtbase
+    qt6.qtdeclarative
+  ] ++ (lib.optionals enableWayland [ qt6.qtwayland wayland ]);
+
+  QTWAYLANDSCANNER = lib.optionalString enableWayland "${qt6.qtwayland}/libexec/qtwaylandscanner";
+
+  configurePhase = let
+    cmakeBuildType = if debug
+                     then "Debug"
+                     else "RelWithDebInfo";
+  in ''
+    cmakeBuildType=${cmakeBuildType} # qt6 setup hook resets this for some godforsaken reason
+    cmakeConfigurePhase
+  '';
+
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optional (!enableWayland) "-DWAYLAND=OFF";
+
+  buildPhase = "ninjaBuildPhase";
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  dontStrip = true;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = "https://git.outfoxxed.me/outfoxxed/quickshell";
+    description = "Simple and flexbile QtQuick based desktop shell toolkit";
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1527f635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "nodes": {
+    "nixpkgs": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1709237383,
+        "narHash": "sha256-cy6ArO4k5qTx+l5o+0mL9f5fa86tYUX3ozE1S+Txlds=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "1536926ef5621b09bba54035ae2bb6d806d72ac8",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "id": "nixpkgs",
+        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
+        "type": "indirect"
+      }
+    },
+    "root": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "root": "root",
+  "version": 7
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9ba8d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    nixpkgs.url = "nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
+  };
+
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs }: let
+    forEachSystem = fn: nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs
+      [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ]
+      (system: fn system nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system});
+  in {
+    packages = forEachSystem (system: pkgs: rec {
+      quickshell = import ./package.nix { inherit pkgs; };
+      default = quickshell;
+    });
+
+    devShells = forEachSystem (system: pkgs: rec {
+      default = import ./shell.nix {
+        inherit pkgs;
+        inherit (self.packages.${system}) quickshell;
+      };
+    });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3e6249e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}, ... }: pkgs.callPackage ./default.nix {}
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 3d71bfb4..484bf70a 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -1,36 +1,27 @@
-{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }: let
+{
+  pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {},
+  quickshell ? pkgs.callPackage ./default.nix {},
+  ...
+}: let
   tidyfox = import (pkgs.fetchFromGitea {
     domain = "git.outfoxxed.me";
     owner = "outfoxxed";
     repo = "tidyfox";
     rev = "1f062cc198d1112d13e5128fa1f2ee3dbffe613b";
     sha256 = "kbt0Zc1qHE5fhqBkKz8iue+B+ZANjF1AR/RdgmX1r0I=";
-  }) {};
+  }) { inherit pkgs; };
 in pkgs.mkShell {
+  inputsFrom = [ quickshell ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
     just
     clang-tools_17
     parallel
-    cmake
-    ninja
-
-    pkg-config
-    wayland-scanner
-
-    qt6.wrapQtAppsHook
     makeWrapper
   ];
 
-  buildInputs = with pkgs; [
-    qt6.qtbase
-    qt6.qtdeclarative
-    qt6.qtwayland
-    wayland
-    wayland-protocols
-  ];
-
-  QTWAYLANDSCANNER = "${pkgs.qt6.qtwayland}/libexec/qtwaylandscanner";
   TIDYFOX = "${tidyfox}/lib/libtidyfox.so";
+  QTWAYLANDSCANNER = quickshell.QTWAYLANDSCANNER;
 
   shellHook = ''
     export CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=$(nproc)
@@ -39,7 +30,7 @@ in pkgs.mkShell {
     # https://discourse.nixos.org/t/qt-development-environment-on-a-flake-system/23707/5
     setQtEnvironment=$(mktemp)
     random=$(openssl rand -base64 20 | sed "s/[^a-zA-Z0-9]//g")
-    makeWrapper "$(type -p sh)" "$setQtEnvironment" "''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}" --argv0 "$random"
+    makeShellWrapper "$(type -p sh)" "$setQtEnvironment" "''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}" --argv0 "$random"
     sed "/$random/d" -i "$setQtEnvironment"
     source "$setQtEnvironment"
 
diff --git a/src/io/CMakeLists.txt b/src/io/CMakeLists.txt
index db697763..75783830 100644
--- a/src/io/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/io/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ target_link_libraries(quickshell-io-init PRIVATE ${QT_DEPS})
 
 target_link_libraries(quickshell PRIVATE quickshell-ioplugin quickshell-io-init)
 
-if (TESTS)
+if (BUILD_TESTING)
 	add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()