diff --git a/modules/impermanence/default.nix b/modules/impermanence/default.nix
index 31ccd80..5655d18 100644
--- a/modules/impermanence/default.nix
+++ b/modules/impermanence/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   pkgs,
   ...
 }: {
+  imports = [./users.nix];
   # to allow all users to access hm managed persistent folders
   programs.fuse.userAllowOther = true;
   fileSystems."/state".neededForBoot = true;
diff --git a/modules/impermanence/users.nix b/modules/impermanence/users.nix
index 4979cba..2b252a8 100644
--- a/modules/impermanence/users.nix
+++ b/modules/impermanence/users.nix
@@ -1,50 +1,81 @@
-userName: {
+{
   config,
   lib,
   ...
-}: {
-  environment.persistence."/state" = {
-    users.${userName} = let
-      hmConfig = config.home-manager.users.${userName};
-    in {
-      files = with lib.lists;
-        [
-          ".ssh/known_hosts"
-        ]
-        ++ optionals hmConfig.programs.rofi.enable [
-          ".cache/rofi-3.runcache"
-        ];
-      directories = with lib.lists;
-        []
-        ++
-        # firefox cannot be a symlink as home manager refuses put files outside your $HOME
-        optionals hmConfig.programs.firefox.enable [
-          ".mozilla"
-        ]
-        ++ optionals hmConfig.programs.atuin.enable [
-          ".local/share/atuin"
-        ]
-        ++ optionals hmConfig.programs.direnv.enable [
-          ".local/share/direnv"
-        ]
-        ++ optionals hmConfig.programs.neovim.enable [
-          ".local/share/nvim"
-          ".local/state/nvim"
-          ".cache/nvim"
-        ]
-        # root should never use interactive programs
-        ++ optionals config.services.pipewire.enable [
-          # persist sound config
-          ".local/state/wireplumber"
-        ]
-        # Folders for steam
-        ++ optionals config.programs.steam.enable
-        [
-          ".local/share/Steam"
-          ".steam"
-          # Ken follets pillars of earth
-          ".local/share//Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/"
-        ];
-    };
-  };
+}: let
+  inherit
+    (lib)
+    flip
+    mapAttrs
+    attrNames
+    mkOption
+    types
+    mkMerge
+    isAttrs
+    ;
+in {
+  # Expose a home manager module for each user that allows extending
+  # environment.persistence.${sourceDir}.users.${userName} simply by
+  # specifying home.persistence.${sourceDir} in home manager.
+  home-manager.sharedModules = [
+    {
+      options.home.persistence = mkOption {
+        description = "Additional persistence config for the given source path";
+        default = {};
+        type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule {
+          options = {
+            files = mkOption {
+              description = "Additional files to persist via NixOS impermanence.";
+              type = types.listOf (types.either types.attrs types.str);
+              default = [];
+            };
+
+            directories = mkOption {
+              description = "Additional directories to persist via NixOS impermanence.";
+              type = types.listOf (types.either types.attrs types.str);
+              default = [];
+            };
+          };
+        });
+      };
+    }
+  ];
+
+  # For each user that has a home-manager config, merge the locally defined
+  # persistence options that we defined above.
+  imports = let
+    mkUserFiles = map (x:
+      {parentDirectory.mode = "700";}
+      // (
+        if isAttrs x
+        then x
+        else {file = x;}
+      ));
+    mkUserDirs = map (x:
+      {mode = "700";}
+      // (
+        if isAttrs x
+        then x
+        else {directory = x;}
+      ));
+  in [
+    {
+      environment.persistence = mkMerge (
+        flip map
+        (attrNames config.home-manager.users)
+        (
+          user: let
+            hmUserCfg = config.home-manager.users.${user};
+          in
+            flip mapAttrs hmUserCfg.home.persistence
+            (_: sourceCfg: {
+              users.${user} = {
+                files = mkUserFiles sourceCfg.files;
+                directories = mkUserDirs sourceCfg.directories;
+              };
+            })
+        )
+      );
+    }
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/users/common/graphical/sway/default.nix b/users/common/graphical/sway/default.nix
index cd91675..8f55fad 100644
--- a/users/common/graphical/sway/default.nix
+++ b/users/common/graphical/sway/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
             repeat_rate = "60";
             accel_profile = "flat";
             pointer_accel = "0.5";
+          };
+          "type:touchpad" = {
             natural_scroll = "enabled";
           };
         };
diff --git a/users/common/impermanence.nix b/users/common/impermanence.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4701e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/common/impermanence.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}: {
+  home.persistence."/state" = {
+    files = with lib.lists;
+      [
+        ".ssh/known_hosts"
+      ]
+      ++ optionals config.programs.rofi.enable [
+        ".cache/rofi-3.runcache"
+      ];
+    directories = with lib.lists;
+      []
+      ++
+      # firefox cannot be a symlink as home manager refuses put files outside your $HOME
+      optionals config.programs.firefox.enable [
+        ".mozilla"
+      ]
+      ++ optionals config.programs.atuin.enable [
+        ".local/share/atuin"
+      ]
+      ++ optionals config.programs.direnv.enable [
+        ".local/share/direnv"
+      ]
+      ++ optionals config.programs.neovim.enable [
+        ".local/share/nvim"
+        ".local/state/nvim"
+        ".cache/nvim"
+      ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/users/patrick/default.nix b/users/patrick/default.nix
index 4222593..1d9f181 100644
--- a/users/patrick/default.nix
+++ b/users/patrick/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   imports = [
     ../../modules/graphical/wayland.nix
     ../../modules/graphical/steam.nix
-    (import ../../modules/impermanence/users.nix "patrick")
     (import ../../modules/optional/smb-mounts.nix "patrick")
     ./impermanence.nix
   ];
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@
       ./patrick.nix
       ./ssh.nix
       ../common
+      ../common/impermanence.nix
       ../common/interactive.nix
       ../common/graphical
     ];
diff --git a/users/patrick/impermanence.nix b/users/patrick/impermanence.nix
index 79a9e57..7c7c893 100644
--- a/users/patrick/impermanence.nix
+++ b/users/patrick/impermanence.nix
@@ -10,8 +10,15 @@
         ".config/Nextcloud"
 
         # for electron signal app state
-        ".config/signal"
+        ".config/Signal"
         ".config/discord"
+        # persist sound config
+        ".local/state/wireplumber"
+        # Folders for steam
+        ".local/share/Steam"
+        ".steam"
+        # Ken follets pillars of earth
+        ".local/share//Daedalic Entertainment GmbH/"
       ];
     };
   };