diff --git a/docs/modules/standalone.md b/docs/modules/standalone.md
index 991661b7..bd5a0441 100644
--- a/docs/modules/standalone.md
+++ b/docs/modules/standalone.md
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@ in
 
 This will generate a `init.lua` that will contain the three comments from each stages.
 
+## Accessing options used in an existing configuration
+
+The `config` used to produce a standalone nixvim derivation can be accessed as an attribute on the derivation, similar to `nixvimExtend`.
+
+This may be useful if you want unrelated parts of your NixOS or home-manager configuration to use the same value as something in your nixvim configuration.
+
diff --git a/wrappers/standalone.nix b/wrappers/standalone.nix
index 09eb487f..bc739340 100644
--- a/wrappers/standalone.nix
+++ b/wrappers/standalone.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ default_pkgs: {
       meta.mainProgram = "nvim";
     })
     // {
+      inherit config;
       nixvimExtend = extension: mkNvim {imports = [mod extension];};
     };
 in