diff --git a/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix b/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix
index c5403d81..bf250585 100644
--- a/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix
+++ b/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix
@@ -654,8 +654,15 @@ lib.nixvim.neovim-plugin.mkNeovimPlugin config {
       };
   };
 
+  extraOptions = {
+    iconsPackage = lib.nixvim.mkPackageOption {
+      name = "nvim-web-devicons";
+      default = pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-web-devicons;
+    };
+  };
+
   extraConfig = cfg: {
-    extraPlugins = with pkgs.vimPlugins; [ nvim-web-devicons ];
+    extraPlugins = lib.mkIf (cfg.iconsPackage != null) [ cfg.iconsPackage ];
 
     opts.termguicolors = true;
   };
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix
index cce60ba4..14b83b4b 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/bufferlines/bufferline.nix
@@ -123,4 +123,11 @@
       };
     };
   };
+
+  no-packages = {
+    plugins.bufferline = {
+      enable = true;
+      iconsPackage = null;
+    };
+  };
 }