diff --git a/docs/user-guide/helpers.md b/docs/user-guide/helpers.md
index e3e34d4b..1573ccbd 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/helpers.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/helpers.md
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ in
 }
 ```
 
+Or you can access the extended `lib` used in standalone builds via the `nixvimLib` module arg:
+
+```nix
+{ nixvimLib, ... }:
+{
+  # You can use nixvimLib.nixvim in your config
+  fooOption = nixvimLib.nixvim.mkRaw "print('hello')";
+}
+```
+
+This "extended" lib, includes everything normally in `lib`, along with some additions from nixvim.
+
 **Note:** the `lib` argument passed to modules is entirely unrelated to the `lib` _option_ accessed as `config.lib`!
 
 A certain number of helpers are defined that can be useful:
diff --git a/wrappers/_shared.nix b/wrappers/_shared.nix
index a707e3ee..b31702ff 100644
--- a/wrappers/_shared.nix
+++ b/wrappers/_shared.nix
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ in
   ];
 
   config = mkMerge [
-    # Make our lib available to the host modules
-    # TODO: import top-level ../lib
-    { lib.nixvim = lib.mkDefault (import ../lib/helpers.nix { inherit pkgs lib; }); }
+    {
+      # Make our lib available to the host modules
+      # TODO: import top-level ../lib
+      lib.nixvim = lib.mkDefault (import ../lib/helpers.nix { inherit pkgs lib; });
+
+      # Make nixvim's "extended" lib available to the host's module args
+      _module.args.nixvimLib = lib.mkDefault config.lib.nixvim.extendedLib;
+    }
+
     # Propagate extraFiles to the host modules
     (optionalAttrs (filesOpt != null) (
       mkIf (!cfg.wrapRc) (