diff --git a/plugins/telescope/default.nix b/plugins/telescope/default.nix
index 065623d8..b5d972e6 100644
--- a/plugins/telescope/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/telescope/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@
 }:
 with lib;
 let
-  inherit (lib.nixvim) keymaps mkNullOrOption toLuaObject;
+  inherit (lib.nixvim)
+    keymaps
+    mkNullOrOption
+    mkPackageOption
+    toLuaObject
+    ;
 in
 # TODO:add support for additional filetypes. This requires autocommands!
 lib.nixvim.neovim-plugin.mkNeovimPlugin config {
@@ -85,10 +90,17 @@ lib.nixvim.neovim-plugin.mkNeovimPlugin config {
         added to `extraPackages`.
       '';
     };
+
+    iconsPackage = mkPackageOption {
+      name = "nvim-web-devicons";
+      default = pkgs.vimPlugins.nvim-web-devicons;
+    };
   };
 
   callSetup = false;
   extraConfig = cfg: {
+    extraPlugins = mkIf (cfg.iconsPackage != null) [ cfg.iconsPackage ];
+
     extraConfigVim = mkIf (cfg.highlightTheme != null) ''
       let $BAT_THEME = '${cfg.highlightTheme}'
     '';
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/telescope/default.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/telescope/default.nix
index 5b40bdce..297f7eba 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/telescope/default.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/telescope/default.nix
@@ -30,4 +30,11 @@
         assert(vim.api.nvim_get_runtime_file("data/memes/planets/earth", false)[1], "telescope planets aren't found in runtime")
       '';
   };
+
+  no-packages = {
+    plugins.telescope = {
+      enable = true;
+      iconsPackage = null;
+    };
+  };
 }