diff --git a/flake-modules/lib.nix b/flake-modules/lib.nix
index 42f83191..c905482b 100644
--- a/flake-modules/lib.nix
+++ b/flake-modules/lib.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
         inherit lib;
         flake = self;
       };
+      overlay = lib.makeOverridable (import ../lib/overlay.nix) {
+        flake = self;
+      };
     }
     // lib.genAttrs config.systems (
       lib.flip withSystem (
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index a13293b7..aea49891 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib,
-  flake ? null, # Optionally, provide the lib with access to the flake
+  flake,
+  _isExtended ? false,
   _nixvimTests ? false,
 }:
 lib.makeExtensible (
@@ -9,14 +10,15 @@ lib.makeExtensible (
     # Used when importing parts of our lib
     call = lib.callPackageWith {
       inherit call self;
-      lib = self.extendedLib;
+      # TODO: this would be much simpler if `lib` & `self` were kept explicitly separate
+      # Doing so should also improve overridability and simplify bootstrapping.
+      lib = if _isExtended then lib else lib.extend flake.lib.overlay;
     };
   in
   {
     autocmd = call ./autocmd-helpers.nix { };
     builders = call ./builders.nix { };
     deprecation = call ./deprecation.nix { };
-    extendedLib = call ./extend-lib.nix { inherit lib; };
     keymaps = call ./keymap-helpers.nix { };
     lua = call ./to-lua.nix { };
     modules = call ./modules.nix { inherit flake; };
@@ -93,6 +95,9 @@ lib.makeExtensible (
 
     toLuaObject = self.lua.toLua;
     mkLuaInline = self.lua.mkInline;
+
+    # TODO: Removed 2024-12-21
+    extendedLib = throw "`extendedLib` has been removed. Use `lib.extend <nixvim>.lib.overlay` instead.";
   }
   //
     # TODO: Removed 2024-09-27; remove after 24.11
diff --git a/lib/extend-lib.nix b/lib/extend-lib.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c7fab063..00000000
--- a/lib/extend-lib.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Extends nixpkg's lib with our functions, as expected by our modules
-{
-  call,
-  lib,
-  self,
-}:
-lib.extend (
-  final: prev: {
-    # Include our custom lib
-    nixvim = self;
-
-    # Merge in our maintainers
-    maintainers = prev.maintainers // import ./maintainers.nix;
-
-    # Merge in our custom types
-    types = prev.types // call ./types.nix { };
-  }
-)
diff --git a/lib/overlay.nix b/lib/overlay.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18e7825a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/overlay.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ flake }:
+final: prev: {
+  # Include our custom lib
+  nixvim = flake.lib.nixvim.override {
+    lib = final;
+    _isExtended = true;
+  };
+
+  # Merge in our maintainers
+  maintainers = prev.maintainers // import ./maintainers.nix;
+
+  # Merge in our custom types
+  types = prev.types // import ./types.nix { lib = final; };
+}
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index 81ad2ef2..ed959647 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
   system ? pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system,
 }:
 let
-  nixvimLib = helpers.extendedLib;
-
   autoArgs = pkgs // {
     inherit
       helpers
@@ -18,7 +16,7 @@ let
       system
       ;
     nixpkgsLib = lib;
-    lib = nixvimLib;
+    lib = lib.extend self.lib.overlay;
     inherit (self.legacyPackages.${system})
       makeNixvimWithModule
       nixvimConfiguration
diff --git a/wrappers/_shared.nix b/wrappers/_shared.nix
index 010cc290..3e9c9f39 100644
--- a/wrappers/_shared.nix
+++ b/wrappers/_shared.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ in
       lib.nixvim = lib.mkDefault self.lib.nixvim;
 
       # Make nixvim's "extended" lib available to the host's module args
-      _module.args.nixvimLib = lib.mkDefault config.lib.nixvim.extendedLib;
+      _module.args.nixvimLib = lib.mkDefault (lib.extend self.lib.overlay);
     }
 
     # Propagate nixvim's assertions to the host modules