diff --git a/lib/helpers.nix b/lib/helpers.nix
index 7ef8b802..ecc709a3 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.nix
+++ b/lib/helpers.nix
@@ -49,42 +49,6 @@ with lib; rec {
 
   emptyTable = {"__empty" = null;};
 
-  # Generates maps for a lua config
-  genMaps = mode: maps: let
-    normalized =
-      builtins.mapAttrs
-      (key: action:
-        if builtins.isString action
-        then {
-          silent = false;
-          expr = false;
-          unique = false;
-          noremap = true;
-          remap = false;
-          script = false;
-          nowait = false;
-          action = action;
-        }
-        else {
-          inherit (action) silent expr unique noremap script nowait remap;
-          action =
-            if action.lua
-            then mkRaw action.action
-            else action.action;
-        })
-      maps;
-  in
-    builtins.attrValues (builtins.mapAttrs
-      (key: action: {
-        action = action.action;
-        config = lib.filterAttrs (_: v: v) {
-          inherit (action) silent expr unique noremap script nowait remap;
-        };
-        key = key;
-        mode = mode;
-      })
-      normalized);
-
   # Given an attrs of key mappings (for a single mode), applies the defaults to each one of them.
   #
   # Example:
diff --git a/modules/keymaps.nix b/modules/keymaps.nix
index e9f584e4..2407da2d 100644
--- a/modules/keymaps.nix
+++ b/modules/keymaps.nix
@@ -6,70 +6,119 @@
 with lib; let
   helpers = import ../lib/helpers.nix {inherit lib;};
 
+  # These are the configuration options that change the behavior of each mapping.
+  mapConfigOptions = {
+    silent =
+      helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkBool false
+      "Whether this mapping should be silent. Equivalent to adding <silent> to a map.";
+
+    nowait =
+      helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkBool false
+      "Whether to wait for extra input on ambiguous mappings. Equivalent to adding <nowait> to a map.";
+
+    script =
+      helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkBool false
+      "Equivalent to adding <script> to a map.";
+
+    expr =
+      helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkBool false
+      "Means that the action is actually an expression. Equivalent to adding <expr> to a map.";
+
+    unique =
+      helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkBool false
+      "Whether to fail if the map is already defined. Equivalent to adding <unique> to a map.";
+
+    noremap =
+      helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkBool true
+      "Whether to use the 'noremap' variant of the command, ignoring any custom mappings on the defined action. It is highly advised to keep this on, which is the default.";
+
+    remap =
+      helpers.defaultNullOpts.mkBool false
+      "Make the mapping recursive. Inverses \"noremap\"";
+
+    desc =
+      helpers.mkNullOrOption types.str
+      "A textual description of this keybind, to be shown in which-key, if you have it.";
+  };
+
+  # Generates maps for a lua config
+  genMaps = mode: maps: let
+    /*
+    Take a user-defined action (string or attrs) and return the following attribute set:
+    {
+      action = (string) the actual action to map to this key
+      config = (attrs) the configuration options for this mapping (noremap, silent...)
+    }
+
+    - If the action is a string:
+    {
+      action = action;
+      config = {};
+    }
+
+    - If the action is an attrs:
+    {
+      action = action;
+      config = {
+        inherit (action) <values of the config options that have been explicitly set by the user>
+      };
+    }
+    */
+    normalizeAction = action:
+      if isString action
+      # Case 1: action is a string
+      then {
+        inherit action;
+        config = helpers.emptyTable;
+      }
+      else
+        # Case 2: action is an attrs
+        let
+          # Extract the values of the config options that have been explicitly set by the user
+          config =
+            filterAttrs (n: v: v != null)
+            (getAttrs (attrNames mapConfigOptions) action);
+        in {
+          config =
+            if config == {}
+            then helpers.emptyTable
+            else config;
+          action =
+            if action.lua
+            then helpers.mkRaw action.action
+            else action.action;
+        };
+  in
+    builtins.attrValues (builtins.mapAttrs
+      (key: action: let
+        normalizedAction = normalizeAction action;
+      in {
+        inherit (normalizedAction) action config;
+        key = key;
+        mode = mode;
+      })
+      maps);
+
   mapOption = types.oneOf [
     types.str
     (types.submodule {
-      options = {
-        silent = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = "Whether this mapping should be silent. Equivalent to adding <silent> to a map.";
-          default = false;
-        };
+      options =
+        mapConfigOptions
+        // {
+          action = mkOption {
+            type = types.str;
+            description = "The action to execute.";
+          };
 
-        nowait = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = "Whether to wait for extra input on ambiguous mappings. Equivalent to adding <nowait> to a map.";
-          default = false;
+          lua = mkOption {
+            type = types.bool;
+            description = ''
+              If true, `action` is considered to be lua code.
+              Thus, it will not be wrapped in `""`.
+            '';
+            default = false;
+          };
         };
-
-        script = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = "Equivalent to adding <script> to a map.";
-          default = false;
-        };
-
-        expr = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = "Means that the action is actually an expression. Equivalent to adding <expr> to a map.";
-          default = false;
-        };
-
-        unique = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = "Whether to fail if the map is already defined. Equivalent to adding <unique> to a map.";
-          default = false;
-        };
-
-        noremap = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = "Whether to use the 'noremap' variant of the command, ignoring any custom mappings on the defined action. It is highly advised to keep this on, which is the default.";
-          default = true;
-        };
-
-        remap = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = "Make the mapping recursive. Inverses \"noremap\"";
-          default = false;
-        };
-
-        action = mkOption {
-          type = types.str;
-          description = "The action to execute.";
-        };
-
-        lua = mkOption {
-          type = types.bool;
-          description = ''
-            If true, `action` is considered to be lua code.
-            Thus, it will not be wrapped in `""`.
-          '';
-          default = false;
-        };
-
-        description = helpers.mkNullOrOption types.str ''
-          A textual description of this keybind, to be shown in which-key, if you have it.
-        '';
-      };
     })
   ];
 
@@ -119,17 +168,17 @@ in {
 
   config = let
     mappings =
-      (helpers.genMaps "" config.maps.normalVisualOp)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "n" config.maps.normal)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "i" config.maps.insert)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "v" config.maps.visual)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "x" config.maps.visualOnly)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "s" config.maps.select)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "t" config.maps.terminal)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "o" config.maps.operator)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "l" config.maps.lang)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "!" config.maps.insertCommand)
-      ++ (helpers.genMaps "c" config.maps.command);
+      (genMaps "" config.maps.normalVisualOp)
+      ++ (genMaps "n" config.maps.normal)
+      ++ (genMaps "i" config.maps.insert)
+      ++ (genMaps "v" config.maps.visual)
+      ++ (genMaps "x" config.maps.visualOnly)
+      ++ (genMaps "s" config.maps.select)
+      ++ (genMaps "t" config.maps.terminal)
+      ++ (genMaps "o" config.maps.operator)
+      ++ (genMaps "l" config.maps.lang)
+      ++ (genMaps "!" config.maps.insertCommand)
+      ++ (genMaps "c" config.maps.command);
   in {
     extraConfigLua = optionalString (mappings != []) ''
       -- Set up keybinds {{{