diff --git a/lib/neovim-plugin.nix b/lib/neovim-plugin.nix
index 250692a5..1f1b05d2 100644
--- a/lib/neovim-plugin.nix
+++ b/lib/neovim-plugin.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
           options.${namespace}.${name} =
             {
               enable = lib.mkEnableOption originalName;
+              lazyLoad = lib.nixvim.mkLazyLoadOption originalName;
               package =
                 if lib.isOption package then
                   package
@@ -113,13 +114,6 @@
                 '';
                 internal = true;
               };
-
-              lazyLoad = lib.nixvim.mkLazyLoadOption {
-                inherit originalName;
-                lazyLoadDefaults = lib.optionalAttrs (isColorscheme && colorscheme != null) {
-                  inherit colorscheme;
-                };
-              };
             }
             // lib.optionalAttrs hasSettings {
               settings = lib.nixvim.mkSettingsOption {
@@ -168,33 +162,42 @@
                   # Add the plugin setup code `require('foo').setup(...)` to the lua configuration
                   (lib.optionalAttrs callSetup { ${namespace}.${name}.luaConfig.content = setupCode; })
 
-                  # Write the lua configuration `luaConfig.content` to the config file
+                  # Write the lua configuration `luaConfig.content` to the config file when lazy loading is not enabled
                   (lib.mkIf (!cfg.lazyLoad.enable) (setLuaConfig cfg.luaConfig.content))
-                ])
-                ++ (lib.optionals hasConfigAttrs [
-                  (lib.mkIf (cfg.lazyLoad.backend == "lz.n") {
+
+                  # When lazy loading is enabled for this plugin, route its configuration to the enabled provider
+                  (lib.mkIf cfg.lazyLoad.enable {
+                    assertions = [
+                      {
+                        assertion = (isColorscheme && colorscheme != null) || cfg.lazyLoad.settings != { };
+                        message = "You have enabled lazy loading for ${originalName} but have not provided any configuration.";
+                      }
+                    ];
                     plugins.lz-n = {
-                      # infinite recursion?
-                      # enable = true;
                       plugins = [
-                        {
-                          # TODO: handle this for every plugin properly
-                          __unkeyed-1 = originalName;
-                          # Use provided after, otherwise fallback to normal lua content
-                          after = if cfg.lazyLoad.after != null then cfg.lazyLoad.after else cfg.luaConfig.content;
-                          inherit (cfg.lazyLoad)
-                            enabled
-                            priority
-                            before
-                            beforeAll
-                            event
-                            cmd
-                            ft
-                            keys
-                            colorscheme
-                            extraSettings
-                            ;
-                        }
+                        (
+                          {
+                            __unkeyed-1 = originalName;
+                            # Use provided after, otherwise fallback to normal lua content
+                            after =
+                              if cfg.lazyLoad.settings.after != null then
+                                cfg.lazyLoad.settings.after
+                              else
+                                # We need to wrap it in a function so it doesn't execute immediately
+                                "function()\n " + cfg.luaConfig.content + " \nend";
+                            colorscheme =
+                              if cfg.lazyLoad.settings.colorscheme != null then
+                                cfg.lazyLoad.settings.colorscheme
+                              else if (isColorscheme && colorscheme != null) then
+                                colorscheme
+                              else
+                                null;
+                          }
+                          // lib.removeAttrs cfg.lazyLoad.settings [
+                            "after"
+                            "colorscheme"
+                          ]
+                        )
                       ];
                     };
                   })
diff --git a/lib/options.nix b/lib/options.nix
index 2ee3e194..050ad1ab 100644
--- a/lib/options.nix
+++ b/lib/options.nix
@@ -335,14 +335,14 @@ rec {
     };
 
   mkLazyLoadOption =
-    {
-      originalName,
-      lazyLoadDefaults ? { },
-    }:
+    originalName:
     lib.mkOption {
       description = ''
         Lazy-load settings for ${originalName}.
       '';
+      default = {
+        enable = false;
+      };
       type =
         let
           triggerType =
@@ -353,100 +353,94 @@ rec {
               (listOf str)
             ];
         in
-        types.submodule {
-          options = with defaultNullOpts; {
-
-            enable = lib.mkEnableOption ''
-              lazy-loading for ${originalName}
-            '';
-
-            backend =
-              mkEnumFirstDefault
-                [
-                  "lz.n"
-                ]
-                ''
-                  The lazy-loading backend to use.
+        types.submodule (
+          { config, ... }:
+          {
+            options = with defaultNullOpts; {
+              enable = lib.mkOption {
+                default = lib.any (x: x != null) (builtins.attrValues config.settings);
+                description = ''
+                  lazy-loading for ${originalName}
                 '';
+              };
 
-            # Spec loading:
-            enabled = mkStrLuaFnOr types.bool (lazyLoadDefaults.enabledInSpec or null) ''
-              When false, or if the function returns false, then ${originalName} will not be included in the spec.
+              settings = lib.mkOption {
+                description = '''';
+                default = { };
+                type =
+                  with types;
+                  submodule {
+                    freeformType = attrsOf anything;
+                    options = {
+                      # Spec loading:
+                      enabled = mkStrLuaFnOr types.bool null ''
+                        When false, or if the function returns false, then ${originalName} will not be included in the spec.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => enabled; lazy.nvim => enabled
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => enabled; lazy.nvim => enabled
+                      '';
 
-            priority = mkNullable types.number (lazyLoadDefaults.priority or null) ''
-              Only useful for start plugins (not lazy-loaded) to force loading certain plugins first.
+                      priority = mkNullable types.number null ''
+                        Only useful for start plugins (not lazy-loaded) to force loading certain plugins first.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => priority; lazy.nvim => priority
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => priority; lazy.nvim => priority
+                      '';
 
-            # Spec setup
-            # Actions
-            beforeAll = mkLuaFn (lazyLoadDefaults.beforeAll or null) ''
-              Always executed before any plugins are loaded.
+                      # Spec setup
+                      # Actions
+                      beforeAll = mkLuaFn null ''
+                        Always executed before any plugins are loaded.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => beforeAll; lazy.nvim => init
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => beforeAll; lazy.nvim => init
+                      '';
 
-            before = mkLuaFn (lazyLoadDefaults.before or null) ''
-              Executed before ${originalName} is loaded.
+                      before = mkLuaFn null ''
+                        Executed before ${originalName} is loaded.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => before; lazy.nvim => None
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => before; lazy.nvim => None
+                      '';
 
-            after = mkLuaFn (lazyLoadDefaults.after or null) ''
-              Executed after ${originalName} is loaded.
+                      after = mkLuaFn null ''
+                        Executed after ${originalName} is loaded.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => after; lazy.nvim => config
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => after; lazy.nvim => config
+                      '';
 
-            # Triggers
-            event = mkNullable triggerType (lazyLoadDefaults.event or null) ''
-              Lazy-load on event. Events can be specified as `BufEnter` or with a pattern like `BufEnter *.lua`
+                      # Triggers
+                      event = mkNullable triggerType null ''
+                        Lazy-load on event. Events can be specified as `BufEnter` or with a pattern like `BufEnter *.lua`
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => event; lazy.nvim => event
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => event; lazy.nvim => event
+                      '';
 
-            cmd = mkNullable triggerType (lazyLoadDefaults.cmd or null) ''
-              Lazy-load on command.
+                      cmd = mkNullable triggerType null ''
+                        Lazy-load on command.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => cmd; lazy.nvim => cmd
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => cmd; lazy.nvim => cmd
+                      '';
 
-            ft = mkNullable triggerType (lazyLoadDefaults.ft or null) ''
-              Lazy-load on filetype.
+                      ft = mkNullable triggerType null ''
+                        Lazy-load on filetype.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => ft; lazy.nvim => ft
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => ft; lazy.nvim => ft
+                      '';
 
-            keys = mkListOf (types.attrsOf types.anything) (lazyLoadDefaults.keys or null) ''
-              Lazy-load on key mapping.
+                      keys = mkListOf (types.attrsOf types.anything) null ''
+                        Lazy-load on key mapping.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => keys; lazy.nvim => keys
-            '';
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => keys; lazy.nvim => keys
+                      '';
 
-            colorscheme = mkNullable triggerType (lazyLoadDefaults.colorscheme or null) ''
-              Lazy-load on colorscheme.
+                      colorscheme = mkNullable triggerType null ''
+                        Lazy-load on colorscheme.
 
-              Equivalence: lz.n => colorscheme; lazy.nvim => None
-            '';
-
-            extraSettings = mkSettingsOption {
-              description = ''
-                Extra settings to pass to the lazy loader backend.
-              '';
-              example = {
-                dependencies = {
-                  __unkeyed-1 = "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim";
-                  lazy = true;
-                };
+                        Equivalence: lz.n => colorscheme; lazy.nvim => None
+                      '';
+                    };
+                  };
               };
             };
-          };
-        };
-      default = lazyLoadDefaults;
+          }
+        );
     };
 }
 // removed
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/lazy-load.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/lazy-load.nix
index 0044a5c7..98cfb7bd 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/lazy-load.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/lazy-load.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  lazy-load-neovim-plugin =
-    { config, ... }:
+  lazy-load-neovim-plugin-configured =
+    { config, lib, ... }:
     {
       plugins = {
         lz-n = {
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
           enable = true;
           lazyLoad = {
             enable = true;
-            keys = [
-              {
-                __unkeyed-1 = "<leader>nt";
-                __unkeyed-3 = "<CMD>Neotest summary<CR>";
-                desc = "Summary toggle";
-              }
-            ];
+            settings = {
+              keys = [
+                {
+                  __unkeyed-1 = "<leader>nt";
+                  __unkeyed-3 = "<CMD>Neotest summary<CR>";
+                  desc = "Summary toggle";
+                }
+              ];
+            };
           };
         };
       };
@@ -30,22 +32,31 @@
         {
           assertion =
             let
-              plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
-              keys = if builtins.isList plugin.keys then plugin.keys else [ ];
+              plugins = config.plugins.lz-n.plugins or [ ];
+              plugin = if builtins.length plugins > 0 then builtins.head plugins else null;
+              keys = if plugin != null && builtins.isList plugin.keys then plugin.keys else [ ];
             in
             (builtins.length keys) == 1;
           message = "`lz-n.plugins[0].keys` should have contained a configuration.";
         }
+        {
+          assertion =
+            let
+              plugins = config.plugins.lz-n.plugins or [ ];
+              plugin = if builtins.length plugins > 0 then builtins.head plugins else null;
+            in
+            plugin != null && lib.hasInfix config.plugins.neotest.luaConfig.content plugin.after.__raw;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins[0].after` should have contained `neotest` lua content.";
+        }
       ];
     };
 
-  lazy-load-lz-n =
-    { config, ... }:
+  lazy-load-lz-n-configured =
+    { config, lib, ... }:
     {
       plugins = {
         codesnap = {
           enable = true;
-          lazyLoad.enable = true;
         };
         lz-n = {
           enable = true;
@@ -109,7 +120,7 @@
             let
               plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
             in
-            "`lz-n.plugins[0].keys` should have contained 4 key configurations, but contained ${builtins.toJSON (plugin.keys)}";
+            "`lz-n.plugins[0].keys` should have contained 4 key configurations, but contained ${builtins.toJSON plugin.keys}";
         }
         {
           assertion =
@@ -122,7 +133,171 @@
             let
               plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
             in
-            "`lz-n.plugins[0].cmd` should have contained 4 cmd configurations, but contained ${builtins.toJSON (plugin.cmd)}";
+            "`lz-n.plugins[0].cmd` should have contained 4 cmd configurations, but contained ${builtins.toJSON plugin.cmd}";
+        }
+        {
+          assertion =
+            let
+              plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
+            in
+            lib.hasInfix config.plugins.codesnap.luaConfig.content plugin.after.__raw;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins[0].after` should have contained `codesnap` lua content.";
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
+  dont-lazy-load-colorscheme-automatically =
+    { config, ... }:
+    {
+      colorschemes.catppuccin.enable = true;
+      plugins = {
+        lz-n = {
+          enable = true;
+        };
+      };
+
+      assertions = [
+        {
+          assertion = (builtins.length config.plugins.lz-n.plugins) == 0;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins` should have contained no plugin configuration, but contained ${builtins.toJSON config.plugins.lz-n.plugins}";
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
+  dont-lazy-load-unconfigured =
+    { config, ... }:
+    {
+      plugins = {
+        neotest = {
+          enable = true;
+          # Empty attrset shouldn't trigger lazy loading
+          lazyLoad = { };
+        };
+        lz-n = {
+          enable = true;
+        };
+      };
+
+      assertions = [
+        {
+          assertion = (builtins.length config.plugins.lz-n.plugins) == 0;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins` should have contained no plugin configuration, but contained ${builtins.toJSON config.plugins.lz-n.plugins}";
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
+  lazy-load-colorscheme-properly =
+    { config, lib, ... }:
+    {
+      colorschemes.catppuccin = {
+        enable = true;
+        lazyLoad.enable = true;
+      };
+
+      plugins = {
+        lz-n = {
+          enable = true;
+        };
+      };
+
+      assertions = [
+        {
+          assertion = (builtins.length config.plugins.lz-n.plugins) == 1;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins` should have contained no plugin configuration, but contained ${builtins.toJSON config.plugins.lz-n.plugins}";
+        }
+        {
+          assertion =
+            let
+              plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
+            in
+            plugin.colorscheme == "catppuccin";
+          message =
+            let
+              plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
+            in
+            "`lz-n.plugins[0].colorscheme` should have been `catppuccin`, but contained ${builtins.toJSON plugin.colorscheme}";
+        }
+        {
+          assertion =
+            let
+              plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
+            in
+            lib.hasInfix config.colorschemes.catppuccin.luaConfig.content plugin.after.__raw;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins[0].after` should have contained `catppuccin` lua content.";
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
+  lazy-load-enabled-automatically =
+    { config, ... }:
+    {
+      plugins = {
+        lz-n = {
+          enable = true;
+        };
+        neotest = {
+          enable = true;
+          lazyLoad = {
+            # Not setting lazyLoad.enable with configuration should enable
+            settings = {
+              keys = [
+                {
+                  __unkeyed-1 = "<leader>nt";
+                  __unkeyed-3 = "<CMD>Neotest summary<CR>";
+                  desc = "Summary toggle";
+                }
+              ];
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      };
+
+      assertions = [
+        {
+          assertion = (builtins.length config.plugins.lz-n.plugins) == 1;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins` should have contained a single plugin configuration, but contained ${builtins.toJSON config.plugins.lz-n.plugins}";
+        }
+        {
+          assertion =
+            let
+              plugins = config.plugins.lz-n.plugins or [ ];
+              plugin = if builtins.length plugins > 0 then builtins.head plugins else null;
+              keys = if plugin != null && builtins.isList plugin.keys then plugin.keys else [ ];
+            in
+            (builtins.length keys) == 1;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins[0].keys` should have contained a configuration.";
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
+  wrap-functionless-luaConfig =
+    { config, ... }:
+    {
+      plugins = {
+        lz-n = {
+          enable = true;
+        };
+        web-devicons.enable = false;
+        telescope = {
+          enable = true;
+          lazyLoad = {
+            enable = true;
+          };
+        };
+      };
+
+      assertions = [
+        {
+          assertion = (builtins.length config.plugins.lz-n.plugins) == 1;
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins` should have contained a single plugin configuration, but contained ${builtins.toJSON config.plugins.lz-n.plugins}";
+        }
+        {
+          assertion =
+            let
+              plugin = builtins.head config.plugins.lz-n.plugins;
+            in
+            plugin.after.__raw == "function()\n " + config.plugins.telescope.luaConfig.content + " \nend";
+          message = "`lz-n.plugins[0].after` should have contained a function wrapped `telescope` lua content.";
         }
       ];
     };