diff --git a/modules/filetype.nix b/modules/filetype.nix
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+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  ...
+} @ args:
+with lib; let
+  helpers = import ../lib/helpers.nix args;
+  filetypeDefinition = helpers.mkNullOrOption (types.attrsOf (
+    types.oneOf [
+      # Raw filetype
+      types.str
+      # Function to set the filetype
+      helpers.rawType
+      # ["filetype" {priority = xx;}]
+      (types.listOf (types.either types.str (types.submodule {
+        options = {
+          priority = mkOption {
+            type = types.int;
+          };
+        };
+      })))
+    ]
+  ));
+in {
+  options.filetype =
+    helpers.mkCompositeOption ''
+      Define additional filetypes. The values can either be a literal filetype or a function
+      taking the filepath and the buffer number.
+
+      For more information check `:h vim.filetype.add()`
+    '' {
+      extension = filetypeDefinition "set filetypes matching the file extension";
+      filename = filetypeDefinition "set filetypes matching the file name (or path)";
+      pattern = filetypeDefinition "set filetypes matching the specified pattern";
+    };
+
+  config.extraConfigLua = helpers.mkIfNonNull' config.filetype ''
+    vim.filetype.add(${helpers.toLuaObject config.filetype})
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/modules/filetypes.nix b/tests/test-sources/modules/filetypes.nix
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+{
+  example = {
+    filetype = {
+      extension = {
+        foo = "fooscript";
+        bar.__raw = ''
+          function(path, bufnr)
+            if some_condition() then
+              return 'barscript', function(bufnr)
+                -- Set a buffer variable
+                vim.b[bufnr].barscript_version = 2
+              end
+            end
+            return 'bar'
+          end
+        '';
+      };
+      filename = {
+        ".foorc" = "toml";
+        "/etc/foo/config" = "toml";
+      };
+      pattern = {
+        ".*/etc/foo.*" = "fooscript";
+        ".*/etc/foo.*%.conf" = [
+          "dosini"
+          {priority = 10;}
+        ];
+        "\${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/foo/git" = "git";
+        "README.(a+)$".__raw = ''
+          function(path, bufnr, ext)
+            if ext == 'md' then
+              return 'markdown'
+            elseif ext == 'rst' then
+              return 'rst'
+            end
+          end
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}