diff --git a/modules/programs/starship.nix b/modules/programs/starship.nix
index a38ce4d8bf3..cea9c49be2d 100644
--- a/modules/programs/starship.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/starship.nix
@@ -31,8 +31,23 @@ in {
     };
 
     settings = mkOption {
-      type = types.attrs;
+      type = with types;
+        let
+          prim = either bool (either int str);
+          primOrPrimAttrs = either prim (attrsOf prim);
+          entry = either prim (listOf primOrPrimAttrs);
+          entryOrAttrsOf = t: either entry (attrsOf t);
+          entries = entryOrAttrsOf (entryOrAttrsOf entry);
+        in attrsOf entries // { description = "Starship configuration"; };
       default = { };
+      example = literalExample ''
+        {
+          add_newline = false;
+          prompt_order = [ "line_break" "package" "line_break" "character" ];
+          scan_timeout = 10;
+          character.symbol = "➜";
+        }
+      '';
       description = ''
         Configuration written to
         <filename>~/.config/starship.toml</filename>.
diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index df69dc22a1d..51462fa3034 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import nmt {
     ./modules/programs/newsboat
     ./modules/programs/readline
     ./modules/programs/ssh
+    ./modules/programs/starship
     ./modules/programs/texlive
     ./modules/programs/tmux
     ./modules/programs/zsh
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/starship/default.nix b/tests/modules/programs/starship/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..814aed65874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/starship/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ starship-settings = ./settings.nix; }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/starship/settings-expected.toml b/tests/modules/programs/starship/settings-expected.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4fb0ee55de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/starship/settings-expected.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+add_newline = false
+prompt_order = ["line_break", "package", "line_break", "character"]
+scan_timeout = 10
+
+[aws]
+disabled = true
+style = "bold blue"
+
+[battery]
+charging_symbol = "⚡️"
+
+[[battery.display]]
+style = "bold red"
+threshold = 10
+
+[[battery.display]]
+style = "bold yellow"
+threshold = 30
+
+[character]
+symbol = "➜"
+
+[memory_usage]
+threshold = -1
+
+[package]
+disabled = true
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/starship/settings.nix b/tests/modules/programs/starship/settings.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7a27733d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/starship/settings.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  config = {
+    programs.starship = {
+      enable = true;
+
+      settings = mkMerge [
+        {
+          add_newline = false;
+          prompt_order = [ "line_break" "package" "line_break" "character" ];
+          scan_timeout = 10;
+          character.symbol = "➜";
+          package.disabled = true;
+          memory_usage.threshold = -1;
+          aws.style = "bold blue";
+          battery = {
+            charging_symbol = "⚡️";
+            display = [{
+              threshold = 10;
+              style = "bold red";
+            }];
+          };
+        }
+
+        {
+          aws.disabled = true;
+
+          battery.display = [{
+            threshold = 30;
+            style = "bold yellow";
+          }];
+        }
+      ];
+    };
+
+    nixpkgs.overlays = [
+      (self: super: { starship = pkgs.writeScriptBin "dummy-starship" ""; })
+    ];
+
+    nmt.script = ''
+      assertFileContent \
+        home-files/.config/starship.toml \
+        ${./settings-expected.toml}
+    '';
+  };
+}