diff --git a/src/modules/languages/clojure.nix b/src/modules/languages/clojure.nix
index 2e8ba4dcf..deeb9b4c5 100644
--- a/src/modules/languages/clojure.nix
+++ b/src/modules/languages/clojure.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,20 @@ in
 {
   options.languages.clojure = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "tools for Clojure development";
+    leiningen = {
+      enable = lib.mkEnableOption "leiningen";
+      package = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.package;
+        default = pkgs.leiningen;
+        defaultText = lib.literalExpression "pkgs.leiningen";
+        description = "The leiningen package to use.";
+      };
+    };
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     packages = with pkgs; [
+      (cfg.leiningen.enable && cfg.leiningen.package)
       (clojure.override {
         jdk = config.languages.java.jdk.package;
       })