diff --git a/home/applications/tmux/default.nix b/home/applications/tmux/default.nix
index ef817b4..1aa03e2 100644
--- a/home/applications/tmux/default.nix
+++ b/home/applications/tmux/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
-{
-  programs.tmux = {
-    enable = true;
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  home.packages = [pkgs.tmux];
 
-    # value from tmux-sensible, but got overridden by HM (?)
-    aggressiveResize = true;
-    escapeTime = 0;
-    historyLimit = 50000;
+  xdg.configFile."tmux/tmux.conf".text = ''
+    run-shell ${pkgs.tmuxPlugins.sensible.rtp}
 
-    baseIndex = 1;
-    customPaneNavigationAndResize = true;
-    keyMode = "vi";
-    mouse = true;
-    newSession = true;
-    terminal = "tmux-256color";
-    extraConfig = ''
-      set -g set-clipboard on
-      set -g renumber-windows on
-    '';
-  };
+    set-option    -s default-terminal  "tmux-256color"
+
+    set-option    -g base-index        1
+    set-option -w -g pane-base-index   1
+    set-option    -g renumber-windows  on
+
+    set-option    -g status-keys       vi
+    set-option -w -g mode-keys         vi
+    set-option    -g mouse             on
+    set-option    -s set-clipboard     on
+    set-option -w -g aggressive-resize on
+
+    bind-key    -N "Select pane to the left of the active pane"  h select-pane -L
+    bind-key    -N "Select pane below the active pane"           j select-pane -D
+    bind-key    -N "Select pane above the active pane"           k select-pane -U
+    bind-key    -N "Select pane to the right of the active pane" l select-pane -R
+    bind-key -r -N "Resize the pane left by 5"                   H resize-pane -L 5
+    bind-key -r -N "Resize the pane down by 5"                   J resize-pane -D 5
+    bind-key -r -N "Resize the pane up by 5"                     K resize-pane -U 5
+    bind-key -r -N "Resize the pane right by 5"                  L resize-pane -R 5
+
+    new-session
+  '';
 }