diff --git a/modules/programs/neovim.nix b/modules/programs/neovim.nix
index 4560c930d511..58e54b2725a7 100644
--- a/modules/programs/neovim.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/neovim.nix
@@ -229,6 +229,15 @@ in {
         description = "Resulting customized neovim package.";
       };
 
+      defaultEditor = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to configure <command>nvim</command> as the default
+          editor using the <envar>EDITOR</envar> environment variable.
+        '';
+      };
+
       extraConfig = mkOption {
         type = types.lines;
         default = "";
@@ -360,6 +369,8 @@ in {
 
     home.packages = [ cfg.finalPackage ];
 
+    home.sessionVariables = mkIf cfg.defaultEditor { EDITOR = "nvim"; };
+
     xdg.configFile =
       let hasLuaConfig = hasAttr "lua" config.programs.neovim.generatedConfigs;
       in mkMerge (
diff --git a/modules/programs/vim.nix b/modules/programs/vim.nix
index 46e5f95db103..e4d993a61912 100644
--- a/modules/programs/vim.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/vim.nix
@@ -127,9 +127,19 @@ in {
 
       packageConfigurable = mkOption {
         type = types.package;
-        description = "Configurable vim package";
-        default = pkgs.vim_configurable;
-        defaultText = "pkgs.vim_configurable";
+        description = "Vim package to customize";
+        default = pkgs.vim-full or pkgs.vim_configurable;
+        defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.vim-full";
+        example = literalExpression "pkgs.vim";
+      };
+
+      defaultEditor = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to configure <command>vim</command> as the default
+          editor using the <envar>EDITOR</envar> environment variable.
+        '';
       };
     };
   };
@@ -170,6 +180,8 @@ in {
 
     home.packages = [ cfg.package ];
 
+    home.sessionVariables = mkIf cfg.defaultEditor { EDITOR = "vim"; };
+
     programs.vim = {
       package = vim;
       plugins = defaultPlugins;