diff --git a/extras/partitions.nix b/extras/partitions.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34e04d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/partitions.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+{ lib, config, inputs, extendModules, partitionStack, self, ... }:
+let
+  inherit (lib)
+    literalMD
+    mapAttrs
+    mkOption
+    optionalAttrs
+    types
+    ;
+
+  partitionModule = { config, options, name, ... }: {
+    options = {
+      extraInputsFlake = mkOption {
+        type = types.raw;
+        default = { };
+        description = ''
+          Location of a flake whose inputs to add to the inputs module argument in the partition.
+        '';
+      };
+      extraInputs = mkOption {
+        type = types.lazyAttrsOf types.raw;
+        description = ''
+          Extra inputs to add to the inputs module argument in the partition.
+
+          This can be used as a workaround for the fact that transitive inputs are locked in the "end user" flake.
+          That's not desirable for inputs they don't need, such as development inputs.
+        '';
+        default = { };
+        defaultText = literalMD ''
+          if `extraInputsFlake` is set, then `builtins.getFlake extraInputsFlake`, else `{ }`
+        '';
+      };
+      module = mkOption {
+        type = (extendModules {
+          specialArgs =
+            let
+              inputs2 = inputs // config.extraInputs // {
+                self = self2;
+              };
+              self2 = self // {
+                inputs = inputs2;
+              };
+            in
+            {
+              inputs = inputs2;
+              self = self2;
+              partitionStack = partitionStack ++ [ name ];
+            };
+        }).type;
+        default = { };
+        description = ''
+          A re-evaluation of the flake-parts top level modules.
+
+          You may define config definitions, imports, etc here, and it can be read like any other submodule.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
+    config = {
+      extraInputs = lib.mkIf options.extraInputsFlake.isDefined (
+        let
+          p = options.extraInputsFlake.value;
+          flake =
+            if builtins.typeOf p == "path"
+            then get-flake p
+            else builtins.getFlake p;
+        in
+        flake.inputs
+      );
+    };
+  };
+
+  # Nix does not recognize that a flake like "${./dev}", which is a content
+  # addressed store path is a pure input, so we have to fetch and wire it
+  # manually with get-flake.
+  # TODO: update this
+  get-flake = import (builtins.fetchTree {
+    type = "github";
+    owner = "ursi";
+    repo = "get-flake";
+    rev = "a6c57417d1b857b8be53aba4095869a0f438c502";
+  });
+
+in
+{
+  options = {
+    partitionedAttrs = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrsOf types.str;
+      default = { };
+      description = ''
+        A set of flake output attributes that are taken from a partition instead of the default top level flake-parts evaluation.
+
+        The attribute name refers to the flake output attribute name, and the value is the name of the partition to use.
+
+        The flake attributes are overridden with `lib.mkForce` priority.
+
+        See the `partitions` options to understand the purpose.
+      '';
+    };
+    partitions = mkOption {
+      type = types.attrsOf (types.submodule partitionModule);
+      default = { };
+      description = ''
+        By partitioning the flake, you can avoid fetching inputs that are not
+        needed for the evaluation of a particular attribute.
+
+        Each partition is a distinct module system evaluation. This allows
+        attributes of the final flake to be defined by multiple sets of modules,
+        so that for example the `packages` attribute can be evaluated without
+        loading development related inputs.
+
+        While the module system does a good job at preserving laziness, the fact
+        that a development related import can define `packages` means that
+        in order to evaluate `packages`, you need to evaluate at least to the
+        point where you can conclude that the development related import does
+        not actually define a `packages` attribute. While the actual evaluation
+        is cheap, it can only happen after fetching the input, which is not
+        as cheap.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+  config = {
+    # Default, overriden with specialArgs inside partitions.
+    _module.args.partitionStack = [ ];
+    flake = optionalAttrs (partitionStack == [ ]) (
+      mapAttrs
+        (attrName: partition: lib.mkForce (config.partitions.${partition}.module.flake.${attrName}))
+        config.partitionedAttrs
+    );
+  };
+}
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 8952769..331450a 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
       flakeModules = {
         easyOverlay = ./extras/easyOverlay.nix;
         flakeModules = ./extras/flakeModules.nix;
+        partitions = ./extras/partitions.nix;
       };
     in
     lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } {