diff --git a/modules/environment/default.nix b/modules/environment/default.nix
index 5fa222e1..05a6c9ba 100644
--- a/modules/environment/default.nix
+++ b/modules/environment/default.nix
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ in {
     environment.systemPath = mkOption {
       type = types.loeOf types.path;
       default = (reverseList cfg.profiles) ++ [ "/usr/local" "/usr" "" ];
-      description = ''
-        The set of paths that are added to PATH
-      '';
+      description = "The set of paths that are added to PATH.";
       apply = x: if isList x then makeBinPath x else x;
     };
 
@@ -48,9 +46,7 @@ in {
           "/nix/var/nix/profiles/default"
           "/run/current-system/sw"
         ];
-      description = ''
-        A list of profiles used to setup the global environment.
-      '';
+      description = "A list of profiles used to setup the global environment.";
     };
 
     environment.extraOutputsToInstall = mkOption {
@@ -63,14 +59,13 @@ in {
     environment.loginShell = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
       default = "$SHELL";
-      description = ''
-        Configure default login shell.
-      '';
+      description = "Configure default login shell.";
     };
 
     environment.variables = mkOption {
       type = types.attrsOf (types.either types.str (types.listOf types.str));
       default = {};
+      example = { EDITOR = "vim"; LANG = "nl_NL.UTF-8"; };
       description = ''
         A set of environment variables used in the global environment.
         These variables will be set on shell initialisation.
diff --git a/modules/launchd/default.nix b/modules/launchd/default.nix
index b692e744..faf60c22 100644
--- a/modules/launchd/default.nix
+++ b/modules/launchd/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,49 @@ let
 
   serviceOptions =
     { config, name, ... }:
+    let
+
+      cmd = config.command;
+      env = config.environment // optionalAttrs (config.path != "") { PATH = config.path; };
+
+    in
+
     { options = {
+        environment = mkOption {
+          type = types.attrsOf (types.either types.str (types.listOf types.str));
+          default = {};
+          example = { PATH = "/foo/bar/bin"; LANG = "nl_NL.UTF-8"; };
+          description = "Environment variables passed to the service's processes.";
+          apply = mapAttrs (n: v: if isList v then concatStringsSep ":" v else v);
+        };
+
+        path = mkOption {
+          type = types.listOf types.path;
+          default = [];
+          apply = ps: "${makeBinPath ps}";
+          description = ''
+            Packages added to the service's <envar>PATH</envar>
+            environment variable.  Both the <filename>bin</filename>
+            and <filename>sbin</filename> subdirectories of each
+            package are added.
+          '';
+        };
+
+        command = mkOption {
+          type = types.either types.str types.path;
+          default = "";
+          description = "Command executed as the service's main process.";
+        };
+
+        # preStart = mkOption {
+        #   type = types.lines;
+        #   default = "";
+        #   description = ''
+        #     Shell commands executed before the service's main process
+        #     is started.
+        #   '';
+        # };
+
         serviceConfig = mkOption {
           type = types.submodule launchdConfig;
           example =
@@ -33,6 +75,8 @@ let
 
       config = {
         serviceConfig.Label = mkDefault "org.nixos.${name}";
+        serviceConfig.ProgramArguments = mkIf (cmd != "") [ "/bin/sh" "-c" "exec ${cmd}" ];
+        serviceConfig.EnvironmentVariables = mkIf (env != {}) env;
       };
     };