diff --git a/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix b/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix
index 5dd0540e..d3d971eb 100644
--- a/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix
+++ b/home-manager/common/software/cli/nixvim.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     programs.nixvim = {
         enable = true;
         options = {
+            viAlias = true;
+            vimAlias = true;
             number = true;
             shiftwidth = 2;
         };