diff --git a/home-manager/imv.nix b/home-manager/imv.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d69bfe..0000000
--- a/home-manager/imv.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-_: {
-  programs.imv = {
-    enable = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/application/imv/default.nix b/modules/home-manager/application/imv/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84ab5d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home-manager/application/imv/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ lib, config, ... }:
+with lib;
+let
+  cfg = config.modules.application.zathura;
+in
+{
+  options.modules.application.imv = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "enable IMV image viewer";
+  };
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    programs.imv = {
+      enable = true;
+    };
+    xdg.mimeApps.defaultApplications = {
+        "image/*" = "imv-dir.desktop";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/default.nix b/modules/home-manager/default.nix
index b82e41e..008e886 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { ... }:
 {
   imports = [
+    ./application/imv
     ./application/zathura
     ./cli/neovim
     ./cli/vifm
diff --git a/nixos/default.nix b/nixos/default.nix
index a874dbd..75dd0b5 100644
--- a/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/default.nix
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
       ] ++ (if hostConfig.desktop then 
         [
           ../home-manager/foot.nix
-          ../home-manager/imv.nix
           ../home-manager/mpv
         ]
         else []