diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix
index c385e74dbb2f..89ad2882363d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ with lib;
 
 let
 
+  # Remove packages of ys from xs, based on their names
+  removePackagesByName = xs: ys:
+    let
+      pkgName = drv: (builtins.parseDrvName drv.name).name;
+      ysNames = map pkgName ys;
+    in
+      filter (x: !(builtins.elem (pkgName x) ysNames)) xs;
+
   xcfg = config.services.xserver;
   cfg = xcfg.desktopManager.lxqt;
 
@@ -18,8 +26,14 @@ in
       description = "Enable the LXQt desktop manager";
     };
 
-  };
+    environment.lxqt.excludePackages = mkOption {
+      default = [];
+      example = literalExample "[ pkgs.lxqt.qterminal ]";
+      type = types.listOf types.package;
+      description = "Which LXQt packages to exclude from the default environment";
+    };
 
+  };
 
   config = mkIf (xcfg.enable && cfg.enable) {
 
@@ -31,47 +45,12 @@ in
       '';
     };
 
-    environment.systemPackages = [
-      pkgs.kde5.kwindowsystem # provides some QT5 plugins needed by lxqt-panel
-      pkgs.kde5.libkscreen # provides plugins for screen management software
-      pkgs.kde5.oxygen-icons5 # default icon theme
-      pkgs.libfm
-      pkgs.libfm-extra
-      pkgs.lxmenu-data
-      pkgs.lxqt.compton-conf
-      pkgs.lxqt.libfm-qt
-      pkgs.lxqt.liblxqt
-      pkgs.lxqt.libqtxdg
-      pkgs.lxqt.libsysstat
-      pkgs.lxqt.lximage-qt
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-about
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-admin
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-common
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-config
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-globalkeys
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-l10n
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-notificationd
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-openssh-askpass
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-panel
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-policykit
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-powermanagement
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-qtplugin
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-runner
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-session
-      pkgs.lxqt.lxqt-sudo
-      pkgs.lxqt.obconf-qt
-      pkgs.lxqt.pavucontrol-qt
-      pkgs.lxqt.pcmanfm-qt
-      pkgs.lxqt.qlipper
-      pkgs.lxqt.qps
-      pkgs.lxqt.qterminal
-      pkgs.lxqt.qtermwidget
-      pkgs.lxqt.screengrab
-      pkgs.menu-cache
-      pkgs.openbox # default window manager
-      pkgs.qt5.qtsvg # provides QT5 plugins for svg icons
-      pkgs.xscreensaver
-    ];
+    environment.systemPackages =
+      pkgs.lxqt.preRequisitePackages ++
+      pkgs.lxqt.corePackages ++
+      (removePackagesByName
+        pkgs.lxqt.optionalPackages
+        config.environment.lxqt.excludePackages);
 
     # Link some extra directories in /run/current-system/software/share
     environment.pathsToLink = [
@@ -80,5 +59,8 @@ in
       "/share/lxqt"
     ];
 
+    environment.variables.GIO_EXTRA_MODULES = [ "${pkgs.gvfs}/lib/gio/modules" ];
+
   };
+
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
index 76cde64494a3..d5f5194c48e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,68 @@ let
     screengrab = callPackage ./optional/screengrab { };
     qlipper = callPackage ./optional/qlipper { };
 
+    preRequisitePackages = [
+      pkgs.gvfs # virtual file systems support for PCManFM-QT
+      pkgs.kde5.kwindowsystem # provides some QT5 plugins needed by lxqt-panel
+      pkgs.kde5.libkscreen # provides plugins for screen management software
+      pkgs.libfm
+      pkgs.libfm-extra
+      pkgs.lxmenu-data
+      pkgs.menu-cache
+      pkgs.openbox # default window manager
+      pkgs.qt5.qtsvg # provides QT5 plugins for svg icons
+    ];
+
+    corePackages = [
+      ### BASE
+      libqtxdg
+      libsysstat
+      liblxqt
+
+      ### CORE 1
+      libfm-qt
+      lxqt-about
+      lxqt-admin
+      lxqt-common
+      lxqt-config
+      lxqt-globalkeys
+      lxqt-l10n
+      lxqt-notificationd
+      lxqt-openssh-askpass
+      lxqt-policykit
+      lxqt-powermanagement
+      lxqt-qtplugin
+      lxqt-session
+      lxqt-sudo
+      pavucontrol-qt
+
+      ### CORE 2
+      lxqt-panel
+      lxqt-runner
+      pcmanfm-qt
+    ];
+
+    optionalPackages = [
+      ### LXQt project
+      qterminal
+      compton-conf
+      obconf-qt
+      lximage-qt
+
+      ### QtDesktop project
+      qps
+      screengrab
+
+      ### Qlipper
+      qlipper
+
+      ### Default icon theme
+      pkgs.kde5.oxygen-icons5
+
+      ### Screen saver
+      pkgs.xscreensaver
+    ];
+
   };
 
 in self