diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/oh-my-zsh.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/oh-my-zsh.nix
index 9077643c4440..b7834fa5f872 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/oh-my-zsh.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/zsh/oh-my-zsh.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ in
             Name of the theme to be used by oh-my-zsh.
           '';
         };
+
+        cacheDir = mkOption {
+          default = "$HOME/.cache/oh-my-zsh";
+          type = types.str;
+          description = ''
+            Cache directory to be used by `oh-my-zsh`.
+            Default is /nix/store/<oh-my-zsh>/cache.
+          '';
+        };
       };
     };
 
@@ -74,6 +83,13 @@ in
           "ZSH_THEME=\"${cfg.theme}\""
         }
 
+        ${optionalString (cfg.cacheDir != null) ''
+          if [[ ! -d "${cfg.cacheDir}" ]]; then
+            mkdir -p "${cfg.cacheDir}"
+          fi
+          ZSH_CACHE_DIR=${cfg.cacheDir}
+        ''}
+
         source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
       '';
     };