diff --git a/modules/editor/file-templates/config.el b/modules/editor/file-templates/config.el
index 02098d130..5a24a1340 100644
--- a/modules/editor/file-templates/config.el
+++ b/modules/editor/file-templates/config.el
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ don't have a :trigger property in `+file-templates-alist'.")
     ;; Markdown
     (markdown-mode)
     ;; Nix
+    ("/shell\\.nix$" :trigger "__shell.nix")
     (nix-mode)
     ;; Org
     ("/README\\.org$"
diff --git a/modules/editor/file-templates/templates/nix-mode/__shell.nix b/modules/editor/file-templates/templates/nix-mode/__shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f11f38d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/editor/file-templates/templates/nix-mode/__shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
+
+with pkgs;
+
+mkShell {
+  buildInputs = [
+    ${0:`%`}
+  ];
+}
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