diff --git a/docs/src/README.md b/docs/src/README.md
index 1fc179d..67fdca3 100644
--- a/docs/src/README.md
+++ b/docs/src/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ Here is a minimal required configuration.nix (the TODOs mention a required chang
     #   hyprland.monitor = [
     #     # default
     #     "${config.conf.defaultMonitor},${config.conf.defaultMonitorMode},0x0,${config.conf.defaultMonitorScale}"
+    #     # second example monitor
+    #     "DP-2,3440x1440@180,auto,1"
     #     # all others
     #     ",highrr,auto,1"
     #   ];
diff --git a/example/hosts/example/configuration.nix b/example/hosts/example/configuration.nix
index 95ace40..20a5134 100644
--- a/example/hosts/example/configuration.nix
+++ b/example/hosts/example/configuration.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
     #   hyprland.monitor = [
     #     # default
     #     "${config.conf.defaultMonitor},${config.conf.defaultMonitorMode},0x0,${config.conf.defaultMonitorScale}"
+    #     # second example monitor
+    #     "DP-2,3440x1440@180,auto,1"
     #     # all others
     #     ",highrr,auto,1"
     #   ];
diff --git a/modules/conf.nix b/modules/conf.nix
index d7d30c0..8bed977 100644
--- a/modules/conf.nix
+++ b/modules/conf.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@
       '';
     };
 
+    additionalBootKernalParams = lib.mkOption {
+      default = [
+        "video=${config.conf.defaultMonitor}:${config.conf.defaultMonitorMode}"
+      ];
+      example = [ ];
+      type = with lib.types; listOf str;
+      description = ''
+        additional kernelParams passed to bootloader
+      '';
+    };
+
     defaultMonitor = lib.mkOption {
       default = "";
       example = "eDP-1";
@@ -204,7 +215,10 @@
 
   config =
     (lib.optionalAttrs (options ? system.stateVersion) {
-      boot.kernelPackages = lib.mkIf (config.conf.kernelOverride != null) config.conf.kernel;
+      boot = {
+        kernelPackages = lib.mkIf (config.conf.kernelOverride != null) config.conf.kernel;
+        kernelParams = config.conf.additionalBootKernalParams;
+      };
       system.stateVersion = config.conf.systemStateVersion;
     })
     // (lib.optionalAttrs (options ? home.stateVersion) {