diff --git a/home/hyprland.nix b/home/hyprland.nix
index cf22947..9f1eb9a 100644
--- a/home/hyprland.nix
+++ b/home/hyprland.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ let
 
 in
 {
+  # FIXME this is temporary just to get it working, need to make wm-common an
+  # option first
+  imports = [
+    ./wm-common.nix
+  ];
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
     kitty
     dolphin
diff --git a/home/wm-common.nix b/home/wm-common.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e173bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/wm-common.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, config, osConfig, options, ...}:
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkDefault;
+in
+{
+  # Common options for standalone window managers; many of these (or
+  # alternatives thereof) are pulled in by desktop environments.
+  services = {
+    udiskie = {
+      enable = mkDefault true;
+      automount = mkDefault false;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/hyprland.nix b/system/hyprland.nix
index 355cb25..a71426e 100644
--- a/system/hyprland.nix
+++ b/system/hyprland.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./desktop-common.nix
+    # FIXME make this into an option
+    ./wm-common.nix
   ];
 
   services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable = true;
diff --git a/system/wm-common.nix b/system/wm-common.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..606f19b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/wm-common.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ pkgs, lib, config, options, ...}:
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkDefault;
+in
+{
+  # Common options for standalone window managers; many of these (or
+  # alternatives thereof) are pulled in by desktop environments.
+  services = {
+    power-profiles-daemon.enable = mkDefault true;
+    blueman.enable = mkDefault config.hardware.bluetooth.enable;
+  };
+  programs = {
+    nm-applet.enable = mkDefault config.networking.networkmanager.enable;
+  };
+}