diff --git a/modules/cava/hm.nix b/modules/cava/hm.nix
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/modules/cava/hm.nix
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+{ config, lib, ... }:
+
+let 
+
+  mkGradient = colors: lib.listToAttrs (lib.imap0 (i: c: lib.nameValuePair "gradient_color_${toString (i+1)}" "'#${c}'") colors) // {
+    gradient = 1;
+    gradient_count = builtins.length colors;
+  };
+
+  rainbowColors = with config.lib.stylix.colors; [
+    base0E
+    base0D
+    base0C
+    base0B
+    base0A
+    base09
+    base08
+  ];
+
+in {
+  options.stylix.targets.cava = {
+    enable = config.lib.stylix.mkEnableTarget "CAVA" true;
+    rainbow.enable = config.lib.stylix.mkEnableTarget "rainbow gradient theming" false;
+  };
+
+  config = let
+    cfg = config.stylix.targets.cava;
+  in
+    lib.mkIf (config.stylix.enable && cfg.enable) {
+      programs.cava.settings.color = lib.mkIf cfg.rainbow.enable (
+        mkGradient rainbowColors
+      );
+    };
+}