diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/audio/spotifyd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/audio/spotifyd.nix
index 9279a03aed4e..22848ed98000 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/audio/spotifyd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/audio/spotifyd.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.services.spotifyd;
-  spotifydConf = pkgs.writeText "spotifyd.conf" cfg.config;
+  toml = pkgs.formats.toml {};
+  warnConfig =
+    if cfg.config != ""
+    then lib.trace "Using the stringly typed .config attribute is discouraged. Use the TOML typed .settings attribute instead."
+    else id;
+  spotifydConf =
+    if cfg.settings != {}
+    then toml.generate "spotify.conf" cfg.settings
+    else warnConfig (pkgs.writeText "spotifyd.conf" cfg.config);
 in
 {
   options = {
@@ -14,6 +22,16 @@ in
       config = mkOption {
         default = "";
         type = types.lines;
+        description = ''
+          (Deprecated) Configuration for Spotifyd. For syntax and directives, see
+          <link xlink:href="https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd#Configuration"/>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      settings = mkOption {
+        default = {};
+        type = toml.type;
+        example = { global.bitrate = 320; };
         description = ''
           Configuration for Spotifyd. For syntax and directives, see
           <link xlink:href="https://github.com/Spotifyd/spotifyd#Configuration"/>.
@@ -23,6 +41,13 @@ in
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    assertions = [
+      {
+        assertion = cfg.config == "" || cfg.settings == {};
+        message = "At most one of the .config attribute and the .settings attribute may be set";
+      }
+    ];
+
     systemd.services.spotifyd = {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       after = [ "network-online.target" "sound.target" ];