diff --git a/common/home-manager/emacs/default.nix b/common/home-manager/emacs/default.nix
index d44882c..ed67530 100644
--- a/common/home-manager/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/common/home-manager/emacs/default.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ in {
     };
 
     services.emacs.enable = true;
+    services.emacs.package = pkgs.emacsNativeComp;
     programs.emacs = {
       enable = true;
+      package = pkgs.emacsNativeComp;
 
       init = {
         enable = true;
diff --git a/common/users/cadey/spacemacs/default.nix b/common/users/cadey/spacemacs/default.nix
index 596eabb..7d32cae 100644
--- a/common/users/cadey/spacemacs/default.nix
+++ b/common/users/cadey/spacemacs/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ in
   home.packages = with pkgs; [ anonymousPro e ];
 
   programs.emacs.enable = true;
+  programs.emacs.package = pkgs.emacsNativeComp;
   services.emacs.enable = true;
+  services.emacs.package = pkgs.emacsNativeComp;
 
   home.file.".spacemacs".source = ./spacemacs;
 
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index a5b9e4b..ecbedbc 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "emacs-overlay": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1650104515,
+        "narHash": "sha256-fuvcZH6wVqRGo/yeJkHh3jmKmTZhYTxTc3xTe+fSkt4=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "emacs-overlay",
+        "rev": "ba54077d5eb8fedfede088ce174a6a0aa5e4dc8b",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "emacs-overlay",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "flake-compat": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
@@ -318,6 +333,7 @@
       "inputs": {
         "agenix": "agenix",
         "deploy-rs": "deploy-rs",
+        "emacs-overlay": "emacs-overlay",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "mara": "mara",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_4",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c086098..c33e184 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
     nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
     utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+    emacs-overlay.url = "github:nix-community/emacs-overlay";
 
     # my apps
     printerfacts = {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@
   };
 
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, deploy-rs, home-manager, agenix, printerfacts, mara
-    , rhea, waifud, ... }:
+    , rhea, waifud, emacs-overlay, ... }:
     let
       pkgs = nixpkgs.legacyPackages."x86_64-linux";
       mkSystem = extraModules:
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@
               home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
               home-manager.useUserPackages = true;
             })
+            ({ config, ... }: {
+              nixpkgs.overlays = [ emacs-overlay.overlay ];
+            })
             ./common
 
             printerfacts.nixosModules.${system}.printerfacts