diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
index 2ec691b..bb9f3d3 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ everyone.
 - Replace `vim.lsp.nvimCodeActionMenu` with `vim.ui.fastaction`, see the
   breaking changes section above for more details
 
+- Add a `setupOpts` option to nvim-surround, which allows modifying options that aren't defined in nvf. Move the alternate nvim-surround keybinds to use `setupOpts`.
+
 [Neovim documentation on `vim.cmd`]: https://neovim.io/doc/user/lua.html#vim.cmd()
 
 - Make Neovim's configuration file entirely Lua based. This comes with a few
diff --git a/modules/plugins/utility/surround/config.nix b/modules/plugins/utility/surround/config.nix
index 824b8c9..4c98c86 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/utility/surround/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/utility/surround/config.nix
@@ -3,42 +3,29 @@
   lib,
   ...
 }: let
-  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf mkMerge;
-  inherit (lib.nvim.binds) addDescriptionsToMappings mkSetBinding;
+  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf;
   inherit (lib.nvim.dag) entryAnywhere;
+  inherit (lib.nvim.lua) toLuaObject;
 
   cfg = config.vim.utility.surround;
-  self = import ./surround.nix {inherit lib config;};
-  mappingDefinitions = self.options.vim.utility.surround.mappings;
-  mappings = addDescriptionsToMappings cfg.mappings mappingDefinitions;
 in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     vim = {
-      startPlugins = [
-        "nvim-surround"
-      ];
+      startPlugins = ["nvim-surround"];
+      pluginRC.surround = entryAnywhere "require('nvim-surround').setup(${toLuaObject cfg.setupOpts})";
 
-      pluginRC.surround = entryAnywhere ''
-        require('nvim-surround').setup()
-      '';
-
-      maps = {
-        insert = mkMerge [
-          (mkIf (mappings.insert != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.insert "<Plug>(nvim-surround-insert)"))
-          (mkIf (mappings.insertLine != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.insertLine "<Plug>(nvim-surround-insert-line)"))
-        ];
-        normal = mkMerge [
-          (mkIf (mappings.normal != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.normal "<Plug>(nvim-surround-normal)"))
-          (mkIf (mappings.normalCur != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.normalCur "<Plug>(nvim-surround-normal-cur)"))
-          (mkIf (mappings.normalLine != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.normalLine "<Plug>(nvim-surround-normal-line)"))
-          (mkIf (mappings.normalCurLine != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.normalCurLine "<Plug>(nvim-surround-normal-cur-line)"))
-          (mkIf (mappings.delete != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.delete "<Plug>(nvim-surround-delete)"))
-          (mkIf (mappings.change != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.change "<Plug>(nvim-surround-change)"))
-        ];
-        visualOnly = mkMerge [
-          (mkIf (mappings.visual != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.visual "<Plug>(nvim-surround-visual)"))
-          (mkIf (mappings.visualLine != null) (mkSetBinding mappings.visualLine "<Plug>(nvim-surround-visual-line)"))
-        ];
+      utility.surround.setupOpts.keymaps = mkIf cfg.useVendoredKeybindings {
+        insert = "<C-g>z";
+        insert_line = "<C-g>Z";
+        normal = "gz";
+        normal_cur = "gZ";
+        normal_line = "gzz";
+        normal_cur_line = "gZZ";
+        visual = "gz";
+        visual_line = "gZ";
+        delete = "gzd";
+        change = "gzr";
+        change_line = "gZR";
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/modules/plugins/utility/surround/surround.nix b/modules/plugins/utility/surround/surround.nix
index 8024c9b..7d00638 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/utility/surround/surround.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/utility/surround/surround.nix
@@ -1,90 +1,24 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  config,
-  ...
-}: let
-  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf mkDefault;
+{lib, ...}: let
   inherit (lib.options) mkOption;
-  inherit (lib.types) bool nullOr str;
+  inherit (lib.types) bool;
+  inherit (lib.nvim.types) mkPluginSetupOption;
 in {
   options.vim.utility.surround = {
     enable = mkOption {
       type = bool;
       default = false;
-      description = "nvim-surround: add/change/delete surrounding delimiter pairs with ease. Note that the default mappings deviate from upstreeam to avoid conflicts with nvim-leap.";
+      description = ''
+        nvim-surround: add/change/delete surrounding delimiter pairs with ease.
+        Note that the default mappings deviate from upstreeam to avoid conflicts
+        with nvim-leap.
+      '';
     };
+    setupOpts = mkPluginSetupOption "nvim-surround" {};
+
     useVendoredKeybindings = mkOption {
       type = bool;
       default = true;
       description = "Use alternative set of keybindings that avoids conflicts with other popular plugins, e.g. nvim-leap";
     };
-    mappings = {
-      insert = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "<C-g>z";
-        description = "Add surround character around the cursor";
-      };
-      insertLine = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "<C-g>Z";
-        description = "Add surround character around the cursor on new lines";
-      };
-      normal = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gz";
-        description = "Surround motion with character";
-      };
-      normalCur = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gZ";
-        description = "Surround motion with character on new lines";
-      };
-      normalLine = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gzz";
-        description = "Surround line with character";
-      };
-      normalCurLine = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gZZ";
-        description = "Surround line with character on new lines";
-      };
-      visual = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gz";
-        description = "Surround selection with character";
-      };
-      visualLine = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gZ";
-        description = "Surround selection with character on new lines";
-      };
-      delete = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gzd";
-        description = "Delete surrounding character";
-      };
-      change = mkOption {
-        type = nullOr str;
-        default = "gzr";
-        description = "Change surrounding character";
-      };
-    };
-  };
-  config.vim.utility.surround = let
-    cfg = config.vim.utility.surround;
-  in {
-    mappings = mkIf (! cfg.useVendoredKeybindings) (mkDefault {
-      insert = null;
-      insertLine = null;
-      normal = null;
-      normalCur = null;
-      normalLine = null;
-      normalCurLine = null;
-      visual = null;
-      visualLine = null;
-      delete = null;
-      change = null;
-    });
   };
 }