diff --git a/lib/types/plugins.nix b/lib/types/plugins.nix
index 65ba49b..7d24163 100644
--- a/lib/types/plugins.nix
+++ b/lib/types/plugins.nix
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 in {
   inherit extraPluginType fromInputs pluginType;
 
-  borderType = either (enum borderPresets) (listOf str);
+  borderType = either (enum borderPresets) (listOf (either str (listOf str)));
 
   pluginsOpt = {
     description,
diff --git a/modules/plugins/ui/borders/borders.nix b/modules/plugins/ui/borders/borders.nix
index 3097530..9951591 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/ui/borders/borders.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/ui/borders/borders.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ in {
 
         If a list is given, it should have a length of eight or any divisor of
         eight. The array will specify the eight chars building up the border in
-        a clockwise fashion starting with the top-left corner.
+        a clockwise fashion starting with the top-left corner. You can specify
+        a different highlight group for each character by passing a
+        [char, "YourHighlightGroup"] instead
       '';
       example = ["╔" "═" "╗" "║" "╝" "═" "╚" "║"];
     };