diff --git a/modules/extra/deprecations.nix b/modules/extra/deprecations.nix
index 45dba827..2b6fa7d7 100644
--- a/modules/extra/deprecations.nix
+++ b/modules/extra/deprecations.nix
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ in {
       upstream, it no longer makes sense, nor works, to toggle only Trouble.
     '')
     # 2024-11-30
-    (mkRemovedOptionModule ["vim" "leaderKey"] ''
-      This has been deprecated in favor of using the more generic `vim.globals`
-      (you can use `vim.globals.mapleader` to change this instead).
-    '')
+    (mkRenamedOptionModule ["vim" "leaderKey"] ["vim" "globals" "mapleader"])
   ];
 }
diff --git a/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix b/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix
index 508a8bf8..df232572 100644
--- a/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix
+++ b/modules/wrapper/rc/options.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 }: let
   inherit (lib.options) mkOption mkEnableOption literalMD literalExpression;
   inherit (lib.strings) optionalString;
-  inherit (lib.types) str attrs lines listOf either path;
+  inherit (lib.types) str attrs lines listOf either path submodule anything;
   inherit (lib.nvim.types) dagOf;
   inherit (lib.nvim.lua) listToLuaTable;
 
@@ -100,10 +100,21 @@ in {
     };
 
     globals = mkOption {
-      type = attrs;
-      default = {
-        mapleader = " ";
-        maplocalleader = ",";
+      default = {};
+      type = submodule {
+        freeformType = anything;
+        options = {
+          mapleader = mkOption {
+            type = str;
+            default = " ";
+            description = "The key used for <leader> mappings";
+          };
+          maplocalleader = mkOption {
+            type = str;
+            default = ",";
+            description = "The key used for <localleader> mappings";
+          };
+        };
       };
       example = {"some_variable" = 42;};
       description = ''