diff --git a/example/complex.nix b/example/complex.nix
index 7a3d924..13fba12 100644
--- a/example/complex.nix
+++ b/example/complex.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
               content = {
                 type = "luks";
                 name = "crypted1";
-                keyFile = "/tmp/secret.key";
+                settings.keyFile = "/tmp/secret.key";
                 extraFormatArgs = [
                   "--iter-time 1"
                 ];
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
               content = {
                 type = "luks";
                 name = "crypted2";
-                keyFile = "/tmp/secret.key";
+                settings.keyFile = "/tmp/secret.key";
                 extraFormatArgs = [
                   "--iter-time 1"
                 ];
diff --git a/example/luks-lvm.nix b/example/luks-lvm.nix
index ad07902..3d4d857 100644
--- a/example/luks-lvm.nix
+++ b/example/luks-lvm.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 extraOpenArgs = [ "--allow-discards" ];
                 # if you want to use the key for interactive login be sure there is no trailing newline
                 # for example use `echo -n "password" > /tmp/secret.key`
-                keyFile = "/tmp/secret.key";
+                settings.keyFile = "/tmp/secret.key";
                 content = {
                   type = "lvm_pv";
                   vg = "pool";
diff --git a/lib/types/luks.nix b/lib/types/luks.nix
index e834684..a307891 100644
--- a/lib/types/luks.nix
+++ b/lib/types/luks.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 { config, options, lib, diskoLib, parent, device, ... }:
+let
+  keyFileArgs = ''\
+    ${lib.optionalString (lib.hasAttr "keyFile" config.settings) "--key-file ${config.settings.keyFile}"} \
+    ${lib.optionalString (lib.hasAttr "keyFileSize" config.settings) "--keyfile-size ${config.settings.keyFileSize}"} \
+    ${lib.optionalString (lib.hasAttr "keyFileOffset" config.settings) "--keyfile-offset ${config.settings.keyFileOffset}"}
+  '';
+in
 {
   options = {
     type = lib.mkOption {
@@ -15,11 +22,16 @@
       type = lib.types.str;
       description = "Name of the LUKS";
     };
-    keyFile = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.nullOr diskoLib.optionTypes.absolute-pathname;
-      default = null;
-      description = "Path to the key for encryption";
-      example = "/tmp/disk.key";
+    settings = lib.mkOption {
+      default = { };
+      description = "LUKS settings (as defined in configuration.nix in boot.initrd.luks.devices.<name>)";
+      example = ''{
+          keyFile = "/tmp/disk.key";
+          keyFileSize = 2048;
+          keyFileOffset = 1024;
+          fallbackToPassword = true;
+        };
+      '';
     };
     initrdUnlock = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.bool;
@@ -53,13 +65,14 @@
     };
     _create = diskoLib.mkCreateOption {
       inherit config options;
-      default = ''
-        cryptsetup -q luksFormat ${config.device} ${diskoLib.maybeStr config.keyFile} ${toString config.extraFormatArgs}
-        cryptsetup luksOpen ${config.device} ${config.name} \
-          ${toString config.extraOpenArgs} \
-          ${lib.optionalString (config.keyFile != null) "--key-file ${config.keyFile}"}
-        ${lib.optionalString (config.content != null) config.content._create}
-      '';
+      default =
+        ''
+          cryptsetup -q luksFormat ${config.device} ${keyFileArgs} ${toString config.extraFormatArgs}
+          cryptsetup luksOpen ${config.device} ${config.name} \
+            ${toString config.extraOpenArgs} \
+            ${keyFileArgs}
+          ${lib.optionalString (config.content != null) config.content._create}
+        '';
     };
     _mount = diskoLib.mkMountOption {
       inherit config options;
@@ -70,7 +83,8 @@
         {
           dev = ''
             cryptsetup status ${config.name} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null ||
-              cryptsetup luksOpen ${config.device} ${config.name} ${lib.optionalString (config.keyFile != null) "--key-file ${config.keyFile}"}
+              cryptsetup luksOpen ${config.device} ${config.name} \
+              ${keyFileArgs}
             ${lib.optionalString (config.content != null) contentMount.dev or ""}
           '';
           fs = lib.optionalAttrs (config.content != null) contentMount.fs or { };
@@ -81,12 +95,13 @@
       readOnly = true;
       default = [ ]
         # If initrdUnlock is true, then add a device entry to the initrd.luks.devices config.
-        ++ (lib.optional config.initrdUnlock [{
-          boot.initrd.luks.devices.${config.name} = {
-            inherit (config) device keyFile;
-          };
-        }])
-        ++ (lib.optional (config.content != null) config.content._config);
+        ++ (lib.optional config.initrdUnlock [
+          {
+            boot.initrd.luks.devices.${config.name} = {
+              inherit (config) device;
+            } // config.settings;
+          }
+        ]) ++ (lib.optional (config.content != null) config.content._config);
       description = "NixOS configuration";
     };
     _pkgs = lib.mkOption {