diff --git a/modules/nixvim/plugins/ui/lualine.nvim/default.nix b/modules/nixvim/plugins/ui/lualine.nvim/default.nix
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+++ b/modules/nixvim/plugins/ui/lualine.nvim/default.nix
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+_: {
+  plugins.lualine = {
+    enable = true;
+
+    luaConfig.pre.__raw = ''
+      vim.g.lualine_laststatus = vim.o.laststatus
+      if vim.fn.argc(-1) > 0 then
+      	-- set an empty statusline till lualine loads
+      	vim.o.statusline = " "
+      else
+      	-- hide the statusline on the starter page
+      	vim.o.laststatus = 0
+      end
+    '';
+
+    settings = {
+      options = {
+        theme = "auto";
+        globalstatus.__raw = "vim.o.laststatus == 3";
+        disabled_filetypes.statusline = [
+          "dashboard"
+          "alpha"
+          "ministarter"
+          "snacks_dashboard"
+        ];
+      };
+      sections = {
+        lualine_a = ["mode"];
+        lualine_b = ["branch"];
+
+        lualine_c = [
+        ];
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}