diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8ce9df8..e17b0c5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ the [base16](https://github.com/chriskempson/base16#readme) project.
 
 ## Installation
 
-You can install Stylix using [Flakes](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes),
-for example:
+You can install Stylix into your NixOS configuration using
+[Flakes](https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes), for example:
 
 ```nix
 {
@@ -26,21 +26,26 @@ for example:
   outputs = { self, nixpkgs, home-manager, stylix }: {
     nixosConfigurations."<hostname>" = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
       system = "x86_64-linux";
-      modules = [
-        stylix.nixosModules.stylix
-      ];
+      modules = [ stylix.nixosModules.stylix ];
     };
   };
 }
 ```
 
-If [Home Manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager) home-manager is available,
-stylix with also import the home-manager module into it (can be disabled with
-`stylix.homeManagerIntegration.enable = false`), and the system theme will be used
-by default for each user theme.
+If [Home Manager](https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager) is available,
+Stylix will use it to configure apps which don't support system wide settings.
+The majority of apps are that way, so
+[setting up Home Manager as a NixOS module](https://nix-community.github.io/home-manager/index.html#sec-install-nixos-module)
+is highly recommended if you don't use it already.
 
-If you want to use the home-manager module on its own, you need to import the
-`homeManagerModules.stylix` output of the flake in your configuration.
+If you prefer using Home Manager separately from NixOS, you can import
+`homeManagerModules.stylix` into your Home Manager configuration instead. In
+this case, you will need to copy the settings described later into both your
+NixOS and Home Manager configurations, as they will not be able to follow each
+other automatically.
+
+It's also possible to use either NixOS or Home Manager without the other,
+however that would make some features unavailable.
 
 ## Wallpaper
 
@@ -160,6 +165,21 @@ stylix.fonts = {
 };
 ```
 
+## Multi-user configurations
+
+For those apps which are configured through Home Manager, Stylix allows you to
+choose a different theme for each user. This can be done by setting the theme
+within Home Manager for that user rather than at the system level.
+
+By default, all users follow the system theme. This can be turned off by
+setting `stylix.homeManagerIntegration.followSystem = false`, in which case you
+must explicitly set a theme for each user. Setting that option is not required
+just to be able to override an individual theme.
+
+If you would like to disable all Home Manager activity for a user, you can set
+`stylix.homeManagerIntegration.autoImport = false`, then manually import the
+Home Manager module for the users for which it should be enabled.
+
 ## Turning targets on and off
 
 In Stylix terms, a target is anything which can have colors, fonts or a
@@ -172,5 +192,5 @@ installed. You can set `stylix.autoEnable = false` to opt out of this
 behaviour, in which case you'll need to manually enable each target you want to
 be styled.
 
-Targets are different between home-manager and NixOS, and sometimes available
+Targets are different between Home Manager and NixOS, and sometimes available
 in both cases. If both are available, it is always correct to enable both.
diff --git a/stylix/fromos.nix b/stylix/fromos.nix
index e7dc8c40..662617ec 100644
--- a/stylix/fromos.nix
+++ b/stylix/fromos.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { lib, args }:
 
 path: default:
-if (args ? "osConfig" && args.osConfig.stylix.homeManagerIntegration.enable)
+if (args ? "osConfig" && args.osConfig.stylix.homeManagerIntegration.followSystem)
   then lib.attrByPath path default args.osConfig.stylix
   else default
diff --git a/stylix/nixos/default.nix b/stylix/nixos/default.nix
index b80d7500..8aef53c4 100644
--- a/stylix/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/stylix/nixos/default.nix
@@ -13,32 +13,34 @@ in {
   ] ++ autoload;
 
   options.stylix.homeManagerIntegration = {
-    enable = lib.mkOption {
+    followSystem = lib.mkOption {
       description = ''
-        Enable home-manager integration
+        When this option is <literal>true</literal>, Home Manager will follow
+        the system theme by default, rather than requiring a theme to be set.
 
-        This means that by default all the users will use the system
-        theme, and the stylix hm module will be included in all users
-        configurations.
+        This will only affect Home Manager configurations which are built
+        within the NixOS configuration.
+      '';
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = true;
+    };
+
+    autoImport = lib.mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        Whether to enable Stylix automatically for every user.
+
+        This only applies to users for which Home Manager is set up within the
+        NixOS configuration.
       '';
       type = lib.types.bool;
       default = options ? home-manager;
-      defaultText = "true if home-manager is imported";
-    };
-
-    disableImport = lib.mkOption {
-      description = ''
-        When the home-manager integration is enabled, do not automatically
-        imports stylix into the user configuration.
+      defaultText = lib.literalDocBook ''
+        <literal>true</literal> when Home Manager is present.
       '';
-      type = lib.types.bool;
-      default = false;
     };
   };
 
-  config = lib.mkIf (hm.enable && !hm.disableImport) {
-    home-manager.sharedModules = [
-      homeManagerModule
-    ];
+  config = lib.mkIf hm.autoImport {
+    home-manager.sharedModules = [ homeManagerModule ];
   };
 }