diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d946254a..be772931 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,6 +189,18 @@ use:
 `base16Scheme` can also accept other formats as supported by
 [`mkSchemeAttrs`](https://github.com/SenchoPens/base16.nix/blob/main/DOCUMENTATION.md#mkschemeattrs).
 
+## Overriding
+
+For convenience, it is possible to override parts of `stylix.base16Scheme` using
+`stylix.override`. Anything that
+[base16.nix](https://github.com/SenchoPens/base16.nix) accepts as override is
+valid.
+
+When using both the Home Manager and NixOS modules, both the system overrides
+and the user-provided one are used in the user configuration if
+`stylix.base16Scheme` is not changed in the user config. If that is the case,
+only the user override is used.
+
 ## Fonts
 
 The default combination of fonts is:
diff --git a/stylix/palette.nix b/stylix/palette.nix
index 08ad885e..9cd04037 100644
--- a/stylix/palette.nix
+++ b/stylix/palette.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ let
     slug = "stylix";
   };
 
+  override =
+    (if cfg.base16Scheme == fromOs [ "base16Scheme" ] {}
+     then fromOs [ "override" ] {}
+     else {}) 
+    // cfg.override;
+
 in {
   # TODO link to doc on how to do instead
   imports = [
@@ -100,11 +106,23 @@ in {
         but could be overridden manually.
       '';
     };
+    
+    override = mkOption {
+      description = ''
+        An override that will be applied to stylix.base16Scheme when generating
+        lib.stylix.colors.
+
+        Takes anything that a scheme generated by base16nix can take as argument
+        to override.
+      '';
+      type = types.attrs;
+      default = {};
+    };
   };
 
   config = {
     # This attrset can be used like a function too, see
     # https://github.com/SenchoPens/base16.nix#mktheme
-    lib.stylix.colors = base16.mkSchemeAttrs cfg.base16Scheme;
+    lib.stylix.colors = (base16.mkSchemeAttrs cfg.base16Scheme).override override;
   };
 }