diff --git a/modules/home-manager/sops.nix b/modules/home-manager/sops.nix
index 4906b4c..d3c1ab0 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/sops.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/sops.nix
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ let
         gnupgHome = cfg.gnupg.home;
         sshKeyPaths = cfg.gnupg.sshKeyPaths;
         ageKeyFile = cfg.age.keyFile;
+        ageSshKeyFile = cfg.age.sshKeyFile;
         ageSshKeyPaths = cfg.age.sshKeyPaths;
         placeholderBySecretName = cfg.placeholder;
         userMode = true;
@@ -259,11 +260,26 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      sshKeyFile = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.nullOr pathNotInStore;
+        default = null;
+        example = "/home/someuser/.ssh/id_ed25519";
+        description = ''
+          Path to ssh key file that will be used by age for sops decryption.
+          
+          Unlike {option}`config.sops.age.sshKeyPaths`, this option makes use of
+          the native ssh key support in age and requires no conversion.
+        '';
+      };
+
       sshKeyPaths = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.path;
         default = [ ];
         description = ''
           Paths to ssh keys added as age keys during sops description.
+          
+          These ssh keys will be converted into age keys automatically using
+          ssh-to-age before they are fed to age.
         '';
       };
     };
@@ -310,6 +326,7 @@ in
           || cfg.gnupg.sshKeyPaths != [ ]
           || cfg.gnupg.qubes-split-gpg.enable == true
           || cfg.age.keyFile != null
+          || cfg.age.sshKeyFile != null
           || cfg.age.sshKeyPaths != [ ];
         message = "No key source configured for sops. Either set services.openssh.enable or set sops.age.keyFile or sops.gnupg.home or sops.gnupg.qubes-split-gpg.enable";
       }
diff --git a/modules/nix-darwin/default.nix b/modules/nix-darwin/default.nix
index f169a30..88e1ffe 100644
--- a/modules/nix-darwin/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nix-darwin/default.nix
@@ -300,12 +300,27 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      sshKeyFile = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.nullOr pathNotInStore;
+        default = null;
+        example = "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key";
+        description = ''
+          Path to ssh key file that will be used by age for sops decryption.
+          
+          Unlike {option}`config.sops.age.sshKeyPaths`, this option makes use of
+          the native ssh key support in age and requires no conversion.
+        '';
+      };
+
       sshKeyPaths = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.path;
         default = defaultImportKeys "ed25519";
         defaultText = lib.literalMD "The ed25519 keys from {option}`config.services.openssh.hostKeys`";
         description = ''
           Paths to ssh keys added as age keys during sops description.
+          
+          These ssh keys will be converted into age keys automatically using
+          ssh-to-age before they are fed to age.
         '';
       };
     };
@@ -345,6 +360,7 @@ in
               cfg.gnupg.home != null
               || cfg.gnupg.sshKeyPaths != [ ]
               || cfg.age.keyFile != null
+              || cfg.age.sshKeyFile != null
               || cfg.age.sshKeyPaths != [ ];
             message = "No key source configured for sops. Either set services.openssh.enable or set sops.age.keyFile or sops.gnupg.home";
           }
diff --git a/modules/nix-darwin/manifest-for.nix b/modules/nix-darwin/manifest-for.nix
index 5015659..edc6b3e 100644
--- a/modules/nix-darwin/manifest-for.nix
+++ b/modules/nix-darwin/manifest-for.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ writeTextFile {
       gnupgHome = cfg.gnupg.home;
       sshKeyPaths = cfg.gnupg.sshKeyPaths;
       ageKeyFile = cfg.age.keyFile;
+      ageSshKeyFile = cfg.age.sshKeyFile;
       ageSshKeyPaths = cfg.age.sshKeyPaths;
       useTmpfs = false;
       placeholderBySecretName = cfg.placeholder;
diff --git a/modules/sops/default.nix b/modules/sops/default.nix
index 0c236d5..2125184 100644
--- a/modules/sops/default.nix
+++ b/modules/sops/default.nix
@@ -352,12 +352,27 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      sshKeyFile = lib.mkOption {
+        type = lib.types.nullOr pathNotInStore;
+        default = null;
+        example = "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key";
+        description = ''
+          Path to ssh key file that will be used by age for sops decryption.
+          
+          Unlike {option}`config.sops.age.sshKeyPaths`, this option makes use of
+          the native ssh key support in age and requires no conversion.
+        '';
+      };
+
       sshKeyPaths = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.path;
         default = defaultImportKeys "ed25519";
         defaultText = lib.literalMD "The ed25519 keys from {option}`config.services.openssh.hostKeys`";
         description = ''
           Paths to ssh keys added as age keys during sops description.
+          
+          These ssh keys will be converted into age keys automatically using
+          ssh-to-age before they are fed to age.
         '';
       };
     };
@@ -418,6 +433,7 @@ in
               cfg.gnupg.home != null
               || cfg.gnupg.sshKeyPaths != [ ]
               || cfg.age.keyFile != null
+              || cfg.age.sshKeyFile != null
               || cfg.age.sshKeyPaths != [ ];
             message = "No key source configured for sops. Either set services.openssh.enable or set sops.age.keyFile or sops.gnupg.home";
           }
diff --git a/modules/sops/manifest-for.nix b/modules/sops/manifest-for.nix
index 1824668..dc40065 100644
--- a/modules/sops/manifest-for.nix
+++ b/modules/sops/manifest-for.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ else
         gnupgHome = cfg.gnupg.home;
         sshKeyPaths = cfg.gnupg.sshKeyPaths;
         ageKeyFile = cfg.age.keyFile;
+        ageSshKeyFile = cfg.age.sshKeyFile;
         ageSshKeyPaths = cfg.age.sshKeyPaths;
         useTmpfs = cfg.useTmpfs;
         placeholderBySecretName = cfg.placeholder;
diff --git a/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/main.go b/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/main.go
index cd2757e..bfcc506 100644
--- a/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/main.go
+++ b/pkgs/sops-install-secrets/main.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ type manifest struct {
 	SSHKeyPaths             []string          `json:"sshKeyPaths"`
 	GnupgHome               string            `json:"gnupgHome"`
 	AgeKeyFile              string            `json:"ageKeyFile"`
+	AgeSSHKeyFile           string            `json:"ageSshKeyFile"`
 	AgeSSHKeyPaths          []string          `json:"ageSshKeyPaths"`
 	UseTmpfs                bool              `json:"useTmpfs"`
 	UserMode                bool              `json:"userMode"`
@@ -1341,7 +1342,7 @@ func installSecrets(args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	// Import age keys
-	if len(manifest.AgeSSHKeyPaths) != 0 || manifest.AgeKeyFile != "" {
+	if (len(manifest.AgeSSHKeyPaths) != 0 || manifest.AgeKeyFile != "") && manifest.AgeSSHKeyFile == "" {
 		keyfile := filepath.Join(manifest.SecretsMountPoint, "age-keys.txt")
 		err = os.Setenv("SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE", keyfile)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1382,6 +1383,10 @@ func installSecrets(args []string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if manifest.AgeSSHKeyFile != "" {
+		os.Setenv("SOPS_AGE_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE", manifest.AgeSSHKeyFile)
+	}
+
 	if err := decryptSecrets(manifest.Secrets); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}