diff --git a/src/modules/services/kafka-connect.nix b/src/modules/services/kafka-connect.nix
index a628d1454..40954e2c4 100644
--- a/src/modules/services/kafka-connect.nix
+++ b/src/modules/services/kafka-connect.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,20 @@ in
   options.services.kafka.connect = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Kafka Connect";
 
-    plugins = lib.mkOption {
+    listeners = lib.mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf types.str;
+      default = [ ];
+      description = ''
+        List of listeners for Kafka Connect
+        (By default Kafka Connect listens on http://localhost:8083)
+      '';
+      example = [ "http://localhost:8080" ];
+    };
+
+    pluginDirectories = lib.mkOption {
       type = types.listOf types.str;
       default = [ ];
       description = ''
-        List of Kafka Connect plugins to install
         The list should consist of top level directories that include any combination of:
         a) directories immediately containing jars with plugins and their dependencies
         b) uber-jars with plugins and their dependencies
@@ -22,6 +31,29 @@ in
         Note: symlinks will be followed to discover dependencies or plugins.
       '';
     };
+
+    initialConnectors = lib.mkOption {
+      type = types.listOf (types.submodule {
+        options = {
+          name = lib.mkOption {
+            type = types.str;
+            description = ''
+              Name of the connector
+            '';
+          };
+          config = lib.mkOption {
+            type = types.attrs;
+            description = ''
+              Initial configuration for the connector
+            '';
+          };
+        };
+      });
+      default = [ ];
+      description = ''
+        List of Kafka Connect connectors to set up initially
+      '';
+    };
   };
 
   config =
@@ -38,15 +70,37 @@ in
         value.converter.schemas.enable=true
         offset.storage.file.filename=${storageFile}
         offset.flush.interval.ms=10000
-        ${lib.optionalString (lib.lists.length cfg.plugins <= 0) "plugin.path=${lib.concatStringsSep "," cfg.plugins}"}
+        ${lib.optionalString (lib.lists.length cfg.listeners > 0) "listeners=${lib.concatStringsSep "," cfg.listeners}"}
+        ${lib.optionalString (lib.lists.length cfg.pluginDirectories > 0) "plugin.path=${lib.concatStringsSep "," cfg.pluginDirectories}"}
       '';
 
       startKafkaConnect = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "start-kafka-connect" ''
         mkdir -p ${stateDir}
         ${pkg}/bin/connect-standalone.sh ${configFile}
       '';
+
+      firstListener = if lib.length cfg.listeners > 0 then (lib.lists.head cfg.listeners) else "http://localhost:8083";
+      # initialConnectorNames = lib.lists.map (c: c.name) cfg.initialConnectors;
+
+      /**
+        * @param {string} connector config as JSON string
+      */
+      setupConnector = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "setup-connector" ''
+        ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl \
+          -X POST \
+          -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+          --data $1 \
+          ${firstListener}/connectors
+      '';
+
+      setupConnectorsCommands = lib.lists.map (c: "${setupConnector}/bin/setup-connector '${builtins.toJSON c}'") cfg.initialConnectors;
+      setupConnectors = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "setup-connectors" ''
+        ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" setupConnectorsCommands}
+      '';
     in
     lib.mkIf cfg.enable (lib.mkIf kafkaCfg.enable {
       processes.kafka-connect.exec = "${startKafkaConnect}/bin/start-kafka-connect";
+      # TODO: Make this process run when kafka connect is ready
+      processes.kafka-connect-setup.exec = "${setupConnectors}/bin/setup-connectors";
     });
 }