diff --git a/modules/programs/command-not-found/command-not-found.nix b/modules/programs/command-not-found/command-not-found.nix
index f1a79023525d..a0f78a4f53cd 100644
--- a/modules/programs/command-not-found/command-not-found.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/command-not-found/command-not-found.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     programs.bash.initExtra = shInit "command_not_found_handle";
     programs.zsh.initExtra = shInit "command_not_found_handler";
+    programs.xonsh.xonshrc = ''
+      @events.on_command_not_found
+      def _command_not_found_nix(cmd):
+        import os.path
+        if os.path.isfile(${builtins.toJSON cfg.dbPath}):
+          ${commandNotFound}/bin/command-not-found @(cmd)
+        else:
+          echo "$1: command not found" >&2
+          return 127
+    '';
 
     home.packages = [ commandNotFound ];
   };