diff --git a/modules/system/defaults/screencapture.nix b/modules/system/defaults/screencapture.nix
index 80dcaabb9..351ca5f2f 100644
--- a/modules/system/defaults/screencapture.nix
+++ b/modules/system/defaults/screencapture.nix
@@ -48,5 +48,20 @@ with lib;
         Show thumbnail after screencapture before writing to file. The default is true.
       '';
     };
+
+    system.defaults.screencapture.target = mkOption {
+      type = types.nullOr (types.enum [ "file" "clipboard" "preview" "mail" "messages" ]);
+      default = null;
+      description = ''
+        Target to which screencapture should save screenshot to. The default is "file".
+        Valid values include:
+
+        * `file`: Saves as a file in location specified by `system.defaults.screencapture.location`
+        * `clipboard`: Saves screenshot to clipboard
+        * `preview`: Opens screenshot in Preview app
+        * `mail`
+        * `messages`
+      '';
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/system-defaults-write/activate-user.txt b/tests/fixtures/system-defaults-write/activate-user.txt
index e09f689b3..3656a47bf 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/system-defaults-write/activate-user.txt
+++ b/tests/fixtures/system-defaults-write/activate-user.txt
@@ -426,6 +426,11 @@ defaults write com.apple.screencapture 'location' $'<?xml version="1.0" encoding
 <plist version="1.0">
 <string>/tmp</string>
 </plist>'
+defaults write com.apple.screencapture 'target' $'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<string>file</string>
+</plist>'
 defaults write com.apple.screensaver 'askForPassword' $'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
 <plist version="1.0">
diff --git a/tests/system-defaults-write.nix b/tests/system-defaults-write.nix
index fae08de38..1a29aa2df 100644
--- a/tests/system-defaults-write.nix
+++ b/tests/system-defaults-write.nix
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   system.defaults.finder.ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop = false;
   system.defaults.hitoolbox.AppleFnUsageType = "Show Emoji & Symbols";
   system.defaults.screencapture.location = "/tmp";
+  system.defaults.screencapture.target = "file";
   system.defaults.screencapture.include-date = true;
   system.defaults.screensaver.askForPassword = true;
   system.defaults.screensaver.askForPasswordDelay = 5;