diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
index 707db3f..35050f6 100644
--- a/common.nix
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ in
     lsd
     lsof
     mc
+    micro
     pkgs.kdePackages.neochat
     nixos-install-tools
     nmap
@@ -507,6 +508,9 @@ in
   users.defaultUserShell = pkgs.zsh;
   environment.shells = with pkgs; [ zsh ];
 
+  # use micro as default terminal editor
+  environment.variables.EDITOR = "micro";
+
   # enable VirtualBox
   virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
   virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enableKvm = true;