diff --git a/nixos/modules/rename.nix b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
index f30cbe427f0..eb10d4f428b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/rename.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ with lib;
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "rmilter" "bindInetSockets" ] "Use services.rmilter.bindSocket.* instead")
     (mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "rmilter" "bindUnixSockets" ] "Use services.rmilter.bindSocket.* instead")
 
+    # Xsession script
+    (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "services" "xserver" "displayManager" "job" "logsXsession" ] [ "services" "xserver" "displayManager" "job" "logToFile" ])
+    (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "services" "xserver" "displayManager" "logToJournal" ] [ "services" "xserver" "displayManager" "job" "logToJournal" ])
+
     # Old Grub-related options.
     (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "boot" "initrd" "extraKernelModules" ] [ "boot" "initrd" "kernelModules" ])
     (mkRenamedOptionModule [ "boot" "extraKernelParams" ] [ "boot" "kernelParams" ])
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
index 3fa482fb672..43ed21c95fe 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/default.nix
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ let
       # Now it should be safe to assume that the script was called with the
       # expected parameters.
 
-      ${optionalString cfg.displayManager.logToJournal ''
-        if [ -z "$_DID_SYSTEMD_CAT" ]; then
-          _DID_SYSTEMD_CAT=1 exec ${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemd-cat -t xsession -- "$0" "$@"
-        fi
-      ''}
-
       . /etc/profile
       cd "$HOME"
 
@@ -72,16 +66,23 @@ let
       sessionType="$1"
       if [ "$sessionType" = default ]; then sessionType=""; fi
 
-      ${optionalString (!cfg.displayManager.job.logsXsession && !cfg.displayManager.logToJournal) ''
-        exec > ~/.xsession-errors 2>&1
-      ''}
-
       ${optionalString cfg.startDbusSession ''
         if test -z "$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS"; then
           exec ${pkgs.dbus.dbus-launch} --exit-with-session "$0" "$sessionType"
         fi
       ''}
 
+      ${optionalString cfg.displayManager.job.logToJournal ''
+        if [ -z "$_DID_SYSTEMD_CAT" ]; then
+          export _DID_SYSTEMD_CAT=1
+          exec ${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemd-cat -t xsession "$0" "$sessionType"
+        fi
+      ''}
+
+      ${optionalString cfg.displayManager.job.logToFile ''
+        exec &> >(tee ~/.xsession-errors)
+      ''}
+
       # Start PulseAudio if enabled.
       ${optionalString (config.hardware.pulseaudio.enable) ''
         ${optionalString (!config.hardware.pulseaudio.systemWide)
@@ -306,26 +307,24 @@ in
           description = "Additional environment variables needed by the display manager.";
         };
 
-        logsXsession = mkOption {
+        logToFile = mkOption {
           type = types.bool;
           default = false;
           description = ''
-            Whether the display manager redirects the
-            output of the session script to
-            <filename>~/.xsession-errors</filename>.
+            Whether the display manager redirects the output of the
+            session script to <filename>~/.xsession-errors</filename>.
           '';
         };
 
-      };
+        logToJournal = mkOption {
+          type = types.bool;
+          default = true;
+          description = ''
+            Whether the display manager redirects the output of the
+            session script to the systemd journal.
+          '';
+        };
 
-      logToJournal = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = true;
-        description = ''
-          By default, the stdout/stderr of sessions is written
-          to <filename>~/.xsession-errors</filename>. When this option
-          is enabled, it will instead be written to the journal.
-        '';
       };
 
     };
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix
index 1733f2fd39b..b5e93683091 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/lightdm.nix
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ in
     services.xserver.displayManager.slim.enable = false;
 
     services.xserver.displayManager.job = {
-      logsXsession = true;
+      logToFile = true;
 
       # lightdm relaunches itself via just `lightdm`, so needs to be on the PATH
       execCmd = ''
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix
index facaea131ae..2d4cb8aa20a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/sddm.nix
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ in
     services.xserver.displayManager.slim.enable = false;
 
     services.xserver.displayManager.job = {
-      logsXsession = true;
+      logToFile = true;
 
       environment = {
         # Load themes from system environment
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/xpra.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/xpra.nix
index 8f5ce3dccc6..b46ede550c1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/xpra.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/xpra.nix
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ in
     '';
 
     services.xserver.displayManager.job = {
-      logsXsession = true;
+      logToFile = true;
 
       execCmd = ''
         ${optionalString (cfg.pulseaudio)