diff --git a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
index b93eba0e8ff2..c1b2345b1d74 100644
--- a/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
+++ b/maintainers/maintainer-list.nix
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@
     github = "bandresen";
     name = "Benjamin Andresen";
   };
+  baracoder = {
+    email = "baracoder@googlemail.com";
+    github = "baracoder";
+    name = "Herman Fries";
+  };
   barrucadu = {
     email = "mike@barrucadu.co.uk";
     github = "barrucadu";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
index 906e59eb1c1f..1a08a89dc233 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ let
       description = "X.org driver and kernel module for NVIDIA graphics cards";
       license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
       platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
-      maintainers = [ ];
+      maintainers = with maintainers; [ baracoder ];
       priority = 4; # resolves collision with xorg-server's "lib/xorg/modules/extensions/libglx.so"
       inherit broken;
     };