diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
index 28ed10a5ece6..c0c6a6ef9244 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@
       restya-board = 284;
       mighttpd2 = 285;
       hass = 286;
+      monero = 287;
 
       # When adding a uid, make sure it doesn't match an existing gid. And don't use uids above 399!
 
@@ -574,6 +575,7 @@
       restya-board = 284;
       mighttpd2 = 285;
       hass = 286;
+      monero = 287;
 
       # When adding a gid, make sure it doesn't match an existing
       # uid. Users and groups with the same name should have equal
diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index d9d80bcff818..91dd0529d3c8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@
   ./services/networking/minidlna.nix
   ./services/networking/miniupnpd.nix
   ./services/networking/mosquitto.nix
+  ./services/networking/monero.nix
   ./services/networking/miredo.nix
   ./services/networking/mstpd.nix
   ./services/networking/murmur.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/monero.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/monero.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31379189f5de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/monero.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg     = config.services.monero;
+  dataDir = "/var/lib/monero";
+
+  listToConf = option: list:
+    concatMapStrings (value: "${option}=${value}\n") list;
+
+  login = (cfg.rpc.user != null && cfg.rpc.password != null);
+
+  configFile = with cfg; pkgs.writeText "monero.conf" ''
+    log-file=/dev/stdout
+    data-dir=${dataDir}
+
+    ${optionalString mining.enable ''
+      start-mining=${mining.address}
+      mining-threads=${toString mining.threads}
+    ''}
+
+    rpc-bind-ip=${rpc.address}
+    rpc-bind-port=${toString rpc.port}
+    ${optionalString login ''
+      rpc-login=${rpc.user}:${rpc.password}
+    ''}
+    ${optionalString rpc.restricted ''
+      restrict-rpc=1
+    ''}
+
+    limit-rate-up=${toString limits.upload}
+    limit-rate-down=${toString limits.download}
+    max-concurrency=${toString limits.threads}
+    block-sync-size=${toString limits.syncSize}
+
+    ${listToConf "add-peer" extraNodes}
+    ${listToConf "add-priority-node" priorityNodes}
+    ${listToConf "add-exclusive-node" exclusiveNodes}
+
+    ${extraConfig}
+  '';
+
+in
+
+{
+
+  ###### interface
+
+  options = {
+
+    services.monero = {
+
+      enable = mkEnableOption "Monero node daemon.";
+
+      mining.enable = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to mine moneroj.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      mining.address = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "";
+        description = ''
+          Monero address where to send mining rewards.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      mining.threads = mkOption {
+        type = types.addCheck types.int (x: x>=0);
+        default = 0;
+        description = ''
+          Number of threads used for mining.
+          Set to <literal>0</literal> to use all available.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      rpc.user = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          User name for RPC connections.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      rpc.password = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Password for RPC connections.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      rpc.address = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "127.0.0.1";
+        description = ''
+          IP address the RPC server will bind to.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      rpc.port = mkOption {
+        type = types.int;
+        default = 18081;
+        description = ''
+          Port the RPC server will bind to.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      rpc.restricted = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to restrict RPC to view only commands.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      limits.upload = mkOption {
+        type = types.addCheck types.int (x: x>=-1);
+        default = -1;
+        description = ''
+          Limit of the upload rate in kB/s.
+          Set to <literal>-1</literal> to leave unlimited.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      limits.download = mkOption {
+        type = types.addCheck types.int (x: x>=-1);
+        default = -1;
+        description = ''
+          Limit of the download rate in kB/s.
+          Set to <literal>-1</literal> to leave unlimited.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      limits.threads = mkOption {
+        type = types.addCheck types.int (x: x>=0);
+        default = 0;
+        description = ''
+          Maximum number of threads used for a parallel job.
+          Set to <literal>0</literal> to leave unlimited.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      limits.syncSize = mkOption {
+        type = types.addCheck types.int (x: x>=0);
+        default = 0;
+        description = ''
+          Maximum number of blocks to sync at once.
+          Set to <literal>0</literal> for adaptive.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      extraNodes = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        default = [ ];
+        description = ''
+          List of additional peer IP addresses to add to the local list.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      priorityNodes = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        default = [ ];
+        description = ''
+          List of peer IP addresses to connect to and
+          attempt to keep the connection open.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      exclusiveNodes = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        default = [ ];
+        description = ''
+          List of peer IP addresses to connect to *only*.
+          If given the other peer options will be ignored.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      extraConfig = mkOption {
+        type = types.lines;
+        default = "";
+        description = ''
+          Extra lines to be added verbatim to monerod configuration.
+        '';
+      };
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+
+  ###### implementation
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    users.extraUsers = singleton {
+      name = "monero";
+      uid  = config.ids.uids.monero;
+      description = "Monero daemon user";
+      home = dataDir;
+      createHome = true;
+    };
+
+    users.extraGroups = singleton {
+      name = "monero";
+      gid  = config.ids.gids.monero;
+    };
+
+    systemd.services.monero = {
+      description = "monero daemon";
+      after    = [ "network.target" ];
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+
+      serviceConfig = {
+        User  = "monero";
+        Group = "monero";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.monero}/bin/monerod --config-file=${configFile} --non-interactive";
+        Restart = "always";
+        SuccessExitStatus = [ 0 1 ];
+      };
+    };
+
+   assertions = singleton {
+     assertion = cfg.mining.enable -> cfg.mining.address != "";
+     message   = ''
+       You need a Monero address to receive mining rewards:
+       specify one using option monero.mining.address.
+    '';
+   };
+
+  };
+
+}
+