diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix
index 2f07cefc736e..af5ea08a3609 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/pdns-recursor.nix
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
+    environment.etc."powerdns-recursor".source = configDir;
+
     services.pdns-recursor.settings = mkDefaultAttrs {
       local-address = cfg.dns.address;
       local-port    = cfg.dns.port;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/powerdns.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/powerdns.nix
index 850a128cf1a4..fd82791f21c1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/powerdns.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/powerdns.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
+    environment.etc.powerdns.source = finalConfigDir;
+
     systemd.packages = [ pkgs.pdns ];
 
     systemd.services.pdns = {