diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/sensor/iio.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/sensor/iio.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8bc18800021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/sensor/iio.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  ###### interface
+
+  options = {
+    hardware.sensor.iio = {
+      enable = mkOption {
+        description = "Enable this option to support IIO sensors.";
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  ###### implementation
+
+  config = mkIf config.hardware.sensor.iio.enable {
+
+    boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "hid-sensor-hub" ];
+
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ iio-sensor-proxy ];
+
+    services.dbus.packages = with pkgs; [ iio-sensor-proxy ];
+    services.udev.packages = with pkgs; [ iio-sensor-proxy ];
+    systemd.packages = with pkgs; [ iio-sensor-proxy ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 8ec985acae3b..ee43e538f6d5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   ./hardware/ckb.nix
   ./hardware/cpu/amd-microcode.nix
   ./hardware/cpu/intel-microcode.nix
+  ./hardware/sensor/iio.nix
   ./hardware/ksm.nix
   ./hardware/network/b43.nix
   ./hardware/network/intel-2100bg.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iio-sensor-proxy/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iio-sensor-proxy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cdcae22a18e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iio-sensor-proxy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf-archive, gettext, libtool, intltool, autoconf, automake
+, glib, gtk3, gtk_doc, libgudev, pkgconfig, systemd }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "iio-sensor-proxy-${version}";
+  version = "2.2";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner  = "hadess";
+    repo   = "iio-sensor-proxy";
+    rev    = version;
+    sha256 = "1x0whwm2r9g50hq5px0bgsrigy8naihqgi6qm0x5q87jz5lkhrnv";
+  };
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    ./autogen.sh --prefix=$out \
+      --with-udevrulesdir=$out/lib/udev/rules.d \
+      --with-systemdsystemunitdir=$out/lib/systemd/system
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gtk3
+    gtk_doc
+    libgudev
+    systemd
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoconf
+    autoconf-archive
+    automake
+    gettext
+    intltool
+    libtool
+    pkgconfig
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Proxy for sending IIO sensor data to D-Bus";
+    homepage = https://github.com/hadess/iio-sensor-proxy;
+    license = licenses.gpl3 ;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    inherit version;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1224593a2abb..30cf7582ba61 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -932,6 +932,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   long-shebang = callPackage ../misc/long-shebang {};
 
+  iio-sensor-proxy = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/iio-sensor-proxy { };
+
   mathics = pythonPackages.mathics;
 
   meson = callPackage ../development/tools/build-managers/meson { };