diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py
index 6016a85ea061..940d4c0eb973 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot-builder.py
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ initrd {initrd}
 options {kernel_params}
 """
 
+# The boot loader entry for memtest86.
+#
+# TODO: This is hard-coded to use the 64-bit EFI app, but it could probably
+# be updated to use the 32-bit EFI app on 32-bit systems.  The 32-bit EFI
+# app filename is BOOTIA32.efi.
+MEMTEST_BOOT_ENTRY = """title MemTest86
+efi /efi/memtest86/BOOTX64.efi
+"""
+
 def write_loader_conf(profile, generation):
     with open("@efiSysMountPoint@/loader/loader.conf.tmp", 'w') as f:
         if "@timeout@" != "":
@@ -199,6 +208,24 @@ def main():
         if os.readlink(system_dir(*gen)) == args.default_config:
             write_loader_conf(*gen)
 
+    memtest_entry_file = "@efiSysMountPoint@/loader/entries/memtest86.conf"
+    if os.path.exists(memtest_entry_file):
+        os.unlink(memtest_entry_file)
+    shutil.rmtree("@efiSysMountPoint@/efi/memtest86", ignore_errors=True)
+    if "@memtest86@" != "":
+        mkdir_p("@efiSysMountPoint@/efi/memtest86")
+        for path in glob.iglob("@memtest86@/*"):
+            if os.path.isdir(path):
+                shutil.copytree(path, os.path.join("@efiSysMountPoint@/efi/memtest86", os.path.basename(path)))
+            else:
+                shutil.copy(path, "@efiSysMountPoint@/efi/memtest86/")
+
+        memtest_entry_file = "@efiSysMountPoint@/loader/entries/memtest86.conf"
+        memtest_entry_file_tmp_path = "%s.tmp" % memtest_entry_file
+        with open(memtest_entry_file_tmp_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(MEMTEST_BOOT_ENTRY)
+        os.rename(memtest_entry_file_tmp_path, memtest_entry_file)
+
     # Since fat32 provides little recovery facilities after a crash,
     # it can leave the system in an unbootable state, when a crash/outage
     # happens shortly after an update. To decrease the likelihood of this
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot.nix
index 03a5fece82ee..ad464a456bcd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/systemd-boot/systemd-boot.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ let
     inherit (cfg) consoleMode;
 
     inherit (efi) efiSysMountPoint canTouchEfiVariables;
+
+    memtest86 = if cfg.memtest86.enable then pkgs.memtest86-efi else "";
   };
 in {
 
@@ -85,6 +87,19 @@ in {
         </itemizedlist>
       '';
     };
+
+    memtest86 = {
+      enable = mkOption {
+        default = false;
+        type = types.bool;
+        description = ''
+          Make MemTest86 available from the systemd-boot menu. MemTest86 is a
+          program for testing memory.  MemTest86 is an unfree program, so
+          this requires <literal>allowUnfree</literal> to be set to
+          <literal>true</literal>.
+        '';
+      };
+    };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {