diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udisks2.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udisks2.nix
index 0f61f20c33c3..f5b641c7378b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udisks2.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udisks2.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ with lib;
 
       enable = mkOption {
         type = types.bool;
-        default = false;
+        default = true;
         description = ''
           Whether to enable Udisks, a DBus service that allows
           applications to query and manipulate storage devices.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix
index 76e4b5612184..195a8056bf82 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/container-config.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ with lib;
 
   config = mkIf config.boot.isContainer {
 
+    # Disable some features that are not useful in a container.
     sound.enable = mkDefault false;
+    services.udisks2.enable = mkDefault false;
 
     networking.useHostResolvConf = true;