diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/zoneminder.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/zoneminder.nix
index cf56ae89b399..ee94d8a06b5d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/zoneminder.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/zoneminder.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 let
   cfg = config.services.zoneminder;
+  fpm = config.services.phpfpm.pools.zoneminder;
   pkg = pkgs.zoneminder;
 
   dirName = pkg.dirName;
@@ -19,8 +20,6 @@ let
 
   useCustomDir = cfg.storageDir != null;
 
-  socket = "/run/phpfpm/${dirName}.sock";
-
   zms = "/cgi-bin/zms";
 
   dirs = dirList: [ dirName ] ++ map (e: "${dirName}/${e}") dirList;
@@ -274,7 +273,7 @@ in {
                   fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $request_filename;
                   fastcgi_param HTTP_PROXY "";
 
-                  fastcgi_pass unix:${socket};
+                  fastcgi_pass unix:${fpm.socket};
                 }
               }
             '';
@@ -284,7 +283,6 @@ in {
 
       phpfpm = lib.mkIf useNginx {
         pools.zoneminder = {
-          listen = socket;
           phpOptions = ''
             date.timezone = "${config.time.timeZone}"
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/icingaweb2/icingaweb2.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/icingaweb2/icingaweb2.nix
index 4c7736b88873..35a7badfd63f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/icingaweb2/icingaweb2.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/icingaweb2/icingaweb2.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ... }: with lib; let
   cfg = config.services.icingaweb2;
+  fpm = config.services.phpfpm.pools.${poolName};
   poolName = "icingaweb2";
-  phpfpmSocketName = "/var/run/phpfpm/${poolName}.sock";
 
   defaultConfig = {
     global = {
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     services.phpfpm.pools = mkIf (cfg.pool == "${poolName}") {
       "${poolName}" = {
-        listen = phpfpmSocketName;
         extraConfig = ''
           listen.owner = nginx
           listen.group = nginx
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ in {
             include ${config.services.nginx.package}/conf/fastcgi.conf;
             try_files $uri =404;
             fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
-            fastcgi_pass unix:${phpfpmSocketName};
+            fastcgi_pass unix:${fpm.socket};
             fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME ${pkgs.icingaweb2}/public/index.php;
           '';
         };
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/limesurvey.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/limesurvey.nix
index 84a94fc446e5..0449b9dfd41a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/limesurvey.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/limesurvey.nix
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ in
     };
 
     services.phpfpm.pools.limesurvey = {
-      listen = "/run/phpfpm/limesurvey.sock";
       extraConfig = ''
         listen.owner = ${config.services.httpd.user};
         listen.group = ${config.services.httpd.group};
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ in
             <Directory "${pkg}/share/limesurvey">
               <FilesMatch "\.php$">
                 <If "-f %{REQUEST_FILENAME}">
-                  SetHandler "proxy:unix:${fpm.listen}|fcgi://localhost/"
+                  SetHandler "proxy:unix:${fpm.socket}|fcgi://localhost/"
                 </If>
               </FilesMatch>
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/mediawiki.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/mediawiki.nix
index 5bd5977e592b..7fb28d350789 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/mediawiki.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/mediawiki.nix
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ in
             <Directory "${pkg}/share/mediawiki">
               <FilesMatch "\.php$">
                 <If "-f %{REQUEST_FILENAME}">
-                  SetHandler "proxy:unix:${fpm.listen}|fcgi://localhost/"
+                  SetHandler "proxy:unix:${fpm.socket}|fcgi://localhost/"
                 </If>
               </FilesMatch>
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
index a0214a75d93e..966ee3104cc8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.services.nextcloud;
+  fpm = config.services.phpfpm.pools.nextcloud;
 
   phpPackage = pkgs.php73;
   phpPackages = pkgs.php73Packages;
@@ -418,7 +419,6 @@ in {
         in {
           phpOptions = phpOptionsExtensions;
           phpPackage = phpPackage;
-          listen = "/run/phpfpm/nextcloud";
           extraConfig = ''
             listen.owner = nginx
             listen.group = nginx
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ in {
                   fastcgi_param HTTPS ${if cfg.https then "on" else "off"};
                   fastcgi_param modHeadersAvailable true;
                   fastcgi_param front_controller_active true;
-                  fastcgi_pass unix:/run/phpfpm/nextcloud;
+                  fastcgi_pass unix:${fpm.socket};
                   fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
                   fastcgi_request_buffering off;
                   fastcgi_read_timeout 120s;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/restya-board.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/restya-board.nix
index b200a89260ac..8d7938b59652 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/restya-board.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/restya-board.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.services.restya-board;
+  fpm = config.services.phpfpm.pools.${poolName};
 
   runDir = "/run/restya-board";
 
   poolName = "restya-board";
-  phpfpmSocketName = "/run/phpfpm/${poolName}.sock";
 
 in
 
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ in
 
     services.phpfpm.pools = {
       "${poolName}" = {
-        listen = phpfpmSocketName;
         phpOptions = ''
           date.timezone = "CET"
 
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ in
         tryFiles = "$uri =404";
         extraConfig = ''
           include ${pkgs.nginx}/conf/fastcgi_params;
-          fastcgi_pass    unix:${phpfpmSocketName};
+          fastcgi_pass    unix:${fpm.socket};
           fastcgi_index   index.php;
           fastcgi_param   SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
           fastcgi_param   PHP_VALUE "upload_max_filesize=9G \n post_max_size=9G \n max_execution_time=200 \n max_input_time=200 \n memory_limit=256M";
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/selfoss.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/selfoss.nix
index 348febe661b2..5b1fec4c3fce 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/selfoss.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/selfoss.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ let
   cfg = config.services.selfoss;
 
   poolName = "selfoss_pool";
-  phpfpmSocketName = "/run/phpfpm/${poolName}.sock";
 
   dataDir = "/var/lib/selfoss";
 
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ in
 
     services.phpfpm.pools = mkIf (cfg.pool == "${poolName}") {
       "${poolName}" = {
-        listen = phpfpmSocketName;
         extraConfig = ''
           listen.owner = nginx
           listen.group = nginx
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/tt-rss.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/tt-rss.nix
index 1bd9de93735d..4f1cd384a40d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/tt-rss.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/tt-rss.nix
@@ -521,7 +521,6 @@ let
 
     services.phpfpm.pools = mkIf (cfg.pool == "${poolName}") {
       "${poolName}" = {
-        listen = "/var/run/phpfpm/${poolName}.sock";
         extraConfig = ''
           listen.owner = nginx
           listen.group = nginx
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ let
           locations."~ \.php$" = {
             extraConfig = ''
               fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
-              fastcgi_pass unix:${config.services.phpfpm.pools.${cfg.pool}.listen};
+              fastcgi_pass unix:${config.services.phpfpm.pools.${cfg.pool}.socket};
               fastcgi_index index.php;
             '';
           };
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
index a96ac052d005..75913640d72e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/phpfpm/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ let
     ${cfg.extraConfig}
 
     [${pool}]
-    listen = ${poolOpts.listen}
+    listen = ${poolOpts.socket}
     ${poolOpts.extraConfig}
   '';
 
@@ -29,11 +29,24 @@ let
     cat $phpPackage/etc/php.ini $nixDefaultsPath $phpOptionsPath > $out
   '';
 
-  poolOpts = { lib, ... }:
+  poolOpts = { lib, name, ... }:
+    let
+      poolOpts = cfg.pools."${name}";
+    in
     {
       options = {
+        socket = mkOption {
+          type = types.str;
+          readOnly = true;
+          description = ''
+            Path to the unix socket file on which to accept FastCGI requests.
+            <note><para>This option is read-only and managed by NixOS.</para></note>
+          '';
+        };
+
         listen = mkOption {
           type = types.str;
+          default = "";
           example = "/path/to/unix/socket";
           description = ''
             The address on which to accept FastCGI requests.
@@ -77,6 +90,10 @@ let
           '';
         };
       };
+
+      config = {
+        socket = if poolOpts.listen == "" then "${stateDir}/${name}.sock" else poolOpts.listen;
+      };
     };
 
 in {
@@ -121,7 +138,6 @@ in {
         example = literalExample ''
          {
            mypool = {
-             listen = "/path/to/unix/socket";
              phpPackage = pkgs.php;
              extraConfig = '''
                user = nobody
@@ -144,6 +160,12 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf (cfg.pools != {}) {
 
+    warnings =
+      mapAttrsToList (pool: poolOpts: ''
+        Using config.services.phpfpm.pools.${pool}.listen is deprecated and will become unsupported. Please reference the read-only option config.services.phpfpm.pools.${pool}.socket to access the path of your socket.
+      '') (filterAttrs (pool: poolOpts: poolOpts.listen != "") cfg.pools)
+    ;
+
     systemd.slices.phpfpm = {
       description = "PHP FastCGI Process manager pools slice";
     };