diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 0d26b7300d05..1d0312061dfc 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@
   ./services/hardware/sane.nix
   ./services/hardware/sane_extra_backends/brscan4.nix
   ./services/hardware/sane_extra_backends/dsseries.nix
+  ./services/hardware/spacenavd.nix
   ./services/hardware/tcsd.nix
   ./services/hardware/tlp.nix
   ./services/hardware/thinkfan.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/spacenavd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/spacenavd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7afae76cc4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/spacenavd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let cfg = config.hardware.spacenavd;
+
+in {
+
+  options = {
+    hardware.spacenavd = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "spacenavd to support 3DConnexion devices";
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    systemd.user.services.spacenavd = {
+      description = "Daemon for the Spacenavigator 6DOF mice by 3Dconnexion";
+      after = [ "syslog.target" ];
+      wantedBy = [ "graphical.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.spacenavd}/bin/spacenavd -d -l syslog";
+        StandardError = "syslog";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}