diff --git a/etc/default.nix b/etc/default.nix
index e2fc88744ce5..7c4d4af8c2c0 100644
--- a/etc/default.nix
+++ b/etc/default.nix
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ import ../helpers/make-etc.nix {
       "xlock"
       "kde"
       "cups"
+      "ftp"
       "common"
       "common-console" # shared stuff for interactive local sessions
     ]
diff --git a/etc/pam.d/ftp b/etc/pam.d/ftp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..50f3cc5ce607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/pam.d/ftp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+auth     include        common
+account  include        common
+password include        common
+session  include        common