diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
index b750820bfa50..59676e996785 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems/zfs.nix
@@ -326,30 +326,36 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    services.zfs.zed.settings = mkOption {
-      type = with types; attrsOf (oneOf [ str int bool (listOf str) ]);
-      example = literalExample ''
-        {
-          ZED_DEBUG_LOG = "/tmp/zed.debug.log";
+    services.zfs.zed = {
+      enableMail = mkEnableOption "ZED's ability to send emails" // {
+        default = cfgZfs.package.enableMail;
+      };
 
-          ZED_EMAIL_ADDR = [ "root" ];
-          ZED_EMAIL_PROG = "mail";
-          ZED_EMAIL_OPTS = "-s '@SUBJECT@' @ADDRESS@";
+      settings = mkOption {
+        type = with types; attrsOf (oneOf [ str int bool (listOf str) ]);
+        example = literalExample ''
+          {
+            ZED_DEBUG_LOG = "/tmp/zed.debug.log";
 
-          ZED_NOTIFY_INTERVAL_SECS = 3600;
-          ZED_NOTIFY_VERBOSE = false;
+            ZED_EMAIL_ADDR = [ "root" ];
+            ZED_EMAIL_PROG = "mail";
+            ZED_EMAIL_OPTS = "-s '@SUBJECT@' @ADDRESS@";
 
-          ZED_USE_ENCLOSURE_LEDS = true;
-          ZED_SCRUB_AFTER_RESILVER = false;
-        }
-      '';
-      description = ''
-        ZFS Event Daemon /etc/zfs/zed.d/zed.rc content
+            ZED_NOTIFY_INTERVAL_SECS = 3600;
+            ZED_NOTIFY_VERBOSE = false;
 
-        See
-        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>zed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-        for details on ZED and the scripts in /etc/zfs/zed.d to find the possible variables
-      '';
+            ZED_USE_ENCLOSURE_LEDS = true;
+            ZED_SCRUB_AFTER_RESILVER = false;
+          }
+        '';
+        description = ''
+          ZFS Event Daemon /etc/zfs/zed.d/zed.rc content
+
+          See
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>zed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+          for details on ZED and the scripts in /etc/zfs/zed.d to find the possible variables
+        '';
+      };
     };
   };
 
@@ -358,6 +364,14 @@ in
   config = mkMerge [
     (mkIf cfgZfs.enabled {
       assertions = [
+        {
+          assertion = cfgZED.enableMail -> cfgZfs.package.enableMail;
+          message = ''
+            To allow ZED to send emails, ZFS needs to be configured to enable
+            this. To do so, one must override the `zfs` package and set
+            `enableMail` to true.
+          '';
+        }
         {
           assertion = config.networking.hostId != null;
           message = "ZFS requires networking.hostId to be set";
@@ -437,7 +451,7 @@ in
       };
 
       services.zfs.zed.settings = {
-        ZED_EMAIL_PROG = mkDefault "${pkgs.mailutils}/bin/mail";
+        ZED_EMAIL_PROG = mkIf cfgZED.enableMail (mkDefault "${pkgs.mailutils}/bin/mail");
         PATH = lib.makeBinPath [
           cfgZfs.package
           pkgs.coreutils
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
index a66520b6fa18..202dc9091fd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 , libtirpc
 , nfs-utils
 , gawk, gnugrep, gnused, systemd
-, smartmontools, sysstat, sudo
-, pkg-config
+, smartmontools, enableMail ? false
+, sysstat, sudo, pkg-config
 
 # Kernel dependencies
 , kernel ? null
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 with lib;
 let
+  smartmon = smartmontools.override { inherit enableMail; };
+
   buildKernel = any (n: n == configFile) [ "kernel" "all" ];
   buildUser = any (n: n == configFile) [ "user" "all" ];
 
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ let
       '';
 
       postFixup = let
-        path = "PATH=${makeBinPath [ coreutils gawk gnused gnugrep util-linux smartmontools sysstat ]}:$PATH";
+        path = "PATH=${makeBinPath [ coreutils gawk gnused gnugrep util-linux smartmon sysstat ]}:$PATH";
       in ''
         for i in $out/libexec/zfs/zpool.d/*; do
           sed -i '2i${path}' $i
@@ -157,12 +159,17 @@ let
 
       outputs = [ "out" ] ++ optionals buildUser [ "lib" "dev" ];
 
-      passthru.tests = if isUnstable then
-        [ nixosTests.zfs.unstable ]
-      else [
-        nixosTests.zfs.installer
-        nixosTests.zfs.stable
-      ];
+      passthru = {
+        inherit enableMail;
+
+        tests =
+          if isUnstable then [
+            nixosTests.zfs.unstable
+          ] else [
+            nixosTests.zfs.installer
+            nixosTests.zfs.stable
+          ];
+      };
 
       meta = {
         description = "ZFS Filesystem Linux Kernel module";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/smartmontools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/smartmontools/default.nix
index 9eaf00b537a3..954c9eb4110c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/smartmontools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/smartmontools/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook
-, mailutils, inetutils
+, mailutils, enableMail ? true
+, inetutils
 , IOKit, ApplicationServices }:
 
 let
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postPatch = "cp -v ${driverdb} drivedb.h";
 
   configureFlags = [
-    "--with-scriptpath=${lib.makeBinPath [ mailutils inetutils ]}"
+    "--with-scriptpath=${lib.makeBinPath ([ inetutils ] ++ lib.optional enableMail mailutils)}"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];