diff --git a/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix b/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
index 79d65b196993..0fea74d5ba73 100644
--- a/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
+++ b/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
   # Note: the order in which desktop manager modules are imported here
   # determines the default: later modules (if enabled) are preferred.
   # E.g., if KDE is enabled, it supersedes xterm.
-  imports = [ ./none.nix ./xterm.nix ./xfce.nix ./gnome.nix ./kde4.nix ];
+  imports = [ ./none.nix ./xterm.nix ./xfce.nix ./gnome.nix ./kde4.nix ./e17.nix ];
 
   options = {
 
diff --git a/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/e17.nix b/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/e17.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d91617c62aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/e17.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with pkgs.lib;
+
+let
+
+  xcfg = config.services.xserver;
+  cfg = xcfg.desktopManager.e17;
+
+in
+
+{
+  options = {
+
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.e17.enable = mkOption {
+      default = false;
+      example = true;
+      description = "Enable support for the E17 desktop environment.";
+    };
+
+  };
+
+
+  config = mkIf (xcfg.enable && cfg.enable) {
+
+    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.e17.ethumb ];
+
+  };
+
+}