diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
index e7c7d13e1c0a..9b4e1df12b22 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ See <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/481673>.
 
 - `services.openssh.enableRecommendedAlgorithms` has been added to allow users to opt out of NixOS's curated set of recommended algorithms. This set to true by default, and thus is not a breaking change. Users may want to set this to false if they prefer upstream's default algorithms. See <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/471330>.
 
+- `services.openssh.banner` has been removed. Use `services.openssh.settings.Banner` instead.
+
 - IPVLAN interfaces can now be configured through the `networking.ipvlans` option in the networking module.
 
 - `services.caddy` now supports setting `httpPort` and `httpsPort` and opening them in the firewall via `openFirewall`.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
index 9736387fd57a..36825e1d508c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ssh/sshd.nix
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ in
       [ "services" "openssh" "forwardX11" ]
       [ "services" "openssh" "settings" "X11Forwarding" ]
     )
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [
+      "services"
+      "openssh"
+      "banner"
+    ] "Use services.openssh.settings.Banner instead.")
   ];
 
   ###### interface
@@ -404,14 +409,6 @@ in
         example = true;
       };
 
-      banner = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.lines;
-        default = null;
-        description = ''
-          Message to display to the remote user before authentication is allowed.
-        '';
-      };
-
       enableRecommendedAlgorithms = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.bool;
         default = true;
@@ -722,6 +719,14 @@ in
               PrintMotd = lib.mkEnableOption "printing /etc/motd when a user logs in interactively" // {
                 type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.bool;
               };
+              Banner = lib.mkOption {
+                type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.path;
+                default = null;
+                description = ''
+                  The file whose contents are sent to the remote user before authentication.
+                '';
+                example = "/etc/ssh/banner";
+              };
             };
           }
         );
@@ -886,7 +891,6 @@ in
       services.openssh.extraConfig = lib.mkOrder 0 (
         lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
           [
-            "Banner ${if cfg.banner == null then "none" else pkgs.writeText "ssh_banner" cfg.banner}"
             "AddressFamily ${if config.networking.enableIPv6 then "any" else "inet"}"
           ]
           ++ lib.map (port: "Port ${toString port}") cfg.ports