diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
index 02f752cef0fe..8e5afa62e829 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
 
 - `renovate` was updated to v40. See the [upstream release notes](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/40.0.0) for breaking changes.
 
+- The Postfix module has been updated and likely requires configuration changes:
+  - The `services.postfix.sslCert` and `sslKey` options were removed and you now need to configure
+    - [services.postfix.config.smtpd_tls_chain_files](#opt-services.postfix.config.smtpd_tls_chain_files) for server certificates,
+    - [services.postfix.config.smtp_tls_chain_files](#opt-services.postfix.config) for client certificates.
+
 ## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-25.11-notable-changes}
 
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diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix b/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix
index 34c236dcd2a6..85e04b992259 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/mail/postfix.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
   ...
 }:
 let
+  inherit (lib)
+    mkOption
+    types
+    ;
 
   cfg = config.services.postfix;
   user = cfg.user;
@@ -47,7 +51,11 @@ let
           );
       mkEntry = name: value: "${escape name} =${mkVal value}";
     in
-    lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.mapAttrsToList mkEntry cfg.config) + "\n" + cfg.extraConfig;
+    lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
+      lib.mapAttrsToList mkEntry (lib.filterAttrsRecursive (_: value: value != null) cfg.config)
+    )
+    + "\n"
+    + cfg.extraConfig;
 
   masterCfOptions =
     {
@@ -564,16 +572,60 @@ in
       };
 
       config = lib.mkOption {
-        type =
-          with lib.types;
-          attrsOf (oneOf [
-            bool
-            int
-            str
-            (listOf str)
-          ]);
+        type = lib.types.submodule {
+          freeformType =
+            with types;
+            attrsOf (
+              nullOr (oneOf [
+                bool
+                int
+                str
+                (listOf str)
+              ])
+            );
+          options = {
+            smtpd_tls_chain_files = mkOption {
+              type = with types; listOf path;
+              default = [ ];
+              example = [
+                "/var/lib/acme/mail.example.com/privkey.pem"
+                "/var/lib/acme/mail.example.com/fullchain.pem"
+              ];
+              description = ''
+                List of paths to the server private keys and certificates.
+
+                ::: {.caution}
+                The order of items matters and a private key must always be followed by the corresponding certificate.
+                :::
+
+                <https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_chain_files>
+              '';
+            };
+
+            smtpd_tls_security_level = mkOption {
+              type = types.enum [
+                "none"
+                "may"
+                "encrypt"
+              ];
+              default = if config.services.postfix.config.smtpd_tls_chain_files != [ ] then "may" else "none";
+              defaultText = lib.literalExpression ''
+                if config.services.postfix.config.smtpd_tls_chain_files != [ ] then "may" else "none"
+              '';
+              example = "may";
+              description = ''
+                The server TLS security level. Enable TLS by configuring at least `may`.
+
+                <https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html#smtpd_tls_security_level>
+              '';
+            };
+          };
+        };
+
         description = ''
           The main.cf configuration file as key value set.
+
+          Null values will not be rendered.
         '';
         example = {
           mail_owner = "postfix";
@@ -599,18 +651,6 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
-      sslCert = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.str;
-        default = "";
-        description = "SSL certificate to use.";
-      };
-
-      sslKey = lib.mkOption {
-        type = lib.types.str;
-        default = "";
-        description = "SSL key to use.";
-      };
-
       recipientDelimiter = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.str;
         default = "";
@@ -974,18 +1014,6 @@ in
           // lib.optionalAttrs (cfg.tlsTrustedAuthorities != "") {
             smtp_tls_CAfile = cfg.tlsTrustedAuthorities;
             smtp_tls_security_level = lib.mkDefault "may";
-          }
-          // lib.optionalAttrs (cfg.sslCert != "") {
-            smtp_tls_cert_file = cfg.sslCert;
-            smtp_tls_key_file = cfg.sslKey;
-
-            smtp_tls_security_level = lib.mkDefault "may";
-
-            smtpd_tls_cert_file = cfg.sslCert;
-            smtpd_tls_key_file = cfg.sslKey;
-
-            smtpd_tls_security_level = lib.mkDefault "may";
-
           };
 
         services.postfix.masterConfig =
@@ -1150,6 +1178,12 @@ in
     (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "postfix" "sslCACert" ]
       "services.postfix.sslCACert was replaced by services.postfix.tlsTrustedAuthorities. In case you intend that your server should validate requested client certificates use services.postfix.extraConfig."
     )
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "postfix" "sslCert" ]
+      "services.postfix.sslCert was removed. Use services.postfix.config.smtpd_tls_chain_files for the server certificate, or services.postfix.config.smtp_tls_chain_files for the client certificate."
+    )
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "services" "postfix" "sslKey" ]
+      "services.postfix.sslKey was removed. Use services.postfix.config.smtpd_tls_chain_files for server private key, or services.postfix.config.smtp_tls_chain_files for the client private key."
+    )
 
     (lib.mkChangedOptionModule
       [ "services" "postfix" "useDane" ]
diff --git a/nixos/tests/postfix.nix b/nixos/tests/postfix.nix
index 674a7656079f..36a2b03469d6 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/postfix.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/postfix.nix
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix {
         enableSubmission = true;
         enableSubmissions = true;
         tlsTrustedAuthorities = "${certs.ca.cert}";
-        sslCert = "${certs.${domain}.cert}";
-        sslKey = "${certs.${domain}.key}";
+        config.smtpd_tls_chain_files = [
+          certs.${domain}.key
+          certs.${domain}.cert
+        ];
         submissionsOptions = {
           smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = "yes";
           smtpd_client_restrictions = "permit";