diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix
index cb41bbb54b27..033a4327ca96 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/plex.nix
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ in
 
         ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/plexmediaserver";
         KillSignal = "SIGQUIT";
+        PIDFile = "${cfg.dataDir}/Plex Media Server/plexmediaserver.pid";
         Restart = "on-failure";
       };