diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/uptime-kuma.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/uptime-kuma.nix
index 8e6c825b35ea..3dfbfe3652cf 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/uptime-kuma.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/uptime-kuma.nix
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ in
         description = lib.mdDoc "Uptime Kuma package to use.";
       };
 
+      appriseSupport = mkEnableOption (mdDoc "apprise support for notifications.");
+
       settings = lib.mkOption {
-        type =
-          lib.types.submodule { freeformType = with lib.types; attrsOf str; };
+        type = lib.types.submodule { freeformType = with lib.types; attrsOf str; };
         default = { };
         example = {
           PORT = "4000";
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ in
       after = [ "network.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       environment = cfg.settings;
+      path = lib.mkIf cfg.appriseSupport (with pkgs; [ apprise ]);
       serviceConfig = {
         Type = "simple";
         StateDirectory = "uptime-kuma";