diff --git a/modules/module-list.nix b/modules/module-list.nix
index 96127dee79a2..17a65a004021 100644
--- a/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   ./programs/shadow.nix
   ./programs/ssh.nix
   ./programs/ssmtp.nix
+  ./programs/wvdial.nix
   ./rename.nix
   ./security/ca.nix
   ./security/consolekit.nix
diff --git a/modules/programs/wvdial.nix b/modules/programs/wvdial.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6d24efef5312
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/programs/wvdial.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Global configuration for wvdial.
+
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with pkgs.lib;
+
+let
+
+  configFile = ''
+    [Dialer Defaults]
+    PPPD PATH = ${pkgs.ppp}/sbin/pppd
+    ${config.environment.wvdial.dialerDefaults}
+  '';
+
+  cfg = config.environment.wvdial;
+
+in
+{
+  ###### interface
+
+  options = {
+
+    environment.wvdial = {
+
+      dialerDefaults = mkOption {
+        default = "";
+        type = types.string;
+        example = ''Init1 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.t-mobile"'';
+        description = ''
+          Contents of the "Dialer Defaults" section of
+          <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      pppDefaults = mkOption {
+        default = ''
+          noipdefault
+          usepeerdns
+          defaultroute
+          persist
+          noauth
+        '';
+        type = types.string;
+        description = "Default ppp settings for wvdial.";
+      };
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+  ###### implementation
+
+  config = mkIf (cfg.dialerDefaults != "") {
+
+    environment = {
+
+      etc =
+      [
+        { source = pkgs.writeText "wvdial.conf" configFile;
+          target = "wvdial.conf";
+        }
+        { source = pkgs.writeText "wvdial" cfg.pppDefaults;
+          target = "ppp/peers/wvdial";
+        }
+      ];
+
+      systemPackages = [ pkgs.wvdial ];
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+}