diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
index 671a959cdde1..dfb84113e130 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ in
   # determines the default: later modules (if enabled) are preferred.
   # E.g., if Plasma 5 is enabled, it supersedes xterm.
   imports = [
-    ./none.nix ./xterm.nix ./xfce.nix ./plasma5.nix ./lumina.nix
+    ./none.nix ./xterm.nix ./xfce.nix ./xfce4-14.nix ./plasma5.nix ./lumina.nix
     ./lxqt.nix ./enlightenment.nix ./gnome3.nix ./kodi.nix ./maxx.nix
     ./mate.nix ./pantheon.nix ./surf-display.nix
   ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce4-14.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce4-14.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16329c093f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/xfce4-14.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce4-14;
+in
+
+{
+  # added 2019-08-18
+  # needed to preserve some semblance of UI familarity
+  # with original XFCE module
+  imports = [
+    (mkRenamedOptionModule
+      [ "services" "xserver" "desktopManager" "xfce4-14" "extraSessionCommands" ]
+      [ "services" "xserver" "displayManager" "sessionCommands" ])
+  ];
+
+  options = {
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.xfce4-14 = {
+      enable = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = "Enable the Xfce desktop environment.";
+      };
+
+    # TODO: support thunar plugins
+    #   thunarPlugins = mkOption {
+    #     default = [];
+    #     type = types.listOf types.package;
+    #     example = literalExample "[ pkgs.xfce4-14.thunar-archive-plugin ]";
+    #     description = ''
+    #       A list of plugin that should be installed with Thunar.
+    #     '';
+    #  };
+
+      noDesktop = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = "Don't install XFCE desktop components (xfdesktop, panel and notification daemon).";
+      };
+
+      enableXfwm = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = true;
+        description = "Enable the XFWM (default) window manager.";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs.xfce4-14 // pkgs; [
+      glib # for gsettings
+      gtk3.out # gtk-update-icon-cache
+
+      gnome3.adwaita-icon-theme
+      hicolor-icon-theme
+      tango-icon-theme
+      xfce4-icon-theme
+
+      desktop-file-utils
+      shared-mime-info # for update-mime-database
+
+      # For a polkit authentication agent
+      polkit_gnome
+
+      # Needed by Xfce's xinitrc script
+      xdg-user-dirs # Update user dirs as described in https://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs/
+
+      exo
+      garcon
+      gtk-xfce-engine
+      libxfce4ui
+      xfconf
+
+      mousepad
+      ristretto
+      xfce4-appfinder
+      xfce4-screenshooter
+      xfce4-session
+      xfce4-settings
+      xfce4-terminal
+
+      # TODO: resync patch for plugins
+      #(thunar.override { thunarPlugins = cfg.thunarPlugins; })
+      thunar
+    ] # TODO: NetworkManager doesn't belong here
+      ++ optional config.networking.networkmanager.enable networkmanagerapplet
+      ++ optional config.hardware.pulseaudio.enable xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin
+      ++ optional config.powerManagement.enable xfce4-power-manager
+      ++ optional cfg.enableXfwm xfwm4
+      ++ optionals (!cfg.noDesktop) [
+        xfce4-panel
+        xfce4-notifyd
+        xfdesktop
+      ];
+
+    environment.pathsToLink = [
+      "/share/xfce4"
+      "/lib/xfce4"
+      "/share/gtksourceview-3.0"
+      "/share/gtksourceview-4.0"
+    ];
+
+    # Use the correct gnome3 packageSet
+    networking.networkmanager.basePackages = mkIf config.networking.networkmanager.enable {
+      inherit (pkgs) networkmanager modemmanager wpa_supplicant crda;
+      inherit (pkgs.gnome3) networkmanager-openvpn networkmanager-vpnc
+      networkmanager-openconnect networkmanager-fortisslvpn
+      networkmanager-iodine networkmanager-l2tp;
+    };
+
+    services.xserver.desktopManager.session = [{
+      name = "xfce4-14";
+      bgSupport = true;
+      start = ''
+        # Set GTK_PATH so that GTK+ can find the theme engines.
+        export GTK_PATH="${config.system.path}/lib/gtk-2.0:${config.system.path}/lib/gtk-3.0"
+
+        # Set GTK_DATA_PREFIX so that GTK+ can find the Xfce themes.
+        export GTK_DATA_PREFIX=${config.system.path}
+
+        ${pkgs.runtimeShell} ${pkgs.xfce4-14.xinitrc} &
+        waitPID=$!
+      '';
+    }];
+
+    services.xserver.updateDbusEnvironment = true;
+    services.xserver.gdk-pixbuf.modulePackages = [ pkgs.librsvg ];
+
+    # Enable helpful DBus services.
+    services.udisks2.enable = true;
+    security.polkit.enable = true;
+    services.accounts-daemon.enable = true;
+    services.upower.enable = config.powerManagement.enable;
+    services.gnome3.glib-networking.enable = true;
+    services.gvfs.enable = true;
+    services.gvfs.package = pkgs.xfce.gvfs;
+    services.tumbler.enable = true;
+    services.dbus.packages =
+      optional config.services.printing.enable pkgs.system-config-printer;
+    services.xserver.libinput.enable = mkDefault true; # used in xfce4-settings-manager
+
+    # Enable default programs
+    programs.dconf.enable = true;
+
+    # Shell integration for VTE terminals
+    programs.bash.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
+    programs.zsh.vteIntegration = mkDefault true;
+
+    # Systemd services
+    systemd.packages = with pkgs.xfce4-14; [
+      thunar
+    ] ++ optional (!cfg.noDesktop) xfce4-notifyd;
+
+  };
+}