diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 85afcb824fb7..cf9e7fa3bfa1 100755
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   ./programs/ssmtp.nix
   ./programs/uim.nix
   ./programs/venus.nix
+  ./programs/virtualbox-host.nix
   ./programs/wvdial.nix
   ./programs/freetds.nix
   ./programs/zsh/zsh.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox-host.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox-host.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d32ebc7ebcb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox-host.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  virtualbox = config.boot.kernelPackages.virtualbox;
+in
+
+{
+  options = {
+    services.virtualboxHost.enable = mkEnableOption "VirtualBox Host support";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf config.services.virtualboxHost.enable {
+    boot.kernelModules = [ "vboxdrv" "vboxnetadp" "vboxnetflt" ];
+    boot.extraModulePackages = [ virtualbox ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [ virtualbox ];
+
+    users.extraGroups.vboxusers.gid = config.ids.gids.vboxusers;
+
+    services.udev.extraRules =
+      ''
+        KERNEL=="vboxdrv",    OWNER="root", GROUP="vboxusers", MODE="0660", TAG+="systemd"
+        KERNEL=="vboxdrvu",   OWNER="root", GROUP="root",      MODE="0666", TAG+="systemd"
+        KERNEL=="vboxnetctl", OWNER="root", GROUP="vboxusers", MODE="0660", TAG+="systemd"
+        SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", ACTION=="add", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh $major $minor $attr{bDeviceClass}"
+        SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh $major $minor $attr{bDeviceClass}"
+        SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh --remove $major $minor"
+        SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="remove", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh --remove $major $minor"
+      '';
+
+    # Since we lack the right setuid binaries, set up a host-only network by default.
+
+    systemd.services."vboxnet0" =
+      { description = "VirtualBox vboxnet0 Interface";
+        requires = [ "dev-vboxnetctl.device" ];
+        after = [ "dev-vboxnetctl.device" ];
+        wantedBy = [ "network.target" "sys-subsystem-net-devices-vboxnet0.device" ];
+        path = [ virtualbox ];
+        serviceConfig.RemainAfterExit = true;
+        serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
+        script =
+          ''
+            if ! [ -e /sys/class/net/vboxnet0 ]; then
+              VBoxManage hostonlyif create
+            fi
+          '';
+        postStop =
+          ''
+            VBoxManage hostonlyif remove vboxnet0
+          '';
+      };
+
+    networking.interfaces.vboxnet0.ip4 = [ { address = "192.168.56.1"; prefixLength = 24; } ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox.nix
index 1a190573e943..a00b1e5f64d0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox.nix
@@ -1,48 +1,8 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with lib;
-
-let virtualbox = config.boot.kernelPackages.virtualbox; in
-
-{
-  boot.kernelModules = [ "vboxdrv" "vboxnetadp" "vboxnetflt" ];
-  boot.extraModulePackages = [ virtualbox ];
-  environment.systemPackages = [ virtualbox ];
-
-  users.extraGroups.vboxusers.gid = config.ids.gids.vboxusers;
-
-  services.udev.extraRules =
-    ''
-      KERNEL=="vboxdrv",    OWNER="root", GROUP="vboxusers", MODE="0660", TAG+="systemd"
-      KERNEL=="vboxdrvu",   OWNER="root", GROUP="root",      MODE="0666", TAG+="systemd"
-      KERNEL=="vboxnetctl", OWNER="root", GROUP="vboxusers", MODE="0660", TAG+="systemd"
-      SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", ACTION=="add", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh $major $minor $attr{bDeviceClass}"
-      SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh $major $minor $attr{bDeviceClass}"
-      SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh --remove $major $minor"
-      SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="remove", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", RUN+="${virtualbox}/libexec/virtualbox/VBoxCreateUSBNode.sh --remove $major $minor"
-    '';
-
-  # Since we lack the right setuid binaries, set up a host-only network by default.
-
-  systemd.services."vboxnet0" =
-    { description = "VirtualBox vboxnet0 Interface";
-      requires = [ "dev-vboxnetctl.device" ];
-      after = [ "dev-vboxnetctl.device" ];
-      wantedBy = [ "network.target" "sys-subsystem-net-devices-vboxnet0.device" ];
-      path = [ virtualbox ];
-      serviceConfig.RemainAfterExit = true;
-      serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
-      script =
-        ''
-          if ! [ -e /sys/class/net/vboxnet0 ]; then
-            VBoxManage hostonlyif create
-          fi
-        '';
-      postStop =
-        ''
-          VBoxManage hostonlyif remove vboxnet0
-        '';
-    };
-
-  networking.interfaces.vboxnet0.ip4 = [ { address = "192.168.56.1"; prefixLength = 24; } ];
+let
+  msg = "Importing <nixpkgs/nixos/modules/programs/virtualbox.nix> is "
+      + "deprecated, please use `services.virtualboxHost.enable = true' "
+      + "instead.";
+in {
+  config.warnings = [ msg ];
+  config.services.virtualboxHost.enable = true;
 }