diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index a4915a2fa5c3..2541bc6a98af 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
   ./services/desktops/accountservice.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/at-spi2-core.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/evolution-data-server.nix
+  ./services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-keyring.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/sushi.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/tracker.nix
   ./services/desktops/telepathy.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-keyring.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-keyring.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..447fd783f148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-keyring.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# GNOME Keyring daemon.
+
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with pkgs.lib;
+
+{
+
+  ###### interface
+
+  options = {
+
+    services.gnome3.gnome-keyring = {
+
+      enable = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          Whether to enable GNOME Keyring daemon, a service designed to
+          take care of the user's security credentials,
+          such as user names and passwordsa search engine.
+        '';
+      };
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+
+  ###### implementation
+
+  config = mkIf config.services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable {
+
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnome3.gnome_keyring ];
+
+    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.gnome3.gnome_keyring ];
+
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 60a74d6c7fe9..a6f63304d7d8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ in {
     services.accounts-daemon.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.at-spi2-core.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.evolution-data-server.enable = true;
+    services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.sushi.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.gnome3.tracker.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.telepathy.enable = mkDefault true;