diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/swap.nix b/nixos/modules/config/swap.nix
index a37b46b8c468..9b64d5287a1f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/swap.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/swap.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,15 @@ let
         '';
       };
 
+      options = mkOption {
+        default = [ "defaults" ];
+        example = [ "nofail" ];
+        type = types.listOf types.nonEmptyStr;
+        description = ''
+          Options used to mount the swap.
+        '';
+      };
+
       deviceName = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         internal = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix
index d274a38a270f..2f17608560f7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/tasks/filesystems.nix
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ in
         # https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/fstab#Filepath_spaces
         escape = string: builtins.replaceStrings [ " " "\t" ] [ "\\040" "\\011" ] string;
         swapOptions = sw: concatStringsSep "," (
-          [ "defaults" ]
+          sw.options
           ++ optional (sw.priority != null) "pri=${toString sw.priority}"
           ++ optional (sw.discardPolicy != null) "discard${optionalString (sw.discardPolicy != "both") "=${toString sw.discardPolicy}"}"
         );