diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 8d329b5b4b2..8cd557ea202 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
   ./services/desktops/dleyna-server.nix
   ./services/desktops/geoclue2.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/at-spi2-core.nix
+  ./services/desktops/gnome3/chrome-gnome-shell.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/evolution-data-server.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-disks.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-documents.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/chrome-gnome-shell.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/chrome-gnome-shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2740a22c7ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/chrome-gnome-shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Chrome GNOME Shell native host connector.
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+  ###### interface
+  options = {
+    services.gnome3.chrome-gnome-shell.enable = mkEnableOption ''
+      Chrome GNOME Shell native host connector, a DBus service
+      allowing to install GNOME Shell extensions from a web browser.
+    '';
+  };
+
+
+  ###### implementation
+  config = mkIf config.services.gnome3.chrome-gnome-shell.enable {
+    environment.etc = {
+      "chromium/native-messaging-hosts/org.gnome.chrome_gnome_shell.json".source = "${pkgs.chrome-gnome-shell}/etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts/org.gnome.chrome_gnome_shell.json";
+      "opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/org.gnome.chrome_gnome_shell.json".source = "${pkgs.chrome-gnome-shell}/etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts/org.gnome.chrome_gnome_shell.json";
+    };
+
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.chrome-gnome-shell ];
+
+    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.chrome-gnome-shell ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/chrome-gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/chrome-gnome-shell/default.nix
index ffdf58ec5f5..9fc635b2190 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/chrome-gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/extensions/chrome-gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "GNOME Shell integration for Chrome";
+    longDescription = ''
+      To use the integration, install the <link xlink:href="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GnomeShellIntegrationForChrome/Installation">browser extension</link>, and then set <option>services.gnome3.chrome-gnome-shell.enable</option> to <literal>true</literal>.
+    '';
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = gnome3.maintainers;
     platforms = platforms.linux;