diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration.xml
index 0ffee826dc4..803a3393d15 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration.xml
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ driver from a set of X.org drivers (such as <literal>vesa</literal>
 and <literal>intel</literal>).  You can also specify a driver
 manually, e.g.
 <programlisting>
-hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = [ "r128" ];
+services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "r128" ];
 </programlisting>
 to enable X.org’s <literal>xf86-video-r128</literal> driver.</para>
 
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ $ systemctl start display-manager.service
 has better 3D performance than the X.org drivers.  It is not enabled
 by default because it’s not free software.  You can enable it as follows:
 <programlisting>
-hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = [ "nvidia" ];
+services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "nvidia" ];
 </programlisting>
 You may need to reboot after enabling this driver to prevent a clash
 with other kernel modules.</para>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
index 485ac008dd8..b2c97f0bfad 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/opengl.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
-{ config, pkgs, pkgs_i686, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, pkgs_i686, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
 let
-  inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption types mkIf optional optionals elem optionalString optionalAttrs;
 
   cfg = config.hardware.opengl;
 
   kernelPackages = config.boot.kernelPackages;
-in {
+
+  videoDrivers = config.services.xserver.videoDrivers;
+
+in
+
+{
   options = {
     hardware.opengl.enable = mkOption {
-      description = "Whether this configuration requires opengl.";
+      description = "Whether this configuration requires OpenGL.";
       type = types.bool;
       default = false;
       internal = true;
@@ -45,18 +52,6 @@ in {
       '';
     };
 
-
-    hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = mkOption {
-      type = types.listOf types.str;
-      # !!! We'd like "nv" here, but it segfaults the X server.
-      default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" "vmware" ];
-      example = [ "vesa" ];
-      description = ''
-        The names of the opengl video drivers the configuration
-        supports. They will be tried in order until one that
-        supports your card is found.
-      '';
-    };
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
@@ -71,21 +66,21 @@ in {
       ${optionalString (pkgs.stdenv.isi686) "ln -sf opengl-driver /run/opengl-driver-32"}
     ''
       #TODO:  The OpenGL driver should depend on what's detected at runtime.
-     +( if elem "nvidia" cfg.videoDrivers then
+     +( if elem "nvidia" videoDrivers then
           ''
             ln -sf ${kernelPackages.nvidia_x11} /run/opengl-driver
             ${optionalString cfg.driSupport32Bit
               "ln -sf ${pkgs_i686.linuxPackages.nvidia_x11.override { libsOnly = true; kernel = null; } } /run/opengl-driver-32"}
           ''
-        else if elem "nvidiaLegacy173" cfg.videoDrivers then
+        else if elem "nvidiaLegacy173" videoDrivers then
           "ln -sf ${kernelPackages.nvidia_x11_legacy173} /run/opengl-driver"
-        else if elem "nvidiaLegacy304" cfg.videoDrivers then
+        else if elem "nvidiaLegacy304" videoDrivers then
           ''
             ln -sf ${kernelPackages.nvidia_x11_legacy304} /run/opengl-driver
             ${optionalString cfg.driSupport32Bit
               "ln -sf ${pkgs_i686.linuxPackages.nvidia_x11_legacy304.override { libsOnly = true; kernel = null; } } /run/opengl-driver-32"}
           ''
-        else if elem "ati_unfree" cfg.videoDrivers then
+        else if elem "ati_unfree" videoDrivers then
           "ln -sf ${kernelPackages.ati_drivers_x11} /run/opengl-driver"
         else
           let
@@ -109,19 +104,20 @@ in {
       [ "/run/opengl-driver/lib" "/run/opengl-driver-32/lib" ];
 
     boot.extraModulePackages =
-      optional (elem "nvidia" cfg.videoDrivers) kernelPackages.nvidia_x11 ++
-      optional (elem "nvidiaLegacy173" cfg.videoDrivers) kernelPackages.nvidia_x11_legacy173 ++
-      optional (elem "nvidiaLegacy304" cfg.videoDrivers) kernelPackages.nvidia_x11_legacy304 ++
-      optional (elem "virtualbox" cfg.videoDrivers) kernelPackages.virtualboxGuestAdditions ++
-      optional (elem "ati_unfree" cfg.videoDrivers) kernelPackages.ati_drivers_x11;
+      optional (elem "nvidia" videoDrivers) kernelPackages.nvidia_x11 ++
+      optional (elem "nvidiaLegacy173" videoDrivers) kernelPackages.nvidia_x11_legacy173 ++
+      optional (elem "nvidiaLegacy304" videoDrivers) kernelPackages.nvidia_x11_legacy304 ++
+      optional (elem "virtualbox" videoDrivers) kernelPackages.virtualboxGuestAdditions ++
+      optional (elem "ati_unfree" videoDrivers) kernelPackages.ati_drivers_x11;
 
     boot.blacklistedKernelModules =
-      optionals (elem "nvidia" cfg.videoDrivers) [ "nouveau" "nvidiafb" ];
+      optionals (elem "nvidia" videoDrivers) [ "nouveau" "nvidiafb" ];
 
-    environment.etc =  (optionalAttrs (elem "ati_unfree" cfg.videoDrivers) {
+    environment.etc =
+      (optionalAttrs (elem "ati_unfree" videoDrivers) {
         "ati".source = "${kernelPackages.ati_drivers_x11}/etc/ati";
       })
-      // (optionalAttrs (elem "nvidia" cfg.videoDrivers) {
+      // (optionalAttrs (elem "nvidia" videoDrivers) {
         "OpenCL/vendors/nvidia.icd".source = "${kernelPackages.nvidia_x11}/lib/vendors/nvidia.icd";
       });
   };
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-sheevaplug.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-sheevaplug.nix
index 1008bd5d3d0..3626308bff8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-sheevaplug.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/system-tarball-sheevaplug.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ in
   };
 
   # Setting vesa, we don't get the nvidia driver, which can't work in arm.
-  hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = [ "vesa" ];
+  services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ "vesa" ];
+
   services.nixosManual.enable = false;
 
   # Include the firmware for various wireless cards.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
index da1d2688277..89f112cc6bf 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-generate-config.pl
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ foreach my $path (glob "/sys/bus/pci/devices/*") {
     pciCheck $path;
 }
 
-push @attrs, "hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = [ \"$videoDriver\" ];" if $videoDriver;
+push @attrs, "services.xserver.videoDrivers = [ \"$videoDriver\" ];" if $videoDriver;
 
 
 # Idem for USB devices.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
index 0a52cbea289..f68f8dc40aa 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ with lib;
 
   # Add some more video drivers to give X11 a shot at working in
   # VMware and QEMU.
-  hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = mkOverride 40 [ "virtualbox" "vmware" "cirrus" "vesa" ];
+  services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkOverride 40 [ "virtualbox" "vmware" "cirrus" "vesa" ];
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/rename.nix b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
index ae0b4003fee..1a0c7c0168c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/rename.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ in zipModules ([]
 ++ obsolete [ "services" "xserver" "driSupport" ] [ "hardware" "opengl" "driSupport" ]
 ++ obsolete [ "services" "xserver" "driSupport32Bit" ] [ "hardware" "opengl" "driSupport32Bit" ]
 ++ obsolete [ "services" "xserver" "s3tcSupport" ] [ "hardware" "opengl" "s3tcSupport" ]
-++ obsolete [ "services" "xserver" "videoDrivers" ] [ "hardware" "opengl" "videoDrivers" ]
+++ obsolete [ "hardware" "opengl" "videoDrivers" ] [ "services" "xserver" "videoDrivers" ]
 
 ++ obsolete [ "services" "mysql55" ] [ "services" "mysql" ]
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/terminal-server.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/terminal-server.nix
index bdc23c0acd1..a036e085b0b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/terminal-server.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/terminal-server.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ in
   config = {
 
     services.xserver.enable = true;
-    hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = [];
+    services.xserver.videoDrivers = [];
 
     # Enable KDM.  Any display manager will do as long as it supports XDMCP.
     services.xserver.displayManager.kdm.enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
index 65f93b54499..941d08c4641 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/xserver.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ let
     intel-testing = { modules = with pkgs.xorg; [ xf86videointel-testing glamoregl ]; driverName = "intel"; };
   };
 
-  driverNames = config.hardware.opengl.videoDrivers;
+  driverNames = cfg.videoDrivers;
 
   needsAcpid =
      (elem "nvidia" driverNames) ||
@@ -181,6 +181,18 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
+      videoDrivers = mkOption {
+        type = types.listOf types.str;
+        # !!! We'd like "nv" here, but it segfaults the X server.
+        default = [ "ati" "cirrus" "intel" "vesa" "vmware" ];
+        example = [ "vesa" ];
+        description = ''
+          The names of the video drivers the configuration
+          supports. They will be tried in order until one that
+          supports your card is found.
+        '';
+      };
+
       videoDriver = mkOption {
         type = types.nullOr types.str;
         default = null;
@@ -188,7 +200,7 @@ in
         description = ''
           The name of the video driver for your graphics card.  This
           option is obsolete; please set the
-          <option>hardware.opengl.videoDrivers</option> instead.
+          <option>services.xserver.videoDrivers</option> instead.
         '';
       };
 
@@ -386,7 +398,7 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     hardware.opengl.enable = true;
-    hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = mkIf (cfg.videoDriver != null) [ cfg.videoDriver ];
+    services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkIf (cfg.videoDriver != null) [ cfg.videoDriver ];
 
     assertions =
       [ { assertion = !(config.programs.ssh.startAgent && cfg.startGnuPGAgent);
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index 6605b94439b..323f1bfc57e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ in
 
     # When building a regular system configuration, override whatever
     # video driver the host uses.
-    hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = mkVMOverride [ "vesa" ];
+    services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkVMOverride [ "vesa" ];
     services.xserver.defaultDepth = mkVMOverride 0;
     services.xserver.resolutions = mkVMOverride [ { x = 1024; y = 768; } ];
     services.xserver.monitorSection =
diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix
index 96354f1d81d..b3847daf12c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/virtualbox-guest.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ optionalAttrs (pkgs.stdenv.isi686 || pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64) # ugly...
         serviceConfig.ExecStart = "@${kernel.virtualboxGuestAdditions}/sbin/VBoxService VBoxService --foreground";
       };
 
-    hardware.opengl.videoDrivers = mkOverride 50 [ "virtualbox" ];
+    services.xserver.videoDrivers = mkOverride 50 [ "virtualbox" ];
 
     services.xserver.config =
       ''