diff --git a/modules/hardware/network/rt73.nix b/modules/hardware/network/rt73.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f7fae009528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/hardware/network/rt73.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{pkgs, config, ...}:
+
+{
+
+  ###### interface
+
+  options = {
+  
+    networking.enableRT73Firmware = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
+      default = false;
+      type = pkgs.lib.types.bool;
+      description = ''
+        Turn on this option if you want firmware for the RT73 NIC
+      '';
+    };
+
+  };
+
+
+  ###### implementation
+  
+  config = pkgs.lib.mkIf config.networking.enableRT73Firmware {
+    hardware.firmware = [ pkgs.rt73fw ];
+  };
+  
+}
diff --git a/modules/module-list.nix b/modules/module-list.nix
index 63246f44400..ca6bd0b3515 100644
--- a/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   ./config/users-groups.nix
   ./hardware/network/intel-2200bg.nix
   ./hardware/network/intel-3945abg.nix
+  ./hardware/network/rt73.nix 
   ./hardware/pcmcia.nix
   ./installer/grub/grub.nix
   ./installer/tools/nixos-checkout.nix