diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/bluetooth.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/bluetooth.nix
index 4a8cd86b0b1..d7ca8a43179 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/bluetooth.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/bluetooth.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 with lib;
 
 let
-  bluez-bluetooth = pkgs.bluez;
   cfg = config.hardware.bluetooth;
+  bluez-bluetooth = cfg.package;
 
 in {
 
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ in {
         description = "Whether to power up the default Bluetooth controller on boot.";
       };
 
+      package = mkOption {
+        type = types.package;
+        default = pkgs.bluez;
+        defaultText = "pkgs.bluez";
+        example = "pkgs.bluez.override { enableMidi = true; }";
+        description = ''
+          Which BlueZ package to use.
+        '';
+      };
+
       extraConfig = mkOption {
         type = types.lines;
         default = "";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
index a0c240dfd46..d4595d73d94 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, dbus, glib, alsaLib,
   pythonPackages, readline, udev, libical,
-  systemd, enableWiimote ? false }:
+  systemd, enableWiimote ? false, enableMidi ? false }:
 
 assert stdenv.isLinux;
 
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$(out)/etc/systemd/system"
     "--with-systemduserunitdir=$(out)/etc/systemd/user"
     "--with-udevdir=$(out)/lib/udev"
-    ] ++
-    stdenv.lib.optional enableWiimote [ "--enable-wiimote" ];
+    ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableWiimote [ "--enable-wiimote" ]
+    ++ stdenv.lib.optional enableMidi [ "--enable-midi" ];
 
   # Work around `make install' trying to create /var/lib/bluetooth.
   installFlags = "statedir=$(TMPDIR)/var/lib/bluetooth";