diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 9982cdae9e3..5c11b55e97f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/evince.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/evolution-data-server.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/file-roller.nix
+  ./services/desktops/gnome3/glib-networking.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-disks.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-documents.nix
   ./services/desktops/gnome3/gnome-keyring.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/glib-networking.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/glib-networking.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..186668d7d38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/glib-networking.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# GLib Networking
+
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+
+  ###### interface
+
+  options = {
+
+    services.gnome3.glib-networking = {
+
+      enable = mkEnableOption "network extensions for GLib";
+
+    };
+
+  };
+
+  ###### implementation
+
+  config = mkIf config.services.gnome3.glib-networking.enable {
+
+    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.gnome3.glib-networking ];
+
+    systemd.packages = [ pkgs.gnome3.glib-networking ];
+
+    environment.variables.GIO_EXTRA_MODULES = [ "${pkgs.gnome3.glib-networking.out}/lib/gio/modules" ];
+
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
index 121ef07c00d..3d748d4308b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome3.nix
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ in {
     services.gnome3.evince.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.gnome3.evolution-data-server.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.file-roller.enable = mkDefault true;
+    services.gnome3.glib-networking.enable = true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-disks.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-documents.enable = mkDefault true;
     services.gnome3.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
@@ -205,7 +206,6 @@ in {
     services.xserver.updateDbusEnvironment = true;
 
     environment.variables.GIO_EXTRA_MODULES = [ "${lib.getLib pkgs.gnome3.dconf}/lib/gio/modules"
-                                                "${pkgs.gnome3.glib-networking.out}/lib/gio/modules"
                                                 "${pkgs.gnome3.gvfs}/lib/gio/modules" ];
     environment.systemPackages = pkgs.gnome3.corePackages ++ cfg.sessionPath
       ++ (pkgs.gnome3.removePackagesByName pkgs.gnome3.optionalPackages config.environment.gnome3.excludePackages) ++ [