diff --git a/system/etc.nix b/system/etc.nix
index 6d0bf80a240..756450ebe23 100644
--- a/system/etc.nix
+++ b/system/etc.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{config, pkgs, upstartJobs, systemPath, wrapperDir, defaultShell}:
+{config, pkgs, upstartJobs, systemPath, wrapperDir, defaultShell, extraEtc}:
 
 let 
 
@@ -144,5 +144,9 @@ import ../helpers/make-etc.nix {
       "chsh"
       "common"
     ]
-  );
+  )
+
+  # Additional /etc files declared by Upstart jobs.
+  ++ extraEtc;
+  
 }
diff --git a/system/system.nix b/system/system.nix
index 6341db298df..83d92958b16 100644
--- a/system/system.nix
+++ b/system/system.nix
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ rec {
   # The static parts of /etc.
   etc = import ./etc.nix {
     inherit config pkgs upstartJobs systemPath wrapperDir defaultShell;
+    extraEtc = pkgs.lib.concatLists (map (job: job.extraEtc) upstartJobs.jobs);
   };
 
 
diff --git a/system/upstart.nix b/system/upstart.nix
index 798df5b065b..6e4b9797d70 100644
--- a/system/upstart.nix
+++ b/system/upstart.nix
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ import ../upstart-jobs/gather.nix {
 
   # For the built-in logd job.
   ++ [
-    (pkgs.upstart // {extraPath = [];})
+    (pkgs.upstart // {extraPath = []; extraEtc = [];})
   ];
   
 }
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/make-job.nix b/upstart-jobs/make-job.nix
index 457336c8f20..d263a6d44f7 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/make-job.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/make-job.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 //
 
 # Allow jobs to declare extra packages that should be added to the
-# system path.
+# system path, as well as extra files that should be added to /etc.
 {
   extraPath = if job ? extraPath then job.extraPath else [];
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  extraEtc = if job ? extraEtc then job.extraEtc else [];
+}
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix b/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
index f016035f463..69f1d834c4e 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/xserver.nix
@@ -228,6 +228,13 @@ rec {
     xorg.xset # used by startkde, non-essential
   ];
 
+
+  extraEtc =
+    optional (sessionType == "kde")
+      { source = "${xkeyboard_config}/etc/X11/xkb";
+        target = "X11/xkb";
+      };
+
     
   job = "
     #start on network-interfaces