diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/default.nix
index a3bbfa834b1..8cdd317b7b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lvm2/default.nix
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ''
       substituteInPlace $out/lib/udev/rules.d/13-dm-disk.rules \
         --replace $out/sbin/blkid ${utillinux}/sbin/blkid
+
+      # Systemd stuff
+      mkdir -p $out/etc/systemd/system $out/lib/systemd/system-generators
+      cp scripts/blk_availability_systemd_red_hat.service $out/etc/systemd/system
+      cp scripts/lvm2_activation_generator_systemd_red_hat $out/lib/systemd/system-generators
     '';
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 21a3a3c87d0..b2066e82388 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6805,6 +6805,15 @@ let
 
   systemd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/systemd { };
 
+  # In nixos, you can set systemd.package = pkgs.systemd_with_lvm2 to get
+  # LVM2 working in systemd.
+  systemd_with_lvm2 = pkgs.lib.overrideDerivation pkgs.systemd (p: {
+      name = p.name + "-with-lvm2";
+      postInstall = p.postInstall + ''
+        cp ${pkgs.lvm2}/lib/systemd/system-generators/* $out/lib/systemd/system-generat
+      '';
+  });
+
   sysvinit = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysvinit { };
 
   sysvtools = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/sysvinit {