diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire.nix
index 5aee59cfdcc..ed2f1c36016 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ with lib;
 
 let
   cfg = config.services.pipewire;
-  packages = with pkgs; [ pipewire ];
+  enable32BitAlsaPlugins = cfg.alsa.support32Bit
+                           && pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64
+                           && pkgs.pkgsi686Linux.pipewire != null;
 
 in {
 
@@ -25,17 +27,52 @@ in {
           Automatically run pipewire when connections are made to the pipewire socket.
         '';
       };
+
+      alsa = {
+        enable = mkOption {
+          default = false;
+          type = types.bool;
+          description = ''
+            Route audio to/from generic ALSA-using applications via the ALSA PIPEWIRE PCM plugin.
+          '';
+        };
+
+        support32Bit = mkOption {
+          default = false;
+          type = types.bool;
+          description = ''
+            Whether to support sound for 32-bit ALSA applications on a 64-bit system.
+          '';
+        };
+      };
     };
   };
 
 
   ###### implementation
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    environment.systemPackages = packages;
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.pipewire ];
 
-    systemd.packages = packages;
+    systemd.packages = [ pkgs.pipewire ];
 
     systemd.user.sockets.pipewire.wantedBy = lib.mkIf cfg.socketActivation [ "sockets.target" ];
-  };
 
+    sound.extraConfig = mkIf cfg.alsa.enable ''
+      pcm_type.pipewire {
+        libs.native = ${pkgs.pipewire.lib}/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pipewire.so ;
+        ${optionalString enable32BitAlsaPlugins
+          "libs.32Bit = ${pkgs.pkgsi686Linux.pipewire.lib}/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pipewire.so ;"}
+      }
+      pcm.!default {
+        @func getenv
+        vars [ PCM ]
+        default "plug:pipewire"
+        playback_mode "-1"
+        capture_mode "-1"
+      }
+    '';
+    environment.etc."alsa/conf.d/50-pipewire.conf" = mkIf cfg.alsa.enable {
+      source = "${pkgs.pipewire}/share/alsa/alsa.conf.d/50-pipewire.conf";
+    };
+  };
 }