diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/snapper.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/snapper.nix
index 6f3aaa973a0..3560d08520b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/snapper.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/snapper.nix
@@ -121,6 +121,16 @@ in
 
     services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.snapper ];
 
+    systemd.services.snapperd = {
+      description = "DBus interface for snapper";
+      inherit documentation;
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type = "dbus";
+        BusName = "org.opensuse.Snapper";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.snapper}/bin/snapperd";
+      };
+    };
+
     systemd.services.snapper-timeline = {
       description = "Timeline of Snapper Snapshots";
       inherit documentation;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/snapper/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/snapper/default.nix
index ab4aad48556..576e1d78074 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/snapper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/snapper/default.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "snapper";
-  version = "0.8.12";
+  version = "0.8.14";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "openSUSE";
     repo = "snapper";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0vkzncgyf1l2wcr5qd615qbd0hmclfrblg38mx52m707z3wyv88v";
+    sha256 = "1q687bjwy668klxnhsrc2rlhisa59j8bhmh1jw220rq7z0hm2khr";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [