diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index 3ce8eb62414..605eb3618ee 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -1943,18 +1943,6 @@ in
     };
 
 
-    hal = {
-
-      enable = mkOption {
-        default = true;
-        description = "
-          Whether to start the HAL daemon.
-        ";
-      };
-
-    };
-
-
     udev = {
 
       addFirmware = mkOption {
@@ -3019,6 +3007,7 @@ root        ALL=(ALL) SETENV: ALL
     (import ../upstart-jobs/pcmcia.nix)
 
     # services
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/hal.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/gpm.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/nagios/default.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/zabbix-agent.nix)
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index c63487c1b47..cb2035c66dc 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ let
         ++ pkgs.lib.optional config.hardware.enableGo7007 "${kernelPackages.wis_go7007}/firmware"
         ++ config.services.udev.addFirmware;
       extraUdevPkgs =
-           pkgs.lib.optional config.services.hal.enable pkgs.hal
-        ++ pkgs.lib.optional config.hardware.enableGo7007 kernelPackages.wis_go7007
+           pkgs.lib.optional config.hardware.enableGo7007 kernelPackages.wis_go7007
         ++ config.services.udev.addUdevPkgs;
     })
       
@@ -394,18 +393,13 @@ let
     (import ../upstart-jobs/dbus.nix {
       inherit (pkgs) stdenv dbus;
       dbusServices =
+        # add config.services.dbus.services
         pkgs.lib.optional config.services.hal.enable pkgs.hal ++
         pkgs.lib.optional config.services.avahi.enable pkgs.avahi ++
         pkgs.lib.optional config.services.disnix.enable pkgs.disnix
         ;
     })
 
-  # HAL daemon.
-  ++ optional config.services.hal.enable
-    (import ../upstart-jobs/hal.nix {
-      inherit (pkgs) stdenv hal;
-    })
-
   # Postfix mail server.
   ++ optional config.services.postfix.enable
     (import ../upstart-jobs/postfix.nix {
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/hal.nix b/upstart-jobs/hal.nix
index 90e8c49521b..b3f4e56f577 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/hal.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/hal.nix
@@ -1,39 +1,95 @@
-{stdenv, hal}:
+# HAL daemon.
+{pkgs, config}:
+
+###### interface
+let
+  inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption;
+
+  options = {
+    services = {
+      hal = {
+        enable = mkOption {
+          default = true;
+          description = "
+            Whether to start the HAL daemon.
+          ";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
+in
+
+###### implementation
+let
+  cfg = config.services.hal;
+  ifEnable = pkgs.lib.ifEnable cfg.enable;
+
+  inherit (pkgs) hal;
+
+  user = {
+    name = "haldaemon";
+    uid = (import ../system/ids.nix).uids.haldaemon;
+    description = "HAL daemon user";
+  };
+
+  group = {
+    name = "haldaemon";
+    gid = (import ../system/ids.nix).gids.haldaemon;
+  };
+
+
+  job = {
+    name = "hal";
+    
+    job = ''
+      description "HAL daemon"
+
+      start on dbus
+      stop on shutdown
+
+      start script
+
+          # !!! quick hack: wait until dbus has started
+          sleep 3
+
+          mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/cache/hald
+
+      end script
+
+      respawn ${hal}/sbin/hald --daemon=no
+    '';
+  };
+in
 
 {
-  name = "hal";
-  
-  users = [
-    { name = "haldaemon";
-      uid = (import ../system/ids.nix).uids.haldaemon;
-      description = "HAL daemon user";
-    }
+  require = [
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/default.nix) # config.services.extraJobs
+    # (import ../system/user.nix) # users.*
+    # (import ../upstart-jobs/udev.nix) # services.udev.*
+    # (import ../upstart-jobs/dbus.nix) # services.dbus.*
+    # (import ?) # config.environment.extraPackages
+    options
   ];
 
-  groups = [
-    { name = "haldaemon";
-      gid = (import ../system/ids.nix).gids.haldaemon;
-    }
-  ];
+  environment = {
+    extraPackages = ifEnable [hal];
+  };
 
-  extraPath = [hal];
-  
-  job = ''
-    description "HAL daemon"
+  users = {
+    extraUsers = ifEnable [user];
+    extraGroups = ifEnable [group];
+  };
 
-    start on dbus
-    stop on shutdown
+  services = {
+    extraJobs = ifEnable [job];
 
-    start script
+    udev = {
+      addUdevPkgs = ifEnable [hal];
+    };
 
-        # !!! quick hack: wait until dbus has started
-        sleep 3
-
-        mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/cache/hald
-
-    end script
-
-    respawn ${hal}/sbin/hald --daemon=no
-  '';
-  
+    dbus = {
+      enable = cfg.enable;
+      # services = ifEnable [hal];
+    };
+  };
 }