diff --git a/misc/runit/nix-daemon.service.in b/misc/runit/nix-daemon.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a34ef66d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/runit/nix-daemon.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!bin/sh
+sv check nix >/dev/null || exit 1
+exec /nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin/nix-daemon --daemon