diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 308bd8cb717b..cb3599589cfe 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
   ./programs/plotinus.nix
   ./programs/proxychains.nix
   ./programs/qt5ct.nix
+  ./programs/rust-motd.nix
   ./programs/screen.nix
   ./programs/sedutil.nix
   ./programs/seahorse.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/rust-motd.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/rust-motd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..671e701cd195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/rust-motd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.programs.rust-motd;
+  format = pkgs.formats.toml { };
+in {
+  options.programs.rust-motd = {
+    enable = mkEnableOption "rust-motd";
+    enableMotdInSSHD = mkOption {
+      default = true;
+      type = types.bool;
+      description = mdDoc ''
+        Whether to let `openssh` print the
+        result when entering a new `ssh`-session.
+        By default either nothing or a static file defined via
+        [](#opt-users.motd) is printed. Because of that,
+        the latter option is incompatible with this module.
+      '';
+    };
+    refreshInterval = mkOption {
+      default = "*:0/5";
+      type = types.str;
+      description = mdDoc ''
+        Interval in which the {manpage}`motd(5)` file is refreshed.
+        For possible formats, please refer to {manpage}`systemd.time(7)`.
+      '';
+    };
+    settings = mkOption {
+      type = types.submodule {
+        freeformType = format.type;
+      };
+      description = mdDoc ''
+        Settings on what to generate. Please read the
+        [upstream documentation](https://github.com/rust-motd/rust-motd/blob/main/README.md#configuration)
+        for further information.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    assertions = [
+      { assertion = config.users.motd == null;
+        message = ''
+          `programs.rust-motd` is incompatible with `users.motd`!
+        '';
+      }
+    ];
+    systemd.services.rust-motd = {
+      path = with pkgs; [ bash ];
+      documentation = [ "https://github.com/rust-motd/rust-motd/blob/v${pkgs.rust-motd.version}/README.md" ];
+      description = "motd generator";
+      serviceConfig = {
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.writeShellScript "update-motd" ''
+          ${pkgs.rust-motd}/bin/rust-motd ${format.generate "motd.conf" cfg.settings} > motd
+        ''}";
+        CapabilityBoundingSet = [ "" ];
+        LockPersonality = true;
+        MemoryDenyWriteExecute = true;
+        NoNewPrivileges = true;
+        PrivateDevices = true;
+        PrivateTmp = true;
+        ProtectClock = true;
+        ProtectControlGroups = true;
+        ProtectHome = true;
+        ProtectHostname = true;
+        ProtectKernelModules = true;
+        ProtectKernelLogs = true;
+        ProtectKernelTunables = true;
+        ProtectSystem = "full";
+        StateDirectory = "rust-motd";
+        RestrictAddressFamilies = "none";
+        RestrictNamespaces = true;
+        RestrictRealtime = true;
+        RestrictSUIDSGID = true;
+        RemoveIPC = true;
+        WorkingDirectory = "/var/lib/rust-motd";
+      };
+    };
+    systemd.timers.rust-motd = {
+      wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];
+      timerConfig.OnCalendar = cfg.refreshInterval;
+    };
+    security.pam.services.sshd.text = mkIf cfg.enableMotdInSSHD (mkDefault (mkAfter ''
+      session optional ${pkgs.pam}/lib/security/pam_motd.so motd=/var/lib/rust-motd/motd
+    ''));
+    services.openssh.extraConfig = mkIf (cfg.settings ? last_login && cfg.settings.last_login != {}) ''
+      PrintLastLog no
+    '';
+  };
+  meta.maintainers = with maintainers; [ ma27 ];
+}