diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index cf16986b2136..1f5c15812695 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ in rec {
         services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome3.enable = true;
       });
 
+    pantheon = makeClosure ({ ... }:
+      { services.xserver.enable = true;
+        services.xserver.desktopManager.pantheon.enable = true;
+      });
+
     # Linux/Apache/PostgreSQL/PHP stack.
     lapp = makeClosure ({ pkgs, ... }:
       { services.httpd.enable = true;