diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b51f28b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "nixpkgs-mozilla"]
+	path = nixpkgs-mozilla
+	url = git@github.com:mozilla/nixpkgs-mozilla.git
diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 02c6c3288..64f52aa5f 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
-let
-  unstable = import <nixos-unstable> { config.allowUnfree = true; };
+let rust-overlay = import "/etc/nixos/nixpkgs-mozilla/rust-overlay.nix";
+    unstable = import <nixos-unstable> { config.allowUnfree = true; };
 in {
   imports =
     [ # Include the results of the hardware scan.
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ in {
     ./local-configuration.nix
     ];
 
+  # Configure the Nix package manager
+  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
+  nixpkgs.overlays = [ rust-overlay ];
+
   # Use the systemd-boot EFI boot loader.
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ in {
   # $ nix-env -qaP | grep wget
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     curl gnumake unzip openjdk gcc htop tree direnv tmux fish ripgrep
-    gnupg pass git manpages stdmanpages
+    gnupg pass git manpages stdmanpages latest.rustChannels.stable.rust
   ];
 
   # Enable the X11 windowing system.
@@ -52,7 +56,6 @@ in {
 
   # Configure other random applications:
   programs.java.enable = true;
-  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
   # Configure fonts
   fonts = {
diff --git a/nixpkgs-mozilla b/nixpkgs-mozilla
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..6179dd876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixpkgs-mozilla
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 6179dd876578ca2931f864627598ede16ba6cdef