diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index dda647ac1994..e92cbe31e25a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
   ./programs/skim.nix
   ./programs/slock.nix
   ./programs/sniffnet.nix
+  ./programs/soundmodem.nix
   ./programs/spacefm.nix
   ./programs/ssh.nix
   ./programs/starship.nix
@@ -286,8 +287,8 @@
   ./programs/virt-manager.nix
   ./programs/wavemon.nix
   ./programs/wayland/cardboard.nix
-  ./programs/wayland/labwc.nix
   ./programs/wayland/hyprland.nix
+  ./programs/wayland/labwc.nix
   ./programs/wayland/river.nix
   ./programs/wayland/sway.nix
   ./programs/wayland/waybar.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/soundmodem.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/soundmodem.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..59c1f2fb2ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/soundmodem.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+let
+  cfg = config.programs.soundmodem;
+in
+{
+  options = {
+    programs.soundmodem = {
+      enable = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = lib.mdDoc ''
+          Whether to add Soundmodem to the global environment and configure a
+          wrapper for 'soundmodemconfig' for users in the 'soundmodem' group.
+        '';
+      };
+      package = mkPackageOption pkgs "soundmodem" { };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+    environment.systemPackages = [ soundmodem ];
+    users.groups.soundmodem = { };
+
+    security.wrappers.soundmodemconfig = {
+      source = "${cfg.package}/bin/soundmodemconfig";
+      owner = "root";
+      group = "soundmodem";
+      permissions = "u+rx,g+x";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix
index 01a8006822f6..f69fbfecd608 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/radio/soundmodem/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, alsa-lib, audiofile, gtk2, libxml2 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, alsa-lib, audiofile, gtk2, libxml2, copyDesktopItems, makeDesktopItem }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "soundmodem";
@@ -9,13 +9,26 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "156l3wjnh5rcisxb42kcmlf74swf679v4xnj09zy5j74rd4h721z";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    copyDesktopItems
+  ];
   buildInputs = [ alsa-lib audiofile gtk2 libxml2 ];
 
   patches = [ ./matFix.patch ];
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  desktopItems = [
+    (makeDesktopItem {
+      name = "SoundmodemConfig";
+      exec = "soundmodemconfig";
+      desktopName = "SoundModemConfig";
+      comment = "Audio based modem for ham radio supporting ax.25";
+      categories = [ "Audio" ];
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Audio based modem for ham radio supporting ax.25";
     longDescription = ''