diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thinkfan.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thinkfan.nix
index 8fa7b456f20e..cca35f492b8e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thinkfan.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/thinkfan.nix
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ in {
 
     systemd.services = {
       thinkfan.environment.THINKFAN_ARGS = escapeShellArgs ([ "-c" configFile ] ++ cfg.extraArgs);
+      thinkfan.serviceConfig.Restart = "on-failure";
+      thinkfan.serviceConfig.RestartSec = "30s";
 
       # must be added manually, see issue #81138
       thinkfan.wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];