diff --git a/nixos/networking.nix b/nixos/networking.nix
index 78ff2f0e..7f9bc9b7 100644
--- a/nixos/networking.nix
+++ b/nixos/networking.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {
   eth-interface ? "eth0",
   static-ip ? false, # false, or IPv4 address
+  default-gateway ? "192.168.1.1",
 }:
 {
   networking = if static-ip != false then {
+    defaultGateway = { address = default-gateway; interface = eth-interface; };
     useDHCP = false;
     interfaces.${eth-interface}.ipv4.addresses = [ {
       address = static-ip;