diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index 7fcd61880ea885..d6f463be9e811f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -206,6 +206,12 @@ let
       ${cfg.httpConfig}
     }''}
 
+    ${optionalString (cfg.streamConfig != "") ''
+    stream {
+      ${cfg.streamConfig}
+    }
+    ''}
+
     ${cfg.appendConfig}
   '';
 
@@ -483,6 +489,21 @@ in
         ";
       };
 
+      streamConfig = mkOption {
+        type = types.lines;
+        default = "";
+        example = ''
+          server {
+            listen 127.0.0.1:53 udp reuseport;
+            proxy_timeout 20s;
+            proxy_pass 192.168.0.1:53535;
+          }
+        '';
+        description = "
+          Configuration lines to be set inside the stream block.
+        ";
+      };
+
       eventsConfig = mkOption {
         type = types.lines;
         default = "";