diff --git a/lib/include/guest_os.h b/lib/include/guest_os.h
index 868dec68..0b9a2ad7 100644
--- a/lib/include/guest_os.h
+++ b/lib/include/guest_os.h
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ Bool Gos_InSetArray(uint32 gos, const uint32 *set);
 #define STR_OS_MANDRAKE_FULL      "Mandrake Linux"
 #define STR_OS_MANDRIVA           "mandriva"
 #define STR_OS_MKLINUX            "MkLinux"
+#define STR_OS_NIXOS              "NixOS"
 #define STR_OS_NOVELL             "nld9"
 #define STR_OS_NOVELL_FULL        "Novell Linux Desktop 9"
 #define STR_OS_ORACLE6            "oraclelinux6"
diff --git a/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c b/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
index 348a67ec..5f8beb2b 100644
--- a/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
+++ b/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ static const DistroInfo distroArray[] = {
    { "Mandrake",           "/etc/mandrake-release"      },
    { "Mandriva",           "/etc/mandriva-release"      },
    { "MkLinux",            "/etc/mklinux-release"       },
+   { "NixOS",              "/etc/os-release"            },
    { "Novell",             "/etc/nld-release"           },
    { "OracleLinux",        "/etc/oracle-release"        },
    { "Photon",             "/etc/lsb-release"           },
@@ -865,6 +866,8 @@ HostinfoGetOSShortName(const char *distro,      // IN: full distro name
       }
    } else if (strstr(distroLower, "mandrake")) {
       Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_MANDRAKE, distroShortSize);
+   } else if (strstr(distroLower, "nixos")) {
+      Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_NIXOS, distroShortSize);
    } else if (strstr(distroLower, "turbolinux")) {
       Str_Strcpy(distroShort, STR_OS_TURBO, distroShortSize);
    } else if (strstr(distroLower, "sun")) {