diff --git a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
index a0f1deb98..b0cb51943 100644
--- a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ setup_default_profile() {
 
 place_nix_configuration() {
     cat <<EOF > "$SCRATCH/nix.conf"
+$NIX_EXTRA_CONF
 build-users-group = $NIX_BUILD_GROUP_NAME
 EOF
     _sudo "to place the default nix daemon configuration (part 2)" \
diff --git a/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh b/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh
index 72aa5abf5..3e0312c78 100644
--- a/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-nix-from-closure.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ fi
 
 INSTALL_MODE=no-daemon
 CREATE_DARWIN_VOLUME=0
+NIX_EXTRA_CONF=
 # handle the command line flags
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     case $1 in
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
             NIX_INSTALLER_NO_MODIFY_PROFILE=1;;
         --darwin-use-unencrypted-nix-store-volume)
             CREATE_DARWIN_VOLUME=1;;
+        --nix-extra-conf-file)
+            NIX_EXTRA_CONF=$(cat $2)
+            shift;;
         *)
             (
                 echo "Nix Installer [--daemon|--no-daemon] [--no-channel-add] [--no-modify-profile]"