diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
index 2a5b3608311a..cdc9d2379392 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
@@ -786,6 +786,18 @@ in
       '';
     };
 
+    systemd.suppressedSystemUnits = mkOption {
+      default = [ ];
+      type = types.listOf types.str;
+      example = [ "systemd-backlight@.service" ];
+      description = ''
+        A list of units to suppress when generating system systemd configuration directory. This has
+        priority over upstream units, <option>systemd.units</option>, and
+        <option>systemd.additionalUpstreamSystemUnits</option>. The main purpose of this is to
+        suppress a upstream systemd unit with any modifications made to it by other NixOS modules.
+      '';
+    };
+
   };
 
 
@@ -818,8 +830,11 @@ in
         done
         ${concatStrings (mapAttrsToList (exec: target: "ln -s ${target} $out/${exec};\n") links)}
       '';
+
+      enabledUpstreamSystemUnits = filter (n: ! elem n cfg.suppressedSystemUnits) upstreamSystemUnits;
+      enabledUnits = filterAttrs (n: v: ! elem n cfg.suppressedSystemUnits) cfg.units;
     in ({
-      "systemd/system".source = generateUnits "system" cfg.units upstreamSystemUnits upstreamSystemWants;
+      "systemd/system".source = generateUnits "system" enabledUnits enabledUpstreamSystemUnits upstreamSystemWants;
 
       "systemd/user".source = generateUnits "user" cfg.user.units upstreamUserUnits [];