diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
index a3bff27626d8..702b1711cfc3 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd.nix
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ let
     ] ++ optionals cfg.package.withHostnamed [
       "dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service"
       "systemd-hostnamed.service"
+    ] ++ optionals cfg.package.withPortabled [
+      "dbus-org.freedesktop.portable1.service"
+      "systemd-portabled.service"
     ] ++ [
       "systemd-exit.service"
       "systemd-update-done.service"
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/logind.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/logind.nix
index 598016032136..b0c927f19f9d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/logind.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/logind.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ in
       "dbus-org.freedesktop.import1.service"
     ] ++ optionals config.systemd.package.withMachined [
       "dbus-org.freedesktop.machine1.service"
+    ] ++ optionals config.systemd.package.withPortabled [
+      "dbus-org.freedesktop.portable1.service"
     ] ++ [
       "dbus-org.freedesktop.login1.service"
       "user@.service"
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/tmpfiles.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/tmpfiles.nix
index e990e953b057..32b9b275d358 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/tmpfiles.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/systemd/tmpfiles.nix
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ in
 
         ln -s "${systemd}/example/tmpfiles.d/home.conf"
         ln -s "${systemd}/example/tmpfiles.d/journal-nocow.conf"
+        ln -s "${systemd}/example/tmpfiles.d/portables.conf"
         ln -s "${systemd}/example/tmpfiles.d/static-nodes-permissions.conf"
         ln -s "${systemd}/example/tmpfiles.d/systemd.conf"
         ln -s "${systemd}/example/tmpfiles.d/systemd-nologin.conf"
diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 4cb4e28f1782..80ffb505ccfd 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ in {
   systemd-no-tainted = handleTest ./systemd-no-tainted.nix {};
   systemd-nspawn = handleTest ./systemd-nspawn.nix {};
   systemd-oomd = handleTest ./systemd-oomd.nix {};
+  systemd-portabled = handleTest ./systemd-portabled.nix {};
   systemd-shutdown = handleTest ./systemd-shutdown.nix {};
   systemd-timesyncd = handleTest ./systemd-timesyncd.nix {};
   systemd-misc = handleTest ./systemd-misc.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/systemd-portabled.nix b/nixos/tests/systemd-portabled.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef38258b0d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/systemd-portabled.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({pkgs, lib, ...}: let
+  demo-program = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "demo" ''
+      while ${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/sleep 3; do
+          echo Hello World > /dev/null
+      done
+  '';
+  demo-service = pkgs.writeText "demo.service" ''
+    [Unit]
+    Description=demo service
+    Requires=demo.socket
+    After=demo.socket
+
+    [Service]
+    Type=simple
+    ExecStart=${demo-program}/bin/demo
+    Restart=always
+
+    [Install]
+    WantedBy=multi-user.target
+    Also=demo.socket
+  '';
+  demo-socket = pkgs.writeText "demo.socket" ''
+    [Unit]
+    Description=demo socket
+
+    [Socket]
+    ListenStream=/run/demo.sock
+    SocketMode=0666
+
+    [Install]
+    WantedBy=sockets.target
+  '';
+  demo-portable = pkgs.portableService {
+    pname = "demo";
+    version = "1.0";
+    description = ''A demo "Portable Service" for a shell program built with nix'';
+    units = [ demo-service demo-socket ];
+  };
+in {
+
+  name = "systemd-portabled";
+  nodes.machine = {};
+  testScript = ''
+    machine.succeed("portablectl")
+    machine.wait_for_unit("systemd-portabled.service")
+    machine.succeed("portablectl attach --now --runtime ${demo-portable}/demo_1.0.raw")
+    machine.wait_for_unit("demo.service")
+    machine.succeed("portablectl detach --now --runtime demo_1.0")
+    machine.fail("systemctl status demo.service")
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index 35b165255cf9..1cde12f20229 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 , withOomd ? true
 , withPCRE2 ? true
 , withPolkit ? true
-, withPortabled ? false
+, withPortabled ? true
 , withRemote ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl
 , withResolved ? true
 , withShellCompletions ? true
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     # runtime; otherwise we can't and we need to reboot.
     interfaceVersion = 2;
 
-    inherit withCryptsetup withHostnamed withImportd withLocaled withMachined withTimedated withUtmp util-linux kmod kbd;
+    inherit withCryptsetup withHostnamed withImportd withLocaled withMachined withPortabled withTimedated withUtmp util-linux kmod kbd;
 
     tests = {
       inherit (nixosTests) switchTest;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5d6778a9ef93..9df46e45c6e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -25305,6 +25305,7 @@ with pkgs;
     withOomd = false;
     withPCRE2 = false;
     withPolkit = false;
+    withPortabled = false;
     withRemote = false;
     withResolved = false;
     withShellCompletions = false;