diff --git a/modules/installer/grub/grub.nix b/modules/installer/grub/grub.nix
index eaafec78653..1f9571fd7a5 100644
--- a/modules/installer/grub/grub.nix
+++ b/modules/installer/grub/grub.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ in
           value <literal>nodev</literal> means that a GRUB boot menu
           will be generated, but GRUB itself will not actually be
           installed.
+
+          To install grub into multiple devices look at
+          <literal>devices</literal>.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      devices = mkOption {
+        default = [];
+        example = [ "/dev/hda" ];
+        type = with pkgs.lib.types; listOf string;
+        description = ''
+          The devices on which the boot loader, GRUB, will be
+          installed. Can be used instead of <literal>device</literal> to
+          install grub into multiple devices (as softraid arrays holding /boot).
         '';
       };
 
diff --git a/modules/system/activation/switch-to-configuration.sh b/modules/system/activation/switch-to-configuration.sh
index 3be1b210d6a..75e004d7738 100644
--- a/modules/system/activation/switch-to-configuration.sh
+++ b/modules/system/activation/switch-to-configuration.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ if [ "$action" = "switch" -o "$action" = "boot" ]; then
 
               if [ "$NIXOS_INSTALL_GRUB" = 1 -o "$oldGrubVersion" != "$newGrubVersion" ]; then
                   echo "installing the GRUB bootloader..."
-                  @grub@/sbin/grub-install "$(readlink -f "@grubDevice@")" --no-floppy
+                  for a in @grubDevices@; do
+                    @grub@/sbin/grub-install "$(readlink -f "$a")" --no-floppy
+                  done
                   echo "$newGrubVersion" > /boot/grub/version
               fi
           fi
diff --git a/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix b/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
index b98242c3f33..a0a3b2c9b2f 100644
--- a/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
+++ b/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ let
       if config.boot.loader.grub.enable
       then (builtins.parseDrvName config.system.build.grub.name).version
       else "";
-    grubDevice = config.boot.loader.grub.device;
+    grubDevices = let
+        wrapQuotes = s: "\"" + s + "\"";
+      in map wrapQuotes ([ config.boot.loader.grub.device ] ++
+        config.boot.loader.grub.devices);
     configurationName = config.boot.loader.grub.configurationName;
   };