diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index 9f9bf3bc532..d4e6f753e9f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@
   ./services/networking/dnsmasq.nix
   ./services/networking/ejabberd.nix
   ./services/networking/epmd.nix
+  ./services/networking/ergo.nix
   ./services/networking/eternal-terminal.nix
   ./services/networking/fakeroute.nix
   ./services/networking/ferm.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/ergo.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ergo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c52de30dc36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/ergo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  cfg = config.services.ergo;
+
+  inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkIf mkOption optionalString types;
+
+  configFile = pkgs.writeText "ergo.conf" (''
+ergo {
+  directory = "${cfg.dataDir}"
+  node {
+    mining = false
+  }
+  wallet.secretStorage.secretDir = "${cfg.dataDir}/wallet/keystore"
+}
+
+scorex {
+  network {
+    bindAddress = "${cfg.listen.ip}:${toString cfg.listen.port}"
+  }
+'' + optionalString (cfg.api.keyHash != null) ''
+ restApi {
+    apiKeyHash = "${cfg.api.keyHash}"
+    bindAddress = "${cfg.api.listen.ip}:${toString cfg.api.listen.port}"
+ }
+'' + ''
+}
+'');
+
+in {
+
+  options = {
+
+    services.ergo = {
+      enable = mkEnableOption "Ergo service";
+
+      dataDir = mkOption {
+        type = types.path;
+        default = "/var/lib/ergo";
+        description = "The data directory for the Ergo node.";
+      };
+
+      listen = {
+        ip = mkOption {
+          type = types.str;
+          default = "0.0.0.0";
+          description = "IP address on which the Ergo node should listen.";
+        };
+
+        port = mkOption {
+          type = types.port;
+          default = 9006;
+          description = "Listen port for the Ergo node.";
+        };
+      };
+
+      api = {
+       keyHash = mkOption {
+        type = types.nullOr types.str;
+        default = null;
+        example = "324dcf027dd4a30a932c441f365a25e86b173defa4b8e58948253471b81b72cf";
+        description = "Hex-encoded Blake2b256 hash of an API key as a 64-chars long Base16 string.";
+       };
+
+       listen = {
+        ip = mkOption {
+          type = types.str;
+          default = "0.0.0.0";
+          description = "IP address that the Ergo node API should listen on if <option>api.keyHash</option> is defined.";
+          };
+
+        port = mkOption {
+          type = types.port;
+          default = 9052;
+          description = "Listen port for the API endpoint if <option>api.keyHash</option> is defined.";
+        };
+       };
+      };
+
+      testnet = mkOption {
+         type = types.bool;
+         default = false;
+         description = "Connect to testnet network instead of the default mainnet.";
+      };
+
+      user = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = "ergo";
+        description = "The user as which to run the Ergo node.";
+      };
+
+      group = mkOption {
+        type = types.str;
+        default = cfg.user;
+        description = "The group as which to run the Ergo node.";
+      };
+
+      openFirewall = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = "Open ports in the firewall for the Ergo node as well as the API.";
+      };
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
+      "d '${cfg.dataDir}' 0770 '${cfg.user}' '${cfg.group}' - -"
+    ];
+
+    systemd.services.ergo = {
+      description = "ergo server";
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        User = cfg.user;
+        Group = cfg.group;
+        ExecStart = ''${pkgs.ergo}/bin/ergo \
+                      ${optionalString (!cfg.testnet)
+                      "--mainnet"} \
+                      -c ${configFile}'';
+      };
+    };
+
+    networking.firewall = mkIf cfg.openFirewall {
+      allowedTCPPorts = [ cfg.listen.port ] ++ [ cfg.api.listen.port ];
+    };
+
+    users.users.${cfg.user} = {
+      name = cfg.user;
+      group = cfg.group;
+      description = "Ergo daemon user";
+      home = cfg.dataDir;
+      isSystemUser = true;
+    };
+
+    users.groups.${cfg.group} = {};
+
+  };
+}
diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 47ca015632c..611e89b7285 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ in
   engelsystem = handleTest ./engelsystem.nix {};
   enlightenment = handleTest ./enlightenment.nix {};
   env = handleTest ./env.nix {};
+  ergo = handleTest ./ergo.nix {};
   etcd = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux"] ./etcd.nix {};
   etcd-cluster = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux"] ./etcd-cluster.nix {};
   fancontrol = handleTest ./fancontrol.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/ergo.nix b/nixos/tests/ergo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cdbbf62a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/ergo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }: {
+  name = "ergo";
+  meta = with pkgs.stdenv.lib.maintainers; {
+    maintainers = [ mmahut ];
+  };
+
+  nodes = {
+    machine = { ... }: {
+      services.ergo.enable = true;
+      services.ergo.api.keyHash = "324dcf027dd4a30a932c441f365a25e86b173defa4b8e58948253471b81b72cf";
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = ''
+    start_all()
+    machine.wait_for_unit("ergo.service")
+  '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/ergo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/ergo/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bae7326c255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/ergo/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, jre }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "ergo";
+  version = "3.2.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/ergoplatform/ergo/releases/download/v${version}/ergo-${version}.jar";
+    sha256 = "0vaq6cqz03ps0fg3rvk298jnbf8mazvmyfcj7zsf1cgw41xdjjcf";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  dontUnpack = true;
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    makeWrapper ${jre}/bin/java $out/bin/ergo --add-flags "-jar $src"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Open protocol that implements modern scientific ideas in the blockchain area";
+    homepage = "https://ergoplatform.org/en/";
+    license = licenses.cc0;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8774a23c70c..bbac14b4852 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23294,6 +23294,8 @@ in
   dogecoin  = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/dogecoin.nix { boost = boost165; withGui = true; };
   dogecoind = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/dogecoin.nix { boost = boost165; withGui = false; };
 
+  ergo = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/ergo { };
+
   exodus = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/exodus { };
 
   freicoin = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/freicoin.nix { boost = boost155; };