diff --git a/modules/system/sane-defaults.nix b/modules/system/sane-defaults.nix
index 9d881bb..cad117a 100644
--- a/modules/system/sane-defaults.nix
+++ b/modules/system/sane-defaults.nix
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ let
       experimental-features = [ "cgroups" ];
       use-cgroups = true;
     };
+    systemd.services.nix-daemon.serviceConfig = {
+      Delegate = "yes";
+      DelegateSubgroup = "supervisor";
+    };
   };
 
   darwinConfig = lib.optionalAttrs (!isLinux) {