diff --git a/modules/default.nix b/modules/default.nix
index 41f6110..8af74a9 100644
--- a/modules/default.nix
+++ b/modules/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./language.nix
+    ./networking.nix
     ./nix.nix
     ./packages.nix
     ./users.nix
diff --git a/modules/networking.nix b/modules/networking.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28ba108
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/networking.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ lib, ... }:
+
+{
+  options.my.networking.externalInterface = with lib; mkOption {
+    type = types.nullOr types.str;
+    default = null;
+    example = "eth0";
+    description = ''
+      Name of the network interface that egresses to the internet. Used for
+      e.g. NATing internal networks.
+    '';
+  };
+}