diff --git a/nixos/modules/rename.nix b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
index fc83e7ed590a..b3cd0c7f40b1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/rename.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/rename.nix
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ in zipModules ([]
 ++ obsolete [ "services" "xserver" "windowManager" "xbmc" ] [ "services" "xserver" "desktopManager" "kodi" ]
 ++ obsolete [ "services" "xserver" "desktopManager" "xbmc" ] [ "services" "xserver" "desktopManager" "kodi" ]
 
+# DNSCrypt-proxy
+++ obsolete [ "services" "dnscrypt-proxy" "port" ] [ "services" "dnscrypt-proxy" "localPort" ]
+
 # Options that are obsolete and have no replacement.
 ++ obsolete' [ "boot" "loader" "grub" "bootDevice" ]
 ++ obsolete' [ "boot" "initrd" "luks" "enable" ]
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix
index b4801dc55514..c724ee979c2d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/dnscrypt-proxy.nix
@@ -6,12 +6,22 @@ let
   dnscrypt-proxy = pkgs.dnscrypt-proxy;
   cfg = config.services.dnscrypt-proxy;
   resolverListFile = "${dnscrypt-proxy}/share/dnscrypt-proxy/dnscrypt-resolvers.csv";
+  localAddress = "${cfg.localAddress}:${toString cfg.localPort}";
   daemonArgs =
-    [ "--local-address=${cfg.localAddress}:${toString cfg.port}"
+    [ "--local-address=${localAddress}"
       (optionalString cfg.tcpOnly "--tcp-only")
-      "--resolvers-list=${resolverListFile}"
-      "--resolver-name=${cfg.resolverName}"
-    ];
+    ]
+    ++ resolverArgs;
+  resolverArgs = if (cfg.customResolver != null)
+    then
+      [ "--resolver-address=${cfg.customResolver.address}:${toString cfg.customResolver.port}"
+        "--provider-name=${cfg.customResolver.name}"
+        "--provider-key=${cfg.customResolver.key}"
+      ]
+    else
+      [ "--resolvers-list=${resolverListFile}"
+        "--resolver-name=${toString cfg.resolverName}"
+      ];
 in
 
 {
@@ -31,7 +41,7 @@ in
           Listen for DNS queries on this address.
         '';
       };
-      port = mkOption {
+      localPort = mkOption {
         default = 53;
         type = types.int;
         description = ''
@@ -40,7 +50,7 @@ in
       };
       resolverName = mkOption {
         default = "opendns";
-        type = types.string;
+        type = types.nullOr types.string;
         description = ''
           The name of the upstream DNSCrypt resolver to use. See
           <literal>${resolverListFile}</literal> for alternative resolvers
@@ -48,6 +58,35 @@ in
           location).
         '';
       };
+      customResolver = mkOption {
+        default = null;
+        description = ''
+          Use a resolver not listed in the upstream list (e.g.,
+          a private DNSCrypt provider). For advanced users only.
+          If specified, this option takes precedence.
+        '';
+        type = types.nullOr (types.submodule ({ ... }: { options = {
+          address = mkOption {
+            type = types.str;
+            description = "Resolver IP address";
+            example = "208.67.220.220";
+          };
+          port = mkOption {
+            type = types.int;
+            description = "Resolver port";
+            default = 443;
+          };
+          name = mkOption {
+            type = types.str;
+            description = "Provider fully qualified domain name";
+            example = "2.dnscrypt-cert.opendns.com";
+         };
+         key = mkOption {
+           type = types.str;
+           description = "Provider public key";
+           example = "B735:1140:206F:225D:3E2B:D822:D7FD:691E:A1C3:3CC8:D666:8D0C:BE04:BFAB:CA43:FB79";
+         }; }; }));
+      };
       tcpOnly = mkOption {
         default = false;
         type = types.bool;
@@ -62,6 +101,12 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
+    assertions = [
+      { assertion = (cfg.customResolver != null) || (cfg.resolverName != null);
+        message   = "please configure upstream DNSCrypt resolver";
+      }
+    ];
+
     security.apparmor.profiles = mkIf apparmorEnabled (singleton (pkgs.writeText "apparmor-dnscrypt-proxy" ''
       ${dnscrypt-proxy}/bin/dnscrypt-proxy {
         /dev/null rw,
@@ -99,8 +144,8 @@ in
     systemd.sockets.dnscrypt-proxy = {
       description = "dnscrypt-proxy listening socket";
       socketConfig = {
-        ListenStream = "${cfg.localAddress}:${toString cfg.port}";
-        ListenDatagram = "${cfg.localAddress}:${toString cfg.port}";
+        ListenStream = "${localAddress}";
+        ListenDatagram = "${localAddress}";
       };
       wantedBy = [ "sockets.target" ];
     };