diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index df46702f3390..796bdd4f8603 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
   ./programs/bash/ls-colors.nix
   ./programs/bash/undistract-me.nix
   ./programs/bcc.nix
+  ./programs/benchexec.nix
   ./programs/browserpass.nix
   ./programs/calls.nix
   ./programs/captive-browser.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/benchexec.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/benchexec.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..652670c117ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/benchexec.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+{ lib
+, pkgs
+, config
+, options
+, ...
+}:
+let
+  cfg = config.programs.benchexec;
+  opt = options.programs.benchexec;
+
+  filterUsers = x:
+    if builtins.isString x then config.users.users ? ${x} else
+    if builtins.isInt    x then x                         else
+    throw "filterUsers expects string (username) or int (UID)";
+
+  uid = x:
+    if builtins.isString x then config.users.users.${x}.uid else
+    if builtins.isInt    x then x                           else
+    throw "uid expects string (username) or int (UID)";
+in
+{
+  options.programs.benchexec = {
+    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "BenchExec";
+    package = lib.options.mkPackageOption pkgs "benchexec" { };
+
+    users = lib.options.mkOption {
+      type = with lib.types; listOf (either str int);
+      description = ''
+        Users that intend to use BenchExec.
+        Provide usernames of users that are configured via {option}`${options.users.users}` as string,
+        and UIDs of "mutable users" as integers.
+        Control group delegation will be configured via systemd.
+        For more information, see <https://github.com/sosy-lab/benchexec/blob/3.18/doc/INSTALL.md#setting-up-cgroups>.
+      '';
+      default = [ ];
+      example = lib.literalExpression ''
+        [
+          "alice" # username of a user configured via ${options.users.users}
+          1007    # UID of a mutable user
+        ]
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+    assertions = (map
+      (user: {
+        assertion = config.users.users ? ${user};
+        message = ''
+          The user '${user}' intends to use BenchExec (via `${opt.users}`), but is not configured via `${options.users.users}`.
+        '';
+      })
+      (builtins.filter builtins.isString cfg.users)
+    ) ++ (map
+      (id: {
+        assertion = config.users.mutableUsers;
+        message = ''
+          The user with UID '${id}' intends to use BenchExec (via `${opt.users}`), but mutable users are disabled via `${options.users.mutableUsers}`.
+        '';
+      })
+      (builtins.filter builtins.isInt cfg.users)
+    ) ++ [
+      {
+        assertion = config.systemd.enableUnifiedCgroupHierarchy == true;
+        message = ''
+          The BenchExec module `${opt.enable}` only supports control groups 2 (`${options.systemd.enableUnifiedCgroupHierarchy} = true`).
+        '';
+      }
+    ];
+
+    environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
+
+    # See <https://github.com/sosy-lab/benchexec/blob/3.18/doc/INSTALL.md#setting-up-cgroups>.
+    systemd.services = builtins.listToAttrs (map
+      (user: {
+        name = "user@${builtins.toString (uid user)}";
+        value = {
+          serviceConfig.Delegate = "yes";
+          overrideStrategy = "asDropin";
+        };
+      })
+      (builtins.filter filterUsers cfg.users));
+
+    # See <https://github.com/sosy-lab/benchexec/blob/3.18/doc/INSTALL.md#requirements>.
+    virtualisation.lxc.lxcfs.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+    # See <https://github.com/sosy-lab/benchexec/blob/3.18/doc/INSTALL.md#requirements>.
+    programs = {
+      cpu-energy-meter.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+      pqos-wrapper.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+    };
+
+    # See <https://github.com/sosy-lab/benchexec/blob/3.18/doc/INSTALL.md#kernel-requirements>.
+    security.unprivilegedUsernsClone = true;
+  };
+
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ lorenzleutgeb ];
+}
diff --git a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
index 9af07688c03c..2ebe5fa7ed23 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/all-tests.nix
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ in {
   bcachefs = handleTestOn ["x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux"] ./bcachefs.nix {};
   beanstalkd = handleTest ./beanstalkd.nix {};
   bees = handleTest ./bees.nix {};
+  benchexec = handleTest ./benchexec.nix {};
   binary-cache = handleTest ./binary-cache.nix {};
   bind = handleTest ./bind.nix {};
   bird = handleTest ./bird.nix {};
diff --git a/nixos/tests/benchexec.nix b/nixos/tests/benchexec.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3fc9ebc2c35f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/tests/benchexec.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+let
+  user = "alice";
+in
+{
+  name = "benchexec";
+
+  nodes.benchexec = {
+    imports = [ ./common/user-account.nix ];
+
+    programs.benchexec = {
+      enable = true;
+      users = [ user ];
+    };
+  };
+
+  testScript = { ... }:
+    let
+      runexec = lib.getExe' pkgs.benchexec "runexec";
+      echo = builtins.toString pkgs.benchexec;
+      test = lib.getExe (pkgs.writeShellApplication rec {
+        name = "test";
+        meta.mainProgram = name;
+        text = "echo '${echo}'";
+      });
+      wd = "/tmp";
+      stdout = "${wd}/runexec.out";
+      stderr = "${wd}/runexec.err";
+    in
+    ''
+      start_all()
+      machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
+      benchexec.succeed(''''\
+          systemd-run \
+            --property='StandardOutput=file:${stdout}' \
+            --property='StandardError=file:${stderr}' \
+            --unit=runexec --wait --user --machine='${user}@' \
+            --working-directory ${wd} \
+          '${runexec}' \
+            --debug \
+            --read-only-dir / \
+            --hidden-dir /home \
+            '${test}' \
+      '''')
+      benchexec.succeed("grep -s '${echo}' ${wd}/output.log")
+      benchexec.succeed("test \"$(grep -Ec '((start|wall|cpu)time|memory)=' ${stdout})\" = 4")
+      benchexec.succeed("! grep -E '(WARNING|ERROR)' ${stderr}")
+    '';
+
+  interactive.nodes.benchexec.services.kmscon = {
+    enable = true;
+    fonts = [{ name = "Fira Code"; package = pkgs.fira-code; }];
+  };
+})