diff --git a/home/profiles/io/default.nix b/home/profiles/io/default.nix
index 8a24e18f..f5edf749 100644
--- a/home/profiles/io/default.nix
+++ b/home/profiles/io/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     ../../services/system/udiskie.nix
 
     # wayland-specific
+    ../../services/wayland/gammastep.nix
     ../../services/wayland/hyprpaper.nix
     ../../services/wayland/hypridle.nix
 
diff --git a/home/services/wayland/gammastep.nix b/home/services/wayland/gammastep.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18aec243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/services/wayland/gammastep.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  services.gammastep = {
+    enable = true;
+    tray = true;
+
+    # stopgap until geoclue's wifi location is fixed
+    provider = "manual";
+    latitude = 45.0;
+    longitude = 25.0;
+
+    enableVerboseLogging = true;
+
+    settings.general.adjustment-method = "wayland";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/system/services/location.nix b/system/services/location.nix
index 5cc0358c..48601720 100644
--- a/system/services/location.nix
+++ b/system/services/location.nix
@@ -3,5 +3,15 @@
   location.provider = "geoclue2";
 
   # provide location
-  services.geoclue2.enable = true;
+  services.geoclue2 = {
+    enable = true;
+    geoProviderUrl = "https://beacondb.net/v1/geolocate";
+    submissionUrl = "https://beacondb.net/v2/geosubmit";
+    submissionNick = "geoclue";
+
+    appConfig.gammastep = {
+      isAllowed = true;
+      isSystem = false;
+    };
+  };
 }