diff --git a/gnu/installer/services.scm b/gnu/installer/services.scm
index 0b46006add98158fa802787f0cb420de537943ee..fbfcdac4e5cfbb56bbf110ba9647c9ec73c7b3cb 100644
--- a/gnu/installer/services.scm
+++ b/gnu/installer/services.scm
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ (define %system-services
       (name (G_ "Tor anonymous network router"))
       (type 'networking)
       (snippet '((service tor-service-type))))
+     (system-service
+      (name (G_ "Mozilla NSS certificates, for HTTPS access"))
+      (type 'networking)
+      (packages '((specification->package "nss-certs")))
+      (recommended? #t))
 
      ;; Network connectivity management.
      (system-service