diff --git a/defaults/shell.nix b/defaults/shell.nix
index 9172155..53e770e 100644
--- a/defaults/shell.nix
+++ b/defaults/shell.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ in
     environment.shellAliases = {
       # make nix-shell preserve the user's $SHELL
       nix-shell = /* sh */ ''nix-shell --command "export SHELL=$SHELL; $SHELL"'';
+
+      nixos-rebuild = /* sh */ "nixos-rebuild --ask-sudo-password";
     };
 
     environment.systemPackages = lib.mkIf config.nixowos.allowAddingPackages cfg.extraPackages;