diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/files/nvidia-udev.sh b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/files/nvidia-udev.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9487b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/files/nvidia-udev.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+	echo "Invalid args" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+case $1 in
+	add|ADD)
+		/opt/bin/nvidia-smi > /dev/null
+		;;
+	remove|REMOVE)
+		rm -f /dev/nvidia*
+		;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/files/nvidia.udev-rule b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/files/nvidia.udev-rule
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2eb30bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers/files/nvidia.udev-rule
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ACTION=="add", DEVPATH=="/module/nvidia", SUBSYSTEM=="module", RUN+="nvidia-udev.sh $env{ACTION}"
+# Previously the ACTION was "add|remove" but one user on bug #376527 had a
+# problem until he recompiled udev-171-r5, which is one of the versions I
+# tested with and it was fine. I'm breaking the rules out just to be safe
+# so someone else doesn't have an issue
+ACTION=="remove", DEVPATH=="/module/nvidia", SUBSYSTEM=="module", RUN+="nvidia-udev.sh $env{ACTION}"