diff --git a/modules/devices/steamdeck/default.nix b/modules/devices/steamdeck/default.nix
index a70b55ca..e69ce452 100644
--- a/modules/devices/steamdeck/default.nix
+++ b/modules/devices/steamdeck/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ in
     ./perf-control.nix
     ./sdgyrodsu.nix
     ./sound.nix
+    ./workarounds.nix
   ];
 
   options = {
diff --git a/modules/devices/steamdeck/workarounds.nix b/modules/devices/steamdeck/workarounds.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a50e2055
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/devices/steamdeck/workarounds.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+let
+  inherit (lib)
+    mkIf
+    mkMerge
+    mkOption
+    types
+  ;
+
+  cfg = config.jovian.devices.steamdeck;
+in
+{
+  options = {
+    jovian.devices.steamdeck = {
+      enableDeviceDataWorkarounds = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = cfg.enable;
+        defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.jovian.devices.steamdeck.enable";
+        description = ''
+          Whether to add some workarounds for (Steam Deck) device-specific data.
+        '';
+        # Don't expose to users.
+        internal = true;
+        readOnly = true;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+  config = mkIf (cfg.enableDeviceDataWorkarounds) (mkMerge [
+    {
+      systemd.services."jovian-dmidecode-workaround" = {
+        enable = true;
+        unitConfig.ConditionPathIsDirectory = "/run";
+        before = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+        wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+        serviceConfig = {
+          Type = "oneshot";
+          RemainAfterExit = true;
+        };
+        script = ''
+          #!${pkgs.runtimeShell}
+          mkdir -p /run/jovian
+          ${pkgs.dmidecode}/bin/dmidecode -t 11 > /run/jovian/dmidecode-11.txt
+        '';
+      };
+    }
+  ]);
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/jovian-stubs/default.nix b/pkgs/jovian-stubs/default.nix
index bd210376..7e34398c 100644
--- a/pkgs/jovian-stubs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/jovian-stubs/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     install -D -m 755 ${./steamos-select-branch} $out/bin/steamos-select-branch
     install -D -m 755 ${./steamos-update} $out/bin/steamos-update
 
+    install -D -m 755 ${./dmidecode} $out/bin/dmidecode
     install -D -m 755 ${./pkexec} $out/bin/pkexec
     install -D -m 755 ${./sudo} $out/bin/sudo
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/jovian-stubs/dmidecode b/pkgs/jovian-stubs/dmidecode
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46024322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/jovian-stubs/dmidecode
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+>&2 echo "[JOVIAN] $0: stub called with: $*"
+
+if [ "$*" == "-t 11" ]; then
+    >&2 echo "[JOVIAN] $0: replying with cached data"
+    cat /run/jovian/dmidecode-11.txt
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+>&2 echo "[JOVIAN] $0: don't know how to handle $*"
+exit 1
diff --git a/pkgs/jupiter-hw-support/polkit-helpers.nix b/pkgs/jupiter-hw-support/polkit-helpers.nix
index 584e7c4d..b17e6902 100644
--- a/pkgs/jupiter-hw-support/polkit-helpers.nix
+++ b/pkgs/jupiter-hw-support/polkit-helpers.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   resholve,
   bash,
   coreutils,
-  dmidecode,
   gawk,
   gnugrep,
   jovian-stubs,
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ let
     interpreter = "${bash}/bin/bash";
     inputs = [
       coreutils
-      dmidecode
       gawk
       gnugrep
       "${jupiter-dock-updater-bin}/lib/jupiter-dock-updater"
@@ -40,6 +38,7 @@ let
       "cannot:${jovian-stubs}/bin/steamos-factory-reset-config"
       "cannot:${jovian-stubs}/bin/steamos-select-branch"
       "cannot:${jovian-stubs}/bin/steamos-update"
+      "cannot:${jovian-stubs}/bin/dmidecode"
       "cannot:${jupiter-dock-updater-bin}/lib/jupiter-dock-updater/jupiter-dock-updater.sh"
       "cannot:${jupiter-hw-support}/bin/jupiter-check-support"
       "cannot:${jupiter-hw-support}/lib/hwsupport/format-device.sh"
diff --git a/pkgs/steam-jupiter/fhsenv.nix b/pkgs/steam-jupiter/fhsenv.nix
index 4ec6f29d..8d6814f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/steam-jupiter/fhsenv.nix
+++ b/pkgs/steam-jupiter/fhsenv.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # dependencies of the Steam Deck UI
 
 { writeShellScriptBin
-, dmidecode
 , jovian-stubs
 , steam
 # , steamos-polkit-helpers
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ let
     "lib"
     "runCommand"
     "writeShellScriptBin"
-    "dmidecode"
     "jovian-stubs"
     "steam"
     "steamos-polkit-helpers"
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ let
 
   wrappedSteam = steam.override (extraArgs // {
     extraPkgs = pkgs: (if args ? extraPkgs then args.extraPkgs pkgs else []) ++ [
-      dmidecode
       jovian-stubs
       sessionSwitcher