diff --git a/docs/src/helpers.md b/docs/src/helpers.md
index 983395e..36896e1 100644
--- a/docs/src/helpers.md
+++ b/docs/src/helpers.md
@@ -80,3 +80,8 @@ nodes.router = mkSwitch "Router" {
   connections.wan1 = mkConnection "host1" "wan";
 };
 ```
+
+## mkDevice
+
+Exactly the same as `mkSwitch`, but sets the device type to `device` instead of `switch`,
+which has no icon to the right by default.
diff --git a/topology/helpers.nix b/topology/helpers.nix
index 2709274..23d0031 100644
--- a/topology/helpers.nix
+++ b/topology/helpers.nix
@@ -61,4 +61,10 @@ in rec {
     // {
       deviceType = "router";
     };
+
+  mkDevice = name: args:
+    mkDevice name args
+    // {
+      deviceType = "device";
+    };
 }