diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsdns/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsdns/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30838f8b39c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsdns/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{cabal, adns, network}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "hsdns";
+  version = "1.5";
+  sha256 = "2788d1ad5ef07ae5f356a460fb92316118f3a4d9c779ec27fb8243602bcf6399";
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [adns network];
+  meta = {
+    description = "an asynchronous DNS resolver on top of GNU ADNS";
+    license = "LGPL";
+    maintainers = [self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres];
+  };
+})
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 3d3f969126e..713d8d3cb42 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -632,6 +632,10 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   hscolour = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hscolour {};
 
+  hsdns = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hsdns {
+    inherit (pkgs) adns;
+  };
+
   hsemail = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hsemail {};
 
   HsSyck = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/HsSyck {};