diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d4d8927a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ cabal, attoparsec, attoparsecEnumerator, ghcPaths, hlint, regexPosix, emacs, emacs23Packages }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "ghc-mod";
+  version = "1.0.6";
+  sha256 = "c075314de03209827a0e59ee3e63a4d21bc8edb024a1e36721eea248805b38ba";
+  buildDepends = [
+    attoparsec attoparsecEnumerator ghcPaths hlint regexPosix
+  ];
+#  buildTools = [emacs emacs23];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [emacs emacs23Packages.haskellMode];
+  isExecutable = true;
+  postInstall = ''
+    cd $out/share/$pname-$version
+    make
+    rm Makefile
+    cd ..
+    ensureDir "$out/share/emacs"
+    mv $pname-$version emacs/site-lisp
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Happy Haskell programming on Emacs";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.bluescreen303
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 236f8f9a5a9..79b89349dfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   ghcEvents = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-events {};
 
+  ghcMod = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod {};
+
   ghcMtl = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mtl {};
 
   ghcPaths = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-paths {};