diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/data-default-class/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/data-default-class/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f99c0143cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/data-default-class/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "data-default-class";
+  version = "0.0.1";
+  sha256 = "0ccgr3jllinchqhw3lsn73ic6axk4196if5274rr1rghls0fxj5d";
+  meta = {
+    description = "A class for types with a default value";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index a70d41b9b5a..40701673295 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -703,6 +703,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   dataDefault = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/data-default {};
 
+  dataDefaultClass = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/data-default-class {};
+
   dataenc = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/dataenc {};
 
   dataInttrie = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/data-inttrie {};