diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/convertible-text/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/convertible-text/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..305d589dfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/convertible-text/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ cabal, attempt, text, time }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "convertible-text";
+  version = "0.3.0.10";
+  sha256 = "1hi7rqijay37b5msyzqqgvkvrsdpj9p96ajxmyk4vm7nnk5dfhbp";
+  isLibrary = true;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [ attempt text time ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/snoyberg/convertible/tree/text";
+    description = "Typeclasses and instances for converting between types";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 979542ebb8a..907a6dac911 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -474,6 +474,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
     time = self.time_1_1_3;
   };
 
+  convertibleText = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/convertible-text {};
+
   continuedFractions = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/continued-fractions {};
 
   converge = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/converge {};