diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-cairo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-cairo/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..294a266fef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-cairo/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ cabal, cairo, cmdargs, diagramsCore, diagramsLib, filepath, gtk
+, mtl, split
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "diagrams-cairo";
+  version = "0.5.0.2";
+  sha256 = "1wwk65c2cx7rkhmai5spms791fjhl3snwhj0w9399q8pgj6g4lj8";
+  jailbreak = true;
+  buildDepends = [
+    cairo cmdargs diagramsCore diagramsLib filepath gtk mtl split
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/diagrams";
+    description = "Cairo backend for diagrams drawing EDSL";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 5c2f99c1a7b..fd56c927371 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   derp = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/derp {};
 
+  diagramsCairo = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-cairo {};
+
   diagramsCore = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-core {};
 
   diagramsLib = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-lib {};