diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/bnfc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/bnfc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f7ba00c056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/bnfc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{stdenv, fetchurl, ghc}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  name = "bnfc-2.4-beta1";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://svn.spraakdata.gu.se/clt/release/bnfc_2.4_beta_1.tgz";
+    sha256 = "1njnck3m6qpp0qw11v1chf6m217j8f85bsgjl7zcpb4py18mjjrx";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ghc];
+
+  preConfigure = "cd source";
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Compiler construction tool generating a compiler front-end from a Labelled BNF grammar";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.haskellPlatforms;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index d4b6c08e4fe..1fc7d789852 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   bmp = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bmp {};
 
+  bnfc = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/bnfc {};
+
   Boolean = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Boolean {};
 
   bytestringNums = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-nums {};