diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/jpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/jpeg/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f9d5b6efa8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/jpeg/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{cabal, mtl}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "jpeg";
+  version = "0.0.1";
+  sha256 = "848e047cfec5781a28f472e9cd27d016362211d88dd6adb4f826c37d29d8bba6";
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [mtl];
+  meta = {
+    description = "JPEG decompression library";
+    license = "BSD";
+    maintainers = [self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres];
+  };
+})  
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 81563402d50..b731bef93a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ rec {
     inherit cabal mtl parsec;
   };
 
+  jpeg = import ../development/libraries/haskell/jpeg {
+    inherit cabal mtl;
+  };
+
   json = import ../development/libraries/haskell/json {
     inherit cabal mtl;
   };