diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/generic-deriving/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/generic-deriving/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e576812fc1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/generic-deriving/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "generic-deriving";
+  version = "1.0.2";
+  sha256 = "0qj4ql44f87rgg5l512mh863c1zjfklw1w5k8x4nyw37s7qx9hvq";
+  meta = {
+    description = "Generic programming library for generalized deriving.";
+    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 99c4f704f8e..c08b352f46b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -576,6 +576,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   gdiff = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/gdiff {};
 
+  genericDeriving = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/generic-deriving {};
+
   getOptions = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/get-options {};
 
   ghcCore = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ghc-core {};