diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/semigroups/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/semigroups/default.nix
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..74e4cc01c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/semigroups/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{cabal} :
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "semigroups";
+  version = "0.7.1";
+  sha256 = "1l83i62i98j2r8mqbjpy2sy303y1igxvdfn8c4nxxyi70qgz5fk1";
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/ekmett/semigroups/";
+    description = "Haskell 98 semigroups";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 26f0c9b8e67..75e3fb60612 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -984,6 +984,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   sendfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/sendfile {};
 
+  semigroups = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/semigroups {};
+
   simpleSendfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/simple-sendfile {};
 
   smallcheck = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/smallcheck {};