diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-io/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-io/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7c33b6d1a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-io/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ cabal, HUnit, QuickCheck }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "quickcheck-io";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+  sha256 = "167ds7c7p1lcfsylxhq2sr0jxbviyim1n42dhyr0s0b6hazw8cjs";
+  buildDepends = [ HUnit QuickCheck ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "Use HUnit assertions as QuickCheck properties";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 9b3c33c4198..5a96e995c73 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1514,6 +1514,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
   QuickCheck2 = self.QuickCheck_2_6;
   QuickCheck  = self.QuickCheck2;
 
+  quickcheckIo = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-io {};
+
   RangedSets = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Ranged-sets {};
 
   random_1_0_1_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/random/1.0.1.1.nix {};