diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shelly/0.15.4.1.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shelly/0.15.4.1.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3ef289042d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shelly/0.15.4.1.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ cabal, hspec, HUnit, mtl, systemFileio, systemFilepath, text
+, time, unixCompat
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "shelly";
+  version = "0.15.4.1";
+  sha256 = "12m11s22izz0ny1syb1ykp2hi9n240myf0nhapvn8jx1fgf5iyck";
+  buildDepends = [
+    mtl systemFileio systemFilepath text time unixCompat
+  ];
+  testDepends = [
+    hspec HUnit mtl systemFileio systemFilepath text time unixCompat
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/yesodweb/Shelly.hs";
+    description = "shell-like (systems) programming in Haskell";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 614a989bb74..6f8072a382c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1914,7 +1914,11 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   setlocale = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/setlocale {};
 
-  shelly = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/shelly {};
+  shelly_0_15_4_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/shelly/0.15.4.1.nix {};
+  shelly_1_5_3_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/shelly {};
+  shelly = if (pkgs.stdenv.lib.versionOlder ghc.version "7.6")
+    then self.shelly_0_15_4_1
+    else self.shelly_1_5_3_1;
 
   simpleReflect = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/simple-reflect {};