diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/active/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/active/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c563ad9cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/active/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ cabal, newtype, semigroupoids, semigroups, vectorSpace }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "active";
+  version = "0.1.0.2";
+  sha256 = "1iymh3sd21ba7ijwv5afphn5vhmwchk6725hbcsdwk2d2x2gd674";
+  buildDepends = [ newtype semigroupoids semigroups vectorSpace ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "Abstractions for animation";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/cairo.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/cairo.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..294a266fef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/cairo.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ cabal, cairo, cmdargs, diagramsCore, diagramsLib, filepath, gtk
+, mtl, split
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "diagrams-cairo";
+  version = "0.5.0.2";
+  sha256 = "1wwk65c2cx7rkhmai5spms791fjhl3snwhj0w9399q8pgj6g4lj8";
+  jailbreak = true;
+  buildDepends = [
+    cairo cmdargs diagramsCore diagramsLib filepath gtk mtl split
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/diagrams";
+    description = "Cairo backend for diagrams drawing EDSL";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/core.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/core.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..365e2737131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/core.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ cabal, MemoTrie, newtype, semigroups, vectorSpace
+, vectorSpacePoints
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "diagrams-core";
+  version = "0.5.0.1";
+  sha256 = "073fk9cxm1kh92alr51dgwps9wxc5w3470axc6q7w91sk5cskpxy";
+  buildDepends = [
+    MemoTrie newtype semigroups vectorSpace vectorSpacePoints
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/diagrams";
+    description = "Core libraries for diagrams EDSL";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/diagrams.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/diagrams.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21c3a7a28f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/diagrams.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ cabal, diagramsCairo, diagramsCore, diagramsLib }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "diagrams";
+  version = "0.5";
+  sha256 = "163h2fg3gpmsfm57gjyja2rxh9pl6s3xnzlidfdy201zbk1mzdg5";
+  buildDepends = [ diagramsCairo diagramsCore diagramsLib ];
+  noHaddock = true;
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/diagrams";
+    description = "Embedded domain-specific language for declarative vector graphics";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/lib.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/lib.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5c386c1e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/lib.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ cabal, active, colour, dataDefault, diagramsCore, newtype
+, NumInstances, semigroups, vectorSpace
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "diagrams-lib";
+  version = "0.5.0.1";
+  sha256 = "0spfsllr2z064cxkdqcij02f0ikxxmll2dqj7rfikp4738wj21dy";
+  buildDepends = [
+    active colour dataDefault diagramsCore newtype NumInstances
+    semigroups vectorSpace
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/diagrams";
+    description = "Embedded domain-specific language for declarative graphics";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/newtype/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/newtype/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40354c9472c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/newtype/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "newtype";
+  version = "0.2";
+  sha256 = "0ng4i5r73256gzwl6bw57h0abqixj783c3ggph1hk2wsplx0655p";
+  meta = {
+    description = "A typeclass and set of functions for working with newtypes";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vector-space-points/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vector-space-points/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7497ed59c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vector-space-points/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ cabal, newtype, vectorSpace }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "vector-space-points";
+  version = "0.1.1.1";
+  sha256 = "08lar9ydni87w79y86xk2blddsgx5n6gwz3262w8z32dgy9lrmwx";
+  buildDepends = [ newtype vectorSpace ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "A type for points, as distinct from vectors";
+    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 d61ee5f28a0..30edecc335d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   accelerateIo = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/accelerate-io {};
 
+  active = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/active {};
+
   ACVector = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/AC-Vector {};
 
   abstractDeque = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/abstract-deque {};
@@ -623,6 +625,14 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   derp = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/derp {};
 
+  diagrams = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/diagrams.nix {};
+
+  diagramsCairo = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/cairo.nix {};
+
+  diagramsCore = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/core.nix {};
+
+  diagramsLib = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams/lib.nix {};
+
   Diff = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Diff {};
 
   digest = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/digest {
@@ -1117,6 +1127,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   networkConduit = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/network-conduit {};
 
+  newtype = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/newtype {};
+
   nonNegative = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/non-negative {};
 
   numericPrelude = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/numeric-prelude {};
@@ -1552,6 +1564,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   vectorSpace = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vector-space {};
 
+  vectorSpacePoints = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vector-space-points {};
+
   void = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/void {};
 
   vty = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/vty {};