diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/executable-path/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/executable-path/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..839ea6bc112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/executable-path/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, filepath }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "executable-path";
+  version = "0.0.3";
+  sha256 = "1jg58qf19qz93c60ryglcavwdcysz4fd4qn8kpw5im9w9kniawlc";
+  buildDepends = [ filepath ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://code.haskell.org/~bkomuves/";
+    description = "Finding out the full path of the executable";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 1899a801377..7ba7389ab77 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -592,6 +592,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   explicitException = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/explicit-exception {};
 
+  executablePath = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/executable-path {};
+
   filepath_1_3_0_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/filepath {};
   filepath = null; # a core package in recent GHCs