diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/esqueleto/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/esqueleto/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e0abd3c34f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/esqueleto/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ cabal, conduit, hspec, HUnit, monadControl, monadLogger
+, persistent, persistentSqlite, persistentTemplate, QuickCheck
+, resourcet, tagged, text, transformers, unorderedContainers
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "esqueleto";
+  version = "1.3.4.2";
+  sha256 = "1gp0jy8ra11ansari659wqvwafw1pi2svl3w16wa5dv9xk3v9pr6";
+  buildDepends = [
+    conduit monadLogger persistent resourcet tagged text transformers
+    unorderedContainers
+  ];
+  testDepends = [
+    conduit hspec HUnit monadControl monadLogger persistent
+    persistentSqlite persistentTemplate QuickCheck text transformers
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/meteficha/esqueleto";
+    description = "Bare bones, type-safe EDSL for SQL queries on persistent backends";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.ocharles ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 0c8ad7639fd..585e95f657e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -939,6 +939,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   either = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/either {};
 
+  esqueleto = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/esqueleto {};
+
   exceptionMtl = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/exception-mtl {};
 
   exceptionTransformers = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/exception-transformers {};