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/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index d61ee5f28a0..44554b49592 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 {};