diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/crypto-random-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/crypto-random-api/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0530a4bb245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/crypto-random-api/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, entropy }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "crypto-random-api";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+  sha256 = "1zx05hskzdxm0kfj6x9qsx8f659zv77pa189s3xg56i7h18d25md";
+  buildDepends = [ entropy ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/vincenthz/hs-crypto-random-api";
+    description = "Simple random generators API for cryptography related code";
+    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 718ca298032..4a4b7ccdfa2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -632,6 +632,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   cryptoPubkeyTypes = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/crypto-pubkey-types {};
 
+  cryptoRandomApi = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/crypto-random-api {};
+
   cuda = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/cuda {
     inherit (pkgs.linuxPackages) nvidia_x11;
   };