diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/strptime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/strptime/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0b9c638946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/strptime/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ cabal, time }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "strptime";
+  version = "1.0.6";
+  sha256 = "1brzh22nrs2mg5h815vj8vlz0qn2jwm4y4sdp5zlszjxfsqc2hp7";
+  buildDepends = [ time ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "Efficient parsing of LocalTime using a binding to C's strptime, with some extra features (i.e. fractional seconds)";
+    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 7b15c688c27..1cecf54c95d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1389,6 +1389,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   stringsearch = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/stringsearch {};
 
+  strptime = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/strptime {};
+
   stylishHaskell = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/stylish-haskell {};
 
   syb_0_2_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/syb/0.2.2.nix {};