diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-common/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddddd069755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-common/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ cabal, base64Bytestring, blazeBuilder, caseInsensitive, mtl
+, network, text, transformers, unorderedContainers
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "http-common";
+  version = "0.7.0.1";
+  sha256 = "1brflygyf8y60jilrl6p8jdr5k5zwcqpdhj6j51vj9n4gsnr6a8d";
+  buildDepends = [
+    base64Bytestring blazeBuilder caseInsensitive mtl network text
+    transformers unorderedContainers
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://research.operationaldynamics.com/projects/http-streams/";
+    description = "Common types for HTTP clients and servers";
+    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 ca16d8c3a65..c3addca97d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1271,6 +1271,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   httpClientTls = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/http-client-tls {};
 
+  httpCommon = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/http-common {};
+
   httpReverseProxy = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/http-reverse-proxy {};
 
   hackageDb = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hackage-db {};