diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/pattern-arrows/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/pattern-arrows/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a73432fe62b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/pattern-arrows/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, mtl }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "pattern-arrows";
+  version = "0.0.2";
+  sha256 = "13q7bj19hd60rnjfc05wxlyck8llxy11z3mns8kxg197wxrdkhkg";
+  buildDepends = [ mtl ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://blog.functorial.com/posts/2013-10-27-Pretty-Printing-Arrows.html";
+    description = "Arrows for Pretty Printing";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 11f0278c20f..ff22b7a9f25 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1627,6 +1627,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   pathtype = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/pathtype {};
 
+  patternArrows = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/pattern-arrows {};
+
   pbkdf = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/pbkdf {};
 
   pcap = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/pcap {};