diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/cabal-install/1.18.0.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cabal-install/1.18.0.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b093bc925c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/cabal-install/1.18.0.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ cabal, Cabal, filepath, HTTP, HUnit, mtl, network, QuickCheck
+, random, stm, testFramework, testFrameworkHunit
+, testFrameworkQuickcheck2, time, zlib
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "cabal-install";
+  version = "1.18.0";
+  sha256 = "14c4i8cy2rnvjj2krv3swna53k2674xhpzqkmcr56lxnyzych5wh";
+  isLibrary = false;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [
+    Cabal filepath HTTP mtl network random stm time zlib
+  ];
+  testDepends = [
+    Cabal filepath HTTP HUnit mtl network QuickCheck stm testFramework
+    testFrameworkHunit testFrameworkQuickcheck2 time zlib
+  ];
+  postInstall = ''
+    mkdir $out/etc
+    mv bash-completion $out/etc/bash_completion.d
+  '';
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://www.haskell.org/cabal/";
+    description = "The command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index c9c1cc6076f..2b69370e38b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
     vector       = self.vector_0_10_0_1;
     xhtml        = self.xhtml_3000_2_1;
     zlib         = self.zlib_0_5_4_1;
-    cabalInstall = self.cabalInstall_1_16_0_2;
+    cabalInstall = self.cabalInstall_1_18_0;
     alex         = self.alex_3_0_5;
     haddock      = self.haddock_2_13_2;
     happy        = self.happy_1_18_10;
@@ -2368,7 +2368,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
   cabalInstall_0_10_2 = callPackage ../tools/package-management/cabal-install/0.10.2.nix {};
   cabalInstall_0_14_0 = callPackage ../tools/package-management/cabal-install/0.14.0.nix {};
   cabalInstall_1_16_0_2 = callPackage ../tools/package-management/cabal-install/1.16.0.2.nix {};
-  cabalInstall = self.cabalInstall_1_16_0_2;
+  cabalInstall_1_18_0 = callPackage ../tools/package-management/cabal-install/1.18.0.nix {};
+  cabalInstall = self.cabalInstall_1_18_0;
 
   gitAnnex = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git-annex {};