diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/safecopy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/safecopy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e28bd5ae906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/safecopy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ cabal, cereal, text }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "safecopy";
+  version = "0.8.2";
+  sha256 = "0l2kqymsxv244fahxcpxlrspk6xipz3br6j854ipbfh8b0bfvr4m";
+  isLibrary = true;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [
+    cereal text
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://acid-state.seize.it/safecopy";
+    description = "Binary serialization with version control.";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.publicDomain;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 62207b875eb..10908a97c33 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1599,6 +1599,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   safe = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/safe {};
 
+  safecopy = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/safecopy {};
+
   SafeSemaphore = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/SafeSemaphore {};
 
   scotty = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/scotty {};