diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/socks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/socks/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac5b87e65a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/socks/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, cereal, network }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "socks";
+  version = "0.4.0";
+  sha256 = "0181qyxn7n47i7dqzw9yymbf73yr5v91iqjq01iyy43b4vab2ha8";
+  buildDepends = [ cereal network ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/vincenthz/hs-socks";
+    description = "Socks proxy (version 5) implementation";
+    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 3885912106e..34e169ee6cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1214,6 +1214,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   snapServer = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/snap/server.nix {};
 
+  socks = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/socks {};
+
   stateref = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/stateref {};
 
   StateVar = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/StateVar {};