diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d5c933c7884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/transformers/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{cabal}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "transformers";
+  version = "0.1.4.0";
+  sha256 = "6d222d1cbed75063753a7c828d7f429f24974d261872c7b70fe90a003c93646d";
+  meta = {
+    description = "Concrete monad transformers";
+  };
+})  
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 4c9439d1a68..41fe27632bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ rec {
     inherit cabal;
   };
 
+  transformers = import ../development/libraries/haskell/transformers {
+    inherit cabal;
+  };
+
   uniplate = import ../development/libraries/haskell/uniplate {
     inherit cabal mtl;
   };