diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/direct-sqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/direct-sqlite/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dc259cef93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/direct-sqlite/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ cabal, base16Bytestring, HUnit, text }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "direct-sqlite";
+  version = "2.3.8";
+  sha256 = "0qvqacjymrm6yy093p8biq3swdinh3lx75m27iz1p3ckdkw10lva";
+  buildDepends = [ text ];
+  testDepends = [ base16Bytestring HUnit text ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://ireneknapp.com/software/";
+    description = "Low-level binding to SQLite3. Includes UTF8 and BLOB support.";
+    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 d0da6ddb684..22257a81f95 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -899,6 +899,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   dimensionalTf = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/dimensional-tf {};
 
+  directSqlite = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/direct-sqlite {};
+
   directoryTree = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/directory-tree {};
 
   distributedStatic = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/distributed-static {};