diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/amqp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/amqp/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..00878a12874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/amqp/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ cabal, binary, dataBinaryIeee754, network, text, xml }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "amqp";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+  sha256 = "1i02pp184r1iq40mz16m9qh8i3h1jmf3ykpg67j3i1732cks8n8w";
+  isLibrary = true;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [ binary dataBinaryIeee754 network text xml ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/hreinhardt/amqp";
+    description = "Client library for AMQP servers (currently only RabbitMQ)";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    mantainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.ocharles ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index e15b045a022..0c8ad7639fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -530,6 +530,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   alsaPcm = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/alsa-pcm {};
 
+  amqp = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/amqp {};
+
   appar = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/appar {};
 
   ansiTerminal = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ansi-terminal {};