diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..da14adfe339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, thLift }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "th-orphans";
+  version = "0.6";
+  sha256 = "1ablf4c8vp9kzvr75ngl5yz3ip5klk6zmq7bcqcvks758b9c6qgj";
+  buildDepends = [ thLift ];
+  noHaddock = true;
+  meta = {
+    description = "Orphan instances for TH datatypes";
+    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 c0f3ea890da..71cd638ea7d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1483,6 +1483,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   thLift = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/th-lift {};
 
+  thOrphans = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/th-orphans {};
+
   threadmanager = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/threadmanager {};
 
   time_1_1_2_4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/time/1.1.2.4.nix {};