diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/2.4.2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/2.4.2.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69a1c1dc417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/2.4.2.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ cabal, extensibleExceptions, random }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "QuickCheck";
+  version = "2.4.2";
+  sha256 = "17qp73sdp780lha3i6xdsrvgshqz47qwldqknadc0w3vmscw61bg";
+  buildDepends = [ extensibleExceptions random ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://code.haskell.org/QuickCheck";
+    description = "Automatic testing of Haskell programs";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 371dd8abc52..ba6ce39e1b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
     OpenGL       = self.OpenGL_2_2_3_0; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
     parallel     = self.parallel_3_2_0_0; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
     parsec       = self.parsec_3_1_2; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
-    QuickCheck   = self.QuickCheck_2_4_1_1; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
+    QuickCheck   = self.QuickCheck_2_4_2; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
     regexBase    = self.regexBase_0_93_2; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
     regexCompat  = self.regexCompat_0_93_1; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
     regexPosix   = self.regexPosix_0_94_4; # 7.2 ok, 7.3 ok
@@ -1063,8 +1063,9 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
   QuickCheck_2_1_1_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/2.1.1.1.nix {};
   QuickCheck_2_4_0_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/2.4.0.1.nix {};
   QuickCheck_2_4_1_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/2.4.1.1.nix {};
+  QuickCheck_2_4_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/2.4.2.nix {};
   QuickCheck1 = self.QuickCheck_1_2_0_1;
-  QuickCheck2 = self.QuickCheck_2_4_1_1;
+  QuickCheck2 = self.QuickCheck_2_4_2;
   QuickCheck  = self.QuickCheck2;
 
   RangedSets = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Ranged-sets {};