diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/basic-prelude/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/basic-prelude/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c30f3f5c7e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/basic-prelude/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ cabal, hashable, ReadArgs, systemFilepath, text, transformers
+, unorderedContainers, vector
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "basic-prelude";
+  version = "0.3.1.0";
+  sha256 = "15k89z78zjhga36wrvfn8b17hsmlwr1na6xq0gmimivfrdlnz5j0";
+  buildDepends = [
+    hashable ReadArgs systemFilepath text transformers
+    unorderedContainers vector
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/snoyberg/basic-prelude";
+    description = "An enhanced core prelude; a common foundation for alternate preludes";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 663039b64ff..29abdbcb6e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -486,6 +486,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   baseUnicodeSymbols = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/base-unicode-symbols {};
 
+  basicPrelude = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/basic-prelude {};
+
   benchpress = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/benchpress {
     time = self.time_1_1_3;
   };