diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-kit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-kit/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6586b4d5ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/http-kit/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ cabal, caseInsensitive, hspec, httpTypes, QuickCheck
+, quickcheckInstances
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "http-kit";
+  version = "0.2.0";
+  sha256 = "0pwcaf52abyjy3jknb7q18j50qd7arz7ck8xffbv9pbp0z7lfd6n";
+  buildDepends = [ caseInsensitive httpTypes ];
+  testDepends = [ hspec httpTypes QuickCheck quickcheckInstances ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "A low-level HTTP library";
+    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 7c241f9e44d..b7e78e09cc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1374,6 +1374,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   httpCommon = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/http-common {};
 
+  httpKit = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/http-kit {};
+
   httpReverseProxy = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/http-reverse-proxy {};
 
   hackageDb = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hackage-db {};