diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/parsers/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/parsers/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc42228df66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/parsers/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ cabal, charset, doctest, filepath, text, transformers
+, unorderedContainers
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "parsers";
+  version = "0.9";
+  sha256 = "04lbayvdv2hax4s9sqlnia7jpzv1sgls41ylql0xbi2zhz5rvyyi";
+  buildDepends = [ charset text transformers unorderedContainers ];
+  testDepends = [ doctest filepath ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/ekmett/parsers/";
+    description = "Parsing combinators";
+    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 c998b47d968..61316a9f8c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1640,6 +1640,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
   parsec3 = self.parsec_3_1_3;
   parsec  = self.parsec3;
 
+  parsers = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/parsers {};
+
   parsimony = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/parsimony {};
 
   Pathfinder = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Pathfinder {};