diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/newtype/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/newtype/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40354c9472c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/newtype/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "newtype";
+  version = "0.2";
+  sha256 = "0ng4i5r73256gzwl6bw57h0abqixj783c3ggph1hk2wsplx0655p";
+  meta = {
+    description = "A typeclass and set of functions for working with newtypes";
+    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 44554b49592..edd21f50a97 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1119,6 +1119,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   networkConduit = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/network-conduit {};
 
+  newtype = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/newtype {};
+
   nonNegative = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/non-negative {};
 
   numericPrelude = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/numeric-prelude {};