diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-core/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..365e2737131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-core/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ cabal, MemoTrie, newtype, semigroups, vectorSpace
+, vectorSpacePoints
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "diagrams-core";
+  version = "0.5.0.1";
+  sha256 = "073fk9cxm1kh92alr51dgwps9wxc5w3470axc6q7w91sk5cskpxy";
+  buildDepends = [
+    MemoTrie newtype semigroups vectorSpace vectorSpacePoints
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/diagrams";
+    description = "Core libraries for diagrams EDSL";
+    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 b49531d5d72..5c2f99c1a7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   derp = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/derp {};
 
+  diagramsCore = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-core {};
+
   diagramsLib = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/diagrams-lib {};
 
   Diff = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Diff {};