diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/directory-layout/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/directory-layout/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..44f5a7635f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/directory-layout/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# This file was auto-generated by cabal2nix. Please do NOT edit manually!
+
+{ cabal, commandQq, doctest, filepath, free, hspec, lens
+, semigroups, temporary, text, transformers, unorderedContainers
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "directory-layout";
+  version = "0.7.4";
+  sha256 = "1nrbv9mzl817d6c494sxd4jg15winpp9624n84av9vdxb8x1n14d";
+  buildDepends = [
+    commandQq filepath free hspec lens semigroups text transformers
+    unorderedContainers
+  ];
+  testDepends = [
+    commandQq doctest filepath free hspec lens semigroups temporary
+    text transformers unorderedContainers
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "Directory layout DSL";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+  doCheck = false; # issue https://github.com/supki/directory-layout/issues/8
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 884f3f5bb05..c4798a6cbae 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -670,6 +670,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   directSqlite = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/direct-sqlite {};
 
+  directoryLayout = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/directory-layout {};
+
   directoryTree = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/directory-tree {};
 
   distributedStatic = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/distributed-static {};