diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix-special/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix-special/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e9fccbdcd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix-special/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, hmatrix }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "hmatrix-special";
+  version = "0.2.0";
+  sha256 = "0lp8mvagbzayq3r08wgk498n6d9vgb1skb8wzrzi5a1fc5j8m0wj";
+  buildDepends = [ hmatrix ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://perception.inf.um.es/hmatrix";
+    description = "Interface to GSL special functions";
+    license = "GPL";
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 4afd94addae..0605f81d0a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1437,6 +1437,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   hmatrix = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix {};
 
+  hmatrix-special = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hmatrix-special {};
+
   hoauth = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hoauth {};
 
   hoauth2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/hoauth2 {};