diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HList/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HList/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69ff44ee6b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HList/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{cabal}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "HList";
+  version = "0.2";
+  sha256 = "410a77f8815cb873aff03896622e00918aaf99813bb55822942af4cc8c1a01b5";
+  meta = {
+    description = "Heterogeneous lists";
+  };
+})  
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 4a137b5b99dd..b9a846d097f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ rec {
     inherit cabal;
   };
 
+  HList = import ../development/libraries/haskell/HList {
+    inherit cabal ;
+  };
+
   hscolour = import ../development/libraries/haskell/hscolour {
     inherit cabal;
   };