diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HGL/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HGL/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0faf430dcde8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HGL/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{cabal, X11}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "HGL";
+  version = "3.2.0.0";
+  sha256 = "fa7cb1981f6e5a89b35e0fc2593c0945175a0d97fc3bc356cc8724fa1c881e86";
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [X11];
+  configureFlags = ''--constraint=base<4'';
+  meta = {
+    description = "A simple graphics library based on X11 or Win32";
+  };
+})
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index c80352d5bfea..0b0f98cd933b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ rec {
     inherit (pkgs) sqlite;
   };
 
+  HGL = import ../development/libraries/haskell/HGL {
+    inherit cabal X11;
+  };
+
   highlightingKate = import ../development/libraries/haskell/highlighting-kate {
     inherit cabal parsec pcreLight xhtml;
   };