diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/formatting/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/formatting/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1345ac76243c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/formatting/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This file was auto-generated by cabal2nix. Please do NOT edit manually!
+
+{ cabal, scientific, text, textFormat, time }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "formatting";
+  version = "5.2";
+  sha256 = "0lmbzm98idy7bzpvaqnk9j6181vakk553smqkf959gn5jdj95z3k";
+  buildDepends = [ scientific text textFormat time ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "Combinator-based type-safe formatting (like printf() or FORMAT)";
+    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 6d85ab2bf70f..ede6a7b5c5af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -842,6 +842,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   forceLayout = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/force-layout {};
 
+  formatting = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/formatting {};
+
   free = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/free {};
 
   freeGame = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/free-game {};