diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a299e9f556e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ cabal, aeson, attoparsec, dataDefault, mtl, network
+, protocolBuffers, protocolBuffersDescriptor, text, time
+, unorderedContainers, utf8String, vector
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "rethinkdb";
+  version = "1.8.0.5";
+  sha256 = "1s3mzbs0b2jdvs1gfdxb2fp2lw7978ja63411iz43yjd29d3pwzq";
+  buildDepends = [
+    aeson attoparsec dataDefault mtl network protocolBuffers
+    protocolBuffersDescriptor text time unorderedContainers utf8String
+    vector
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/atnnn/haskell-rethinkdb";
+    description = "RethinkDB is a distributed document store with a powerful query language";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.asl20;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 3660a55074cc..0c54836ab6e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1929,6 +1929,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   resourcet = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/resourcet {};
 
+  rethinkdb = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/rethinkdb {};
+
   rfc5051 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/rfc5051 {};
 
   rosezipper = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/rosezipper {};