diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cheapskate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cheapskate/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ef18440e373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cheapskate/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ cabal, blazeHtml, dataDefault, mtl, syb, text, uniplate
+, xssSanitize
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "cheapskate";
+  version = "0.1.0.1";
+  sha256 = "0slrvbaamnwxx89kqjcr62058j00s2dw4c16q1swf817az2p66h8";
+  isLibrary = true;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [
+    blazeHtml dataDefault mtl syb text uniplate xssSanitize
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/jgm/cheapskate";
+    description = "Experimental markdown processor";
+    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 522baf33ff2c..8960e980fc70 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -757,6 +757,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   ChasingBottoms = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/ChasingBottoms {};
 
+  cheapskate = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/cheapskate {};
+
   checkers = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/checkers {};
 
   chell = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/chell {};