diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cmdlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cmdlib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e0d62f19d573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cmdlib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ cabal, mtl, split, syb }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "cmdlib";
+  version = "0.3.2.1";
+  sha256 = "0p8jpwngc8nbpl6v0i8hqhm1nsm2c51pswi6nym6dkwkilaxbvs4";
+  isLibrary = true;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [ mtl split syb ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "a library for command line parsing & online help";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 27a113e37f78..e9f6443a94a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -451,6 +451,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   cmdargs = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/cmdargs {};
 
+  cmdlib = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/cmdlib {};
+
   colorizeHaskell = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/colorize-haskell {};
 
   colour = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/colour {};