diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/purescript/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/purescript/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bbf380f3e73c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/purescript/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ cabal, cmdtheline, filepath, haskeline, monadUnify, mtl, parsec
+, patternArrows, time, transformers, unorderedContainers
+, utf8String, xdgBasedir
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "purescript";
+  version = "0.5.2.1";
+  sha256 = "1dr34capgjlyjsaghsv11zz6ph5l0y8dz0q398f0f3hplcal3f58";
+  isLibrary = true;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [
+    cmdtheline filepath haskeline monadUnify mtl parsec patternArrows
+    time transformers unorderedContainers utf8String xdgBasedir
+  ];
+  # The example don't seem to get packaged in the release.
+  doCheck = false;
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://www.purescript.org/";
+    description = "PureScript Programming Language Compiler";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index ff22b7a9f25f..a5a94e5a101d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1752,6 +1752,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   pureMD5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/pureMD5 {};
 
+  purescript = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/purescript {};
+
   pwstoreFast = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/pwstore-fast {};
 
   QuickCheck_1_2_0_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/QuickCheck/1.2.0.0.nix {};