diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/thespian/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/thespian/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4108f0a012e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/thespian/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ cabal, mtl }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "thespian";
+  version = "0.999";
+  sha256 = "0z3cqjcf6xr0z7g3s1jszcs39w43sl0793gl0qm3dklbginqbcnn";
+  buildDepends = [ mtl ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://bitbucket.org/alinabi/thespian";
+    description = "Lightweight Erlang-style actors for Haskell";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 61cecdd81b5c..aa14f2360bd2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1177,6 +1177,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
   text_0_11_1_5 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/text/0.11.1.5.nix {};
   text = self.text_0_11_1_5;
 
+  thespian = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/thespian {};
+
   thLift = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/th-lift {};
 
   threadmanager = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/threadmanager {};