diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/file-location/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/file-location/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a28d0b27fb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/file-location/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ cabal, liftedBase, transformers }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "file-location";
+  version = "0.4.5.2";
+  sha256 = "0dyzf2lhh0n4hwbh44qfh6bw9snl4hha9sv76c4ndi7v1rvnx197";
+  buildDepends = [ liftedBase transformers ];
+  testDepends = [ liftedBase transformers ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/gregwebs/FileLocation.hs";
+    description = "common functions that show file location information";
+    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 68d7d4cee23e..8d9a2d80899b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
   filepath_1_3_0_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/filepath {};
   filepath = null; # a core package in recent GHCs
 
+  fileLocation = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/file-location {};
+
   extensibleExceptions_0_1_1_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/extensible-exceptions/0.1.1.0.nix {};
   extensibleExceptions_0_1_1_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/extensible-exceptions/0.1.1.2.nix {};
   extensibleExceptions_0_1_1_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/extensible-exceptions/0.1.1.3.nix {};