diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/mkcabal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/mkcabal/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..04c66673ae26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/mkcabal/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{cabal, mtl, pcreLight, readline}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "mkcabal";
+  version = "0.4.2";
+  name = self.fname;
+  sha256 = "a3d781fdcdea4ac27a897888593091d4afee10dfc3eff5a49f9108b346232f50";
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [mtl pcreLight readline];
+  meta = {
+    description = "Generate cabal files for a Haskell project";
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 0b0f98cd933b..c9a615404774 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ rec {
     inherit cabal mtl network time;
   };
 
+  mkcabal = import ../development/tools/haskell/mkcabal {
+    inherit cabal mtl pcreLight readline;
+  };
+
   tar = import ../development/tools/haskell/tar {
     inherit cabal binary;
   };