diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/DrIFT/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/DrIFT/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f0ae57b6287f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/DrIFT/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ cabal, filepath, random }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "DrIFT";
+  version = "2.4.2";
+  sha256 = "1w0wfmrjifidl2qz998ig07afd4p6yp890lwl8as57bay490nakl";
+  isLibrary = true;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  buildDepends = [ filepath random ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://repetae.net/computer/haskell/DrIFT/";
+    description = "Program to derive type class instances";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
index 5ccfeff9372a..3c5d50835ea9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-defaults.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
   ghc722Prefs = self : super : ghc742Prefs self super // {
     deepseq = self.deepseq_1_3_0_2;
+    DrIFT = null;                       # doesn't compile with old GHC versions
     extensibleExceptions = null;        # core package in ghc <= 7.4.x
     haddock = self.haddock_2_9_4;
     syb = self.syb_0_4_0;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 48b092b783f4..4b577eddaf2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -2523,6 +2523,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   cpphs = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/cpphs {};
 
+  DrIFT = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/DrIFT {};
+
   haddock_2_4_2 = callPackage ../development/tools/documentation/haddock/2.4.2.nix { Cabal = null; };
   haddock_2_7_2 = callPackage ../development/tools/documentation/haddock/2.7.2.nix { alex = self.alex_2_3_5; };
   haddock_2_9_2 = callPackage ../development/tools/documentation/haddock/2.9.2.nix {};