diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/mtlparse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/mtlparse/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51b620368855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/mtlparse/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{cabal, mtl}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "mtlparse";
+  version = "0.1.2";
+  sha256 = "cd85d985e4eff842b1c053a2ff507094a20995c5757acc06ea34ff07d9edd142";
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [mtl];
+  meta = {
+    description = "parse library based on the mtl package";
+  };
+})
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index aeab3b9931dc..7377c86aa74a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
   mtl2 = self.mtl_2_0_1_0;
   mtl  = self.mtl1;
 
+  mtlparse  = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/mtlparse {};
+
   multiplate = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/multiplate {};
 
   multirec = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/multirec {};