diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/wl-pprint-text/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/wl-pprint-text/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5833af8efaad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/wl-pprint-text/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ cabal, text }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "wl-pprint-text";
+  version = "1.0.0.0";
+  sha256 = "1zvjsbn98g0lja2jj00d7mvqjq4rik7v7wsy5655wibmy0hbll90";
+  buildDepends = [ text ];
+  meta = {
+    description = "A Wadler/Leijen Pretty Printer for Text values";
+    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 2822819c5711..e13ed19af61e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1271,6 +1271,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
     json = self.json_0_3_6;
   };
 
+  wlPprintText = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/wl-pprint-text {};
+
   wx = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/wxHaskell/wx.nix {};
 
   wxcore = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/wxHaskell/wxcore.nix {