diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/parseargs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/parseargs/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f105aaf5cfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/parseargs/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{cabal}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
+  pname = "parseargs";
+  version = "0.1.2";
+  sha256 = "93e34497bc3921f245474a8fc1807303211cf5ab40f0b655e02eb0242ef75694";
+  meta = {
+    description = "Command-line argument parsing library for Haskell programs";
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 164743dc3f28..e22ae280dcea 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ rec {
     inherit cabal;
   };
 
+  parseargs = import ../development/libraries/haskell/parseargs {
+    inherit cabal;
+  };
+
   parsec = import ../development/libraries/haskell/parsec {
     inherit cabal;
   };