diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/socket-activation/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/socket-activation/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4309e2d34563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/socket-activation/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ cabal, network, transformers }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "socket-activation";
+  version = "0.1.0.0";
+  sha256 = "1w10i9a10lq5gscwm1vf1w7pqkfyx3n108jw8dx4zdqhrh82lmwv";
+  buildDepends = [ network transformers ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/sakana/haskell-socket-activation";
+    description = "systemd socket activation library";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.ocharles ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 7ff91204b94c..85a038f82807 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1994,6 +1994,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   SMTPClient = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/SMTPClient {};
 
+  socketActivation = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/socket-activation {};
+
   split_0_2_1_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/split/0.2.1.1.nix {};
   split_0_2_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/split/0.2.2.nix {};
   split = self.split_0_2_2;