diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shelly/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shelly/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86c7b472c43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shelly/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ cabal, mtl, systemFileio, systemFilepath, text, time, unixCompat
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "shelly";
+  version = "0.12.0.2";
+  sha256 = "0gyjmwrp1n7xrjc8rn4qgnrssfikrgp4as10a9kydjnllyfaj38z";
+  buildDepends = [
+    mtl systemFileio systemFilepath text time unixCompat
+  ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/yesodweb/Shelly.hs";
+    description = "shell-like (systems) programming in Haskell";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index de4164dd50f..639510a57e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1251,6 +1251,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   semigroups = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/semigroups {};
 
+  shelly = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/shelly {};
+
   simpleSendfile = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/simple-sendfile {};
 
   skein = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/skein {};