diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bencoding/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bencoding/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c93def74655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bencoding/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ cabal, attoparsec, deepseq, hspec, mtl, QuickCheck, text }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "bencoding";
+  version = "0.4.3.0";
+  sha256 = "0f6d3g88y7i4s5wa53771n0fbkbs4na8vpy51wk21b563smdcpcc";
+  buildDepends = [ attoparsec deepseq mtl text ];
+  testDepends = [ attoparsec hspec QuickCheck ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/cobit/bencoding";
+    description = "A library for encoding and decoding of BEncode data";
+    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 509c2067ec0..11102c27a59 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
 
   benchpress = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/benchpress {};
 
+  bencoding = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bencoding {};
+
   bert = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bert {};
 
   bifunctors = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bifunctors {};