diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-lexing/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-lexing/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..446a628dd050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-lexing/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ cabal, alex }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "bytestring-lexing";
+  version = "0.2.1";
+  sha256 = "0pibn4phfp346i6i8zwic5zlbq9lqa6ifyx6bdl3p5c8jy3v23r9";
+  buildTools = [ alex ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://code.haskell.org/~dons/code/bytestring-lexing";
+    description = "Parse literals efficiently from bytestrings";
+    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 3dc22ab3557a..bbcfe9289e3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -431,6 +431,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.final x y);
 
   bytestringNums = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-nums {};
 
+  bytestringLexing = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-lexing {};
+
   bytestringMmap = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-mmap {};
 
   bytestringTrie = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/bytestring-trie {};