diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-instances/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-instances/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..647e08718a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-instances/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ cabal, QuickCheck, text, time }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "quickcheck-instances";
+  version = "0.3.3";
+  sha256 = "0l5rck5sh3cplqqkkasm00phy962y3wa9l8a44843grp3flnpv72";
+  buildDepends = [ QuickCheck text time ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/aslatter/qc-instances";
+    description = "Common quickcheck instances";
+    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 85a038f82807..8c289ad9bb11 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1769,6 +1769,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
   QuickCheck2 = self.QuickCheck_2_6;
   QuickCheck  = self.QuickCheck2;
 
+  quickcheckInstances = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-instances {};
+
   quickcheckIo = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/quickcheck-io {};
 
   qrencode = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/qrencode {