diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/jhc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/jhc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b4d85df8907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/jhc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ 
+  stdenv, fetchurl, perl, ghc, binary, zlib, utf8String, readline, fgl,
+  regexCompat, HsSyck, random
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+
+  name = "jhc-${version}";
+
+  version = "0.8.0";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://repetae.net/dist/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0rbv0gpp7glhd9xqy7snbiaiizwnsfg9vzhvyywcvbmb35yivy2a";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    perl ghc binary zlib utf8String readline fgl regexCompat HsSyck random
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = ''
+      A Haskell compiler which aims to produce the most efficient programs
+    '';
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.aforemny ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fbb9f53f6ddc..caedbfdb783f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2286,6 +2286,11 @@ let
     };
   };
 
+  jhc = callPackage ../development/compilers/jhc {
+    inherit (haskellPackages_ghc6123) ghc binary zlib utf8String readline fgl
+    regexCompat HsSyck random;
+  };
+
   # Haskell and GHC
 
   # Import Haskell infrastructure.