diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/deepseq-generics/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/deepseq-generics/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b3edd59ab27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/deepseq-generics/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ cabal, deepseq, HUnit, testFramework, testFrameworkHunit }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "deepseq-generics";
+  version = "0.1.1.1";
+  sha256 = "1icc2gxsbnjjl150msnyysvr9r14kb6s2gm3izrj5a3mwf6l7s08";
+  buildDepends = [ deepseq ];
+  testDepends = [ deepseq HUnit testFramework testFrameworkHunit ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/hvr/deepseq-generics";
+    description = "GHC.Generics-based Control.DeepSeq.rnf implementation";
+    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 46bb4c2630e5..b2c307c18cd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
   deepseq_1_3_0_2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/deepseq/1.3.0.2.nix {};
   deepseq = null;               # core package since ghc >= 7.4.x
 
+  deepseqGenerics = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/deepseq-generics {};
+
   deepseqTh = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/deepseq-th {};
 
   derive = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/derive {};