diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md
index cba4d0561b07..c2838c733c72 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/haskell.section.md
@@ -359,6 +359,39 @@ services.hoogle = {
 };
 ```
 
+### How to install haskell-language-server
+
+In short: Install `pkgs.haskell-language-server` and use the
+`haskell-language-server-wrapper` command to run it. See the [hls
+README](https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server) on how to configure
+your text editor to use hls and how to test your setup.
+
+Hls needs to be compiled with the ghc version of the project you use it on.
+
+`pkgs.haskell-language-server` provides `haskell-language-server-wrapper`,
+`haskell-language-server`, `haskell-language-server-x.x` and
+`haskell-language-server-x.x.x` binaries, where `x.x.x` is the ghc version for
+which it is compiled.  By default it includes binaries for all ghc versions
+that are provided in the binary caches. You can override that list with e.g.
+
+```nix
+pkgs.haskell-language-server.override { supportedGhcVersions = [ "884" "901" ]; }
+```
+
+When you run `haskell-language-server-wrapper` it will detect the ghc version
+used by the project you are working on (by asking e.g. cabal or stack) and pick
+the appropriate above mentioned binary from your path.
+
+Be careful when installing hls globally and using a pinned nixpkgs for a Haskell
+project in a nix-shell. If the nixpkgs versions deviate to much (e.g. use
+different `glibc` versions) hls might fail. It is recommended to then install hls
+in the nix-shell from the nixpkgs version pinned in there.
+
+If you know, that you only use one ghc version, e.g. in a project specific
+nix-shell You can either use an override as given above or simply install
+`pkgs.haskellPackages.haskell-language-server` instead of the top-level
+attribute `pkgs.haskell-language-server`.
+
 ### How to build a Haskell project using Stack
 
 [Stack](http://haskellstack.org) is a popular build tool for Haskell projects.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/haskell-language-server/withWrapper.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/haskell-language-server/withWrapper.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09cb60901e43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/haskell-language-server/withWrapper.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{ lib, supportedGhcVersions ? [ "865" "884" "8102" ], stdenv, haskellPackages
+, haskell }:
+#
+# The recommended way to override this package is
+#
+# pkgs.haskell-language-server.override { supportedGhcVersions = [ "901" ]; }
+#
+# for example. Read more about this in the haskell-language-server section of the nixpkgs manual.
+#
+let
+  inherit (lib) concatStringsSep concatMapStringsSep take splitString;
+  getPackages = version: haskell.packages."ghc${version}";
+  getMajorVersion = packages:
+    concatStringsSep "." (take 2 (splitString "." packages.ghc.version));
+  tunedHls = hsPkgs:
+    haskell.lib.justStaticExecutables
+    (haskell.lib.overrideCabal hsPkgs.haskell-language-server (old: {
+      postInstall = ''
+        remove-references-to -t ${hsPkgs.ghc} $out/bin/haskell-language-server
+        remove-references-to -t ${hsPkgs.shake.data} $out/bin/haskell-language-server
+        remove-references-to -t ${hsPkgs.js-jquery.data} $out/bin/haskell-language-server
+        remove-references-to -t ${hsPkgs.js-dgtable.data} $out/bin/haskell-language-server
+        remove-references-to -t ${hsPkgs.js-flot.data} $out/bin/haskell-language-server
+      '';
+    }));
+  targets = version:
+    let packages = getPackages version;
+    in [
+      "haskell-language-server-${packages.ghc.version}"
+      "haskell-language-server-${getMajorVersion packages}"
+    ];
+  makeSymlinks = version:
+    concatMapStringsSep "\n" (x:
+      "ln -s ${
+        tunedHls (getPackages version)
+      }/bin/haskell-language-server $out/bin/${x}") (targets version);
+  pkg = tunedHls haskellPackages;
+in stdenv.mkDerivation {
+  pname = "haskell-language-server";
+  version = haskellPackages.haskell-language-server.version;
+  buildCommand = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    ln -s ${pkg}/bin/haskell-language-server $out/bin/haskell-language-server
+    ln -s ${pkg}/bin/haskell-language-server-wrapper $out/bin/haskell-language-server-wrapper
+    ${concatMapStringsSep "\n" makeSymlinks supportedGhcVersions}
+  '';
+  meta = haskellPackages.haskell-language-server.meta // {
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.maralorn ];
+    longDescription = ''
+      This package provides haskell-language-server, haskell-language-server-wrapper, ${
+        concatMapStringsSep ", " (x: concatStringsSep ", " (targets x))
+        supportedGhcVersions
+      }.
+
+      You can override the list supportedGhcVersions.
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8e71ec4fc232..afa6ffb40c0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4340,6 +4340,8 @@ in
 
   hash-slinger = callPackage ../tools/security/hash-slinger { };
 
+  haskell-language-server = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/haskell-language-server/withWrapper.nix { };
+
   hasmail = callPackage ../applications/networking/mailreaders/hasmail { };
 
   hal-flash = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/hal-flash { };