diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-fancy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-fancy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8e0cf7578345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-fancy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "network-fancy";
+  version = "0.1.5.2";
+  sha256 = "039yrrir17sphkzarwl7hncj7fb4x471mh2lvpqixl3a6nij141c";
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://github.com/taruti/network-fancy";
+    description = "Networking support with a cleaner API";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+  };
+  preConfigure = ''substituteInPlace Setup.hs --replace '-> rt' '-> return ()' '';
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 7f0946e8c271..4c4de9165126 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -1714,6 +1714,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
   networkConduit = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/network-conduit {};
   networkConduitTls = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/network-conduit-tls {};
 
+  networkFancy = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/network-fancy {};
+
   networkInfo = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/network-info {};
 
   networkMetrics = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/network-metrics {};