diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/hdevtools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/hdevtools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..36741f97458f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/haskell/hdevtools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ cabal, cmdargs, ghcPaths, network, syb, time }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+    pname = "hdevtools";
+    version = "0.1.0.5";
+    sha256 = "1a218m817q35f52fv6mn28sfv136i6fm2mzgdidpm24pc0585gl7";
+    isLibrary = false;
+    isExecutable = true;
+    buildDepends = [ cmdargs ghcPaths network syb time ];
+    meta = {
+        homepage = "https://github.com/bitc/hdevtools/";
+        description = "Persistent GHC powered background server for FAST haskell development tools";
+        license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+        platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 461e202bd3da..fadba5b0fbc1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -2479,6 +2479,8 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   hasktags = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/hasktags {};
 
+  hdevtools = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/hdevtools {};
+
   hlint = callPackage ../development/tools/haskell/hlint {
     haskellSrcExts = self.haskellSrcExts_1_14_0;
   };