diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/text-binary/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/text-binary/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1d274a6362e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/text-binary/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ cabal, binary, text }:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "text-binary";
+  version = "0.1.0";
+  sha256 = "0wc501j8hqspnhf4d1hyb18f1wgc4kl2qx1b5s4bkxv0dfbwrk6z";
+  buildDepends = [ binary text ];
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/kawu/text-binary";
+    description = "Binary instances for text types";
+    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 3fdbb2734ae1..46aac09b50c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -2260,6 +2260,8 @@ self : let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope self x y); in
   text_1_1_1_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/text/1.1.1.3.nix {};
   text = self.text_1_1_1_3;
 
+  textBinary = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/text-binary {};
+
   textFormat = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/text-format {};
 
   textIcu = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/text-icu {};