diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.18.0.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.18.0.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6e0d3074bdb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.18.0.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ cabal, deepseq, extensibleExceptions, filepath, HUnit, QuickCheck
+, regexPosix, testFramework, testFrameworkHunit
+, testFrameworkQuickcheck2, time
+}:
+
+cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
+  pname = "Cabal";
+  version = "1.18.0";
+  sha256 = "1nxvkfkjkyxsa4nbrwl59r84j63qh2qx4cbd3vnr6vvdnflbix8f";
+  buildDepends = [ deepseq filepath time ];
+  testDepends = [
+    extensibleExceptions filepath HUnit QuickCheck regexPosix
+    testFramework testFrameworkHunit testFrameworkQuickcheck2
+  ];
+  doCheck = false;
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "http://www.haskell.org/cabal/";
+    description = "A framework for packaging Haskell software";
+    license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
+    maintainers = [
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.andres
+      self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons
+    ];
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
index 6a5065fa049c..c9c1cc6076f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/haskell-packages.nix
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ let result = let callPackage = x : y : modifyPrio (newScope result.finalReturn x
 
   Cabal_1_14_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.14.0.nix { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; }; };
   Cabal_1_16_0_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.16.0.3.nix { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; }; };
+  Cabal_1_18_0 = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/Cabal/1.18.0.nix { cabal = self.cabal.override { Cabal = null; }; };
   Cabal = null; # core package in GHC
 
   cabalFileTh = callPackage ../development/libraries/haskell/cabal-file-th {};