diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/irmin/http.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/irmin/http.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8db6d563c9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/irmin/http.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ lib, buildDunePackage, cohttp-lwt, irmin, webmachine
+, checkseum, git-unix, irmin-git, irmin-mem, irmin-test
+}:
+
+buildDunePackage rec {
+
+  pname = "irmin-http";
+
+  inherit (irmin) version src;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cohttp-lwt irmin webmachine ];
+
+  checkInputs = lib.optionals doCheck [ checkseum git-unix irmin-git irmin-mem irmin-test ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = irmin.meta // {
+    description = "HTTP client and server for Irmin";
+  };
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index e20f92d0f845..762506de27f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ let
 
     irmin-git = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/irmin/git.nix { };
 
+    irmin-http = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/irmin/http.nix { };
+
     irmin-mem = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/irmin/mem.nix { };
 
     irmin-test = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/irmin/test.nix { };