diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/cohttp/top.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/cohttp/top.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a8f54871b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/cohttp/top.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ lib, buildDunePackage, cohttp }:
+
+buildDunePackage {
+  pname = "cohttp-top";
+  inherit (cohttp) version src;
+
+  duneVersion = "3";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cohttp ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = cohttp.meta // {
+    description = "CoHTTP toplevel pretty printers for HTTP types";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
index d91cee4fd55..b03e77d2001 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/ocaml-packages.nix
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ let
 
     cohttp-mirage = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/cohttp/mirage.nix { };
 
+    cohttp-top = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/cohttp/top.nix { };
+
     coin =  callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/coin { };
 
     color = callPackage ../development/ocaml-modules/color { };