diff --git a/common/build-style/haskell-stack.sh b/common/build-style/haskell-stack.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf514a55a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/build-style/haskell-stack.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#
+# This helper is for templates built using Haskell stack.
+#
+# hostmakedepends="ghc stack"
+# make_build_args="stack-build-flags"
+# stackage="lts-X.Y"  # or include a stack.yaml in $FILESDIR
+#
+do_build() {
+	if [ -f "${FILESDIR}/stack.yaml" ]; then
+		msg_normal "Using stack config in stack.yaml.\n"
+		cp "${FILESDIR}/stack.yaml" .
+	else
+		if [ -z "$stackage" ]; then
+			msg_error "Stackage version not set in \$stackage.\n"
+		fi
+		msg_normal "Using stackage resolver ${stackage}.\n"
+		STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack \
+			stack init --force --resolver ${stackage}
+	fi
+
+	STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack stack ${makejobs} build ${make_build_args}
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/bin
+	STACK_ROOT=$wrksrc/.stack stack install ${make_build_args} \
+		--local-bin-path=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin
+}
diff --git a/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh b/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
index fd70a3b0d2d..c0fecdbc284 100644
--- a/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
+++ b/common/environment/setup/sourcepkg.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 unset -v pkgname version revision short_desc homepage license maintainer
 unset -v only_for_archs distfiles checksum build_style nocross broken
 unset -v configure_script configure_args wrksrc build_wrksrc create_wrksrc
-unset -v make_cmd make_build_args make_install_args make_build_target make_install_target python_versions
+unset -v make_cmd make_build_args make_install_args make_build_target make_install_target python_versions stackage
 unset -v patch_args disable_parallel_build keep_libtool_archives
 unset -v reverts subpackages makedepends hostmakedepends depends restricted
 unset -v build_pie build_options build_options_default bootstrap repository reverts