diff --git a/cabal.nix b/cabal.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d17d05a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cabal.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{ mkDerivation, aeson, async, base, data-default, directory
+, filepath, lib, mtl, optics-core, profunctors, relude, shower
+, time, with-utf8
+}:
+mkDerivation {
+  pname = "haskell-template";
+  version = "0.1.0.0";
+  src = ./.;
+  isLibrary = false;
+  isExecutable = true;
+  executableHaskellDepends = [
+    aeson async base data-default directory filepath mtl optics-core
+    profunctors relude shower time with-utf8
+  ];
+  homepage = "https://srid.ca/haskell-template";
+  description = "A template for Haskell projects using Nix";
+  license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  mainProgram = "haskell-template";
+}
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index dc816a1..02d6180 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
     "git-hooks": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1733318908,
-        "narHash": "sha256-SVQVsbafSM1dJ4fpgyBqLZ+Lft+jcQuMtEL3lQWx2Sk=",
+        "lastModified": 1734797603,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ulZN7ps8nBV31SE+dwkDvKIzvN6hroRY8sYOT0w+E28=",
         "owner": "cachix",
         "repo": "git-hooks.nix",
-        "rev": "6f4e2a2112050951a314d2733a994fbab94864c6",
+        "rev": "f0f0dc4920a903c3e08f5bdb9246bb572fcae498",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@
     },
     "haskell-flake": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1734464164,
-        "narHash": "sha256-5JCCyrgy7IMnipyYMQzIAXncGt2XVlW1aK71A+FTXDs=",
+        "lastModified": 1734920822,
+        "narHash": "sha256-YQo6LBiVVT05AcznDtlMuJkigM04FKW+lXQ5uRuT1yQ=",
         "owner": "srid",
         "repo": "haskell-flake",
-        "rev": "e280b39efdd72b6a5bdaa982b67f150c819be642",
+        "rev": "d8a21e6d8c6c01416e20bc944d7157eaf39ae93c",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/nix/modules/flake-parts/haskell.nix b/nix/modules/flake-parts/haskell.nix
index 28a2979..272417c 100644
--- a/nix/modules/flake-parts/haskell.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/flake-parts/haskell.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
           (root + /haskell-template.cabal)
           (root + /LICENSE)
           (root + /README.md)
+          (root + /cabal.nix)
         ];
       });
 
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@
 
       # Packages to add on top of `basePackages`
       packages = {
+        # For IFD-less evaluation, you can point to pre-generated `cabal2nix` expression 
+        # here for each package,
+        # haskell-flake will use this file to build the package.
+        # By default haskell-flake refers to `cabal.nix`
+        haskell-template.cabal2NixFile = config.pre-commit.settings.hooks.cabal2nix.settings.outputFilename;
         # Add source or Hackage overrides here
         # (Local packages are added automatically)
         /*
diff --git a/nix/modules/flake-parts/pre-commit.nix b/nix/modules/flake-parts/pre-commit.nix
index 340ca8f..183c5f0 100644
--- a/nix/modules/flake-parts/pre-commit.nix
+++ b/nix/modules/flake-parts/pre-commit.nix
@@ -7,13 +7,21 @@
   perSystem = { config, ... }: {
     pre-commit.settings = {
       hooks = {
-        nixpkgs-fmt.enable = true;
+        nixpkgs-fmt = {
+          enable = true;
+          # cabal2nix, nixpkgs-fmt both modifies default.nix, hence exlude fmt.
+          excludes = [ config.pre-commit.settings.hooks.cabal2nix.settings.outputFilename ];
+        };
         cabal-fmt.enable = true;
         fourmolu = {
           enable = true;
           package = config.fourmolu.wrapper;
         };
         hlint.enable = true;
+        cabal2nix = {
+          enable = true;
+          settings.outputFilename = "cabal.nix";
+        };
       };
     };