diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a1c953b9d1e..05ff14cb45c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dist/
 *.swp
 *.swo
 *~
+\#*
 *_flymake.hs
 result*
 **/tags
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..972449647b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{ withHoogle ? true
+}:
+let
+  default = import ./default.nix {};
+in
+default.nix-tools._raw.shellFor {
+  packages    = ps: with ps; [
+    io-sim
+    io-sim-classes
+    ouroboros-consensus
+    ouroboros-network
+    typed-transitions
+  ];
+  inherit withHoogle;
+  buildInputs = with default.nix-tools._raw; [
+    cabal-install.components.exes.cabal
+  ];
+}