Try #1598:

Author: iohk-bors[bot]

builder/shell-for.nix

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ let
   mkDrvArgs = builtins.removeAttrs args ["packages" "components" "additional" "withHoogle" "tools"];
 in
   mkShell (mkDrvArgs // {
-    name = mkDrvArgs.name or name;
+    name = if (mkDrvArgs.name or null) == null then name else mkDrvArgs.name;
 
     buildInputs = systemInputs
       ++ mkDrvArgs.buildInputs or [];

modules/shell.nix

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 { projectConfig }:
 { lib, config, pkgs, haskellLib, ... }: {
   options = {
+    name = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.nullOr lib.types.str;
+      default = null;
+    };
     packages = lib.mkOption {
       type = lib.types.unspecified;
       default = ps: builtins.attrValues (haskellLib.selectLocalPackages ps);
@@ -41,5 +45,29 @@
       type = lib.types.unspecified;
       default = projectConfig.crossPlatforms;
     };
+
+    # mkShell args
+    inputsFrom = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.unspecified;
+      default = [];
+    };
+    shellHook = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.str;
+      default = "";
+    };
+
+    # mkDerivation args
+    buildInputs = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.unspecified;
+      default = [];
+    };
+    nativeBuildInputs = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.unspecified;
+      default = [];
+    };
+    passthru = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.attrsOf lib.types.unspecified;
+      default = {};
+    };
   };
 }