diff --git a/src/Data/Text/Lazy/Builder/IO.hs b/src/Data/Text/Lazy/Builder/IO.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bba2f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Data/Text/Lazy/Builder/IO.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module Data.Text.Lazy.Builder.IO
+  ( hPutBuilder
+  ) where
+
+import System.IO (Handle)
+import Data.Text.Lazy.Builder (Builder, toLazyText)
+import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.IO as L
+
+-- | Write a Builder to a handle.
+-- Currently, just a placeholder that uses LazyText until an implementation is added.
+hPutBuilder :: Handle -> Builder -> IO ()
+hPutBuilder h b = L.hPutStr h $ toLazyText b
+
diff --git a/text.cabal b/text.cabal
index 9b10c97c..b41ae9fc 100644
--- a/text.cabal
+++ b/text.cabal
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ library
     Data.Text.Lazy
     Data.Text.Lazy.Builder
     Data.Text.Lazy.Builder.Int
+    Data.Text.Lazy.Builder.IO
     Data.Text.Lazy.Builder.RealFloat
     Data.Text.Lazy.Encoding
     Data.Text.Lazy.IO