diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Unreleased changes
 
+## 2.8.2
+
+* Add `fieldError` to the export list of `Database.Persist.TH` [#1008](https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/1008)
+
 ## 2.8.1
 
 * Let the user pass instances that will be derived for record and for key types (https://github.com/yesodweb/persistent/pull/990
diff --git a/Database/Persist/TH.hs b/Database/Persist/TH.hs
--- a/Database/Persist/TH.hs
+++ b/Database/Persist/TH.hs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     , lensPTH
     , parseReferences
     , embedEntityDefs
+    , fieldError
     , AtLeastOneUniqueKey(..)
     , OnlyOneUniqueKey(..)
     ) where
@@ -1015,6 +1016,10 @@
         let fieldName = (unHaskellName (fieldHaskell field))
         in [|mapLeft (fieldError tableName fieldName) . fromPersistValue|]
 
+-- |  Render an error message based on the @tableName@ and @fieldName@ with
+-- the provided message.
+--
+-- @since 2.8.2
 fieldError :: Text -> Text -> Text -> Text
 fieldError tableName fieldName err = mconcat
     [ "Couldn't parse field `"
diff --git a/persistent-template.cabal b/persistent-template.cabal
--- a/persistent-template.cabal
+++ b/persistent-template.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:            persistent-template
-version:         2.8.1
+version:         2.8.2
 license:         MIT
 license-file:    LICENSE
 author:          Michael Snoyman <michael@snoyman.com>