diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf-fortran/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf-fortran/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e72155554753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf-fortran/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, netcdf, hdf5, curl, gfortran }:
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "netcdf-fortran-${version}";
+  version = "4.4.3";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "4170fc018c9ee8222e317215c6a273542623185f5f6ee00d37bbb4e024e4e998";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ netcdf hdf5 curl gfortran ];
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Fortran API to manipulate netcdf files";
+    homepage = "http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/";
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free;
+    maintainers = stdenv.lib.maintainers.bzizou;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1c0222dae43e..927a0db9ab1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2386,6 +2386,8 @@ in
 
   netcdfcxx4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/netcdf-cxx4 { };
 
+  netcdffortran = callPackage ../development/libraries/netcdf-fortran { };
+
   nco = callPackage ../development/libraries/nco { };
 
   nc6 = callPackage ../tools/networking/nc6 { };