diff --git a/examples/F90/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/F90/CMakeLists.txt
index 72f71ec9b..65d127cc9 100644
--- a/examples/F90/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/F90/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ configure_file( include.ctest.sh.in  include.ctest.sh  @ONLY )
 if( HAVE_BUILD_TOOLS )
     list( APPEND tests_sanity
           codes_ecc-1392
+          codes_datetime_julian
           grib_set_pv
           grib_set_data
           bufr_ecc-1284
diff --git a/examples/F90/codes_datetime_julian.f90 b/examples/F90/codes_datetime_julian.f90
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa1e8ffd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/F90/codes_datetime_julian.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+! (C) Copyright 2005- ECMWF.
+!
+! This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
+! which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+!
+! In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by
+! virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
+!
+!
+program codes_datetime_julian
+    use eccodes
+    implicit none
+
+    integer(kind=8) :: year=2012, month=1, day=2, hour=13, min=0, sec=48
+    integer(kind=8) :: year2, month2, day2, hour2, min2, sec2
+    real(kind=8) :: julian
+
+    CALL codes_datetime_to_julian(year, month, day, hour, min, sec, julian)
+    PRINT *, 'datetime to julian ', julian
+
+    CALL codes_julian_to_datetime(julian, year2, month2, day2, hour2, min2, sec2)
+    PRINT *, 'julian to datetime ', year2, month2, day2, hour2, min2, sec2
+
+    IF (year /= year2) THEN
+        call codes_check(CODES_INTERNAL_ERROR, 'Error', 'Year is wrong')
+    END IF
+    IF (month /= month2) THEN
+        call codes_check(CODES_INTERNAL_ERROR, 'Error', 'Month is wrong')
+    END IF
+    IF (day /= day2) THEN
+        call codes_check(CODES_INTERNAL_ERROR, 'Error', 'Day is wrong')
+    END IF
+
+end program codes_datetime_julian
diff --git a/examples/F90/codes_datetime_julian.sh b/examples/F90/codes_datetime_julian.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5d7ba0c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/F90/codes_datetime_julian.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# (C) Copyright 2005- ECMWF.
+#
+# This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0
+# which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by
+# virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation nor does it submit to any jurisdiction.
+#
+
+. ./include.ctest.sh
+
+label="codes_datetime_julian_test_f"
+
+${examples_dir}/eccodes_f_codes_datetime_julian