diff --git a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.cpp b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.cpp
index 2f6dd6a615..55ab45261a 100644
--- a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.cpp
+++ b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,30 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+adios2::ArrayOrdering adios2_ToArrayOrdering(const adios2_arrayordering Corder)
+{
+    adios2::ArrayOrdering order = adios2::ArrayOrdering::Auto;
+    switch (Corder)
+    {
+
+    case adios2_arrayordering_rowmajor:
+        order = adios2::ArrayOrdering::RowMajor;
+        break;
+
+    case adios2_arrayordering_columnmajor:
+        order = adios2::ArrayOrdering::ColumnMajor;
+        break;
+
+    case adios2_arrayordering_auto:
+        order = adios2::ArrayOrdering::Auto;
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+    return order;
+}
+
 adios2_adios *adios2_init_config_glue_serial(const char *config_file,
                                              const adios2_debug_mode debug_mode,
                                              const char *host_language)
@@ -68,6 +92,25 @@ adios2_io *adios2_declare_io(adios2_adios *adios, const char *name)
     return io;
 }
 
+adios2_io *adios2_declare_io_order(adios2_adios *adios, const char *name,
+                                   adios2_arrayordering order)
+{
+    adios2_io *io = nullptr;
+    try
+    {
+        adios2::helper::CheckForNullptr(
+            adios, "for adios2_adios, in call to adios2_declare_io");
+        io = reinterpret_cast<adios2_io *>(
+            &reinterpret_cast<adios2::core::ADIOS *>(adios)->DeclareIO(
+                name, adios2_ToArrayOrdering(order)));
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        adios2::helper::ExceptionToError("adios2_declare_io");
+    }
+    return io;
+}
+
 adios2_io *adios2_at_io(adios2_adios *adios, const char *name)
 {
     adios2_io *io = nullptr;
diff --git a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.h b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.h
index 3bfa473969..1f135b9130 100644
--- a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.h
+++ b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_adios.h
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ adios2_adios *adios2_init_config_serial(const char *config_file);
  */
 adios2_io *adios2_declare_io(adios2_adios *adios, const char *name);
 
+/**
+ * Declares a new io handler with specific array ordering
+ * @param adios owner the io handler
+ * @param name unique io identifier within current adios handler
+ * @param order array ordering
+ * @return success: handler, failure: NULL
+ */
+adios2_io *adios2_declare_io_order(adios2_adios *adios, const char *name,
+                                   adios2_arrayordering order);
+
 /**
  * Retrieves a previously declared io handler by name
  * @param adios owner the io handler
diff --git a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_io.tcc b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_io.tcc
index 063ee119c6..b8f1039f61 100644
--- a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_io.tcc
+++ b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_io.tcc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ adios2::Mode adios2_ToOpenMode(const adios2_mode modeC)
     }
     return mode;
 }
+
 } // end anonymous namespace
 
 #endif
diff --git a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_types.h b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_types.h
index 47c3aefe32..0c06d9acb7 100644
--- a/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_types.h
+++ b/bindings/C/adios2/c/adios2_c_types.h
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ typedef enum
     adios2_shapeid_local_array = 4
 } adios2_shapeid;
 
+typedef enum
+{
+    adios2_arrayordering_rowmajor,
+    adios2_arrayordering_columnmajor,
+    adios2_arrayordering_auto
+} adios2_arrayordering;
+
 static const size_t adios2_string_array_element_max_size = 4096;
 
 static const size_t adios2_local_value_dim = SIZE_MAX - 2;
diff --git a/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.cpp b/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.cpp
index ec0a16ba03..e5f3caa4f4 100644
--- a/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.cpp
+++ b/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.cpp
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ ADIOS::ADIOS(const std::string &configFile, const std::string &hostLanguage,
 
 ADIOS::operator bool() const noexcept { return m_ADIOS ? true : false; }
 
-IO ADIOS::DeclareIO(const std::string name)
+IO ADIOS::DeclareIO(const std::string name, const ArrayOrdering ArrayOrder)
 {
     CheckPointer("for io name " + name + ", in call to ADIOS::DeclareIO");
-    return IO(&m_ADIOS->DeclareIO(name));
+    return IO(&m_ADIOS->DeclareIO(name, ArrayOrder));
 }
 
 IO ADIOS::AtIO(const std::string name)
diff --git a/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.h b/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.h
index 4304631ce8..4d0a645677 100644
--- a/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.h
+++ b/bindings/CXX11/adios2/cxx11/ADIOS.h
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ class ADIOS
      * @exception std::invalid_argument if IO with unique name is already
      * declared
      */
-    IO DeclareIO(const std::string name);
+    IO DeclareIO(const std::string name,
+                 const ArrayOrdering ArrayOrder = ArrayOrdering::Auto);
 
     /**
      * Retrieve an existing IO object previously created with DeclareIO.