diff --git a/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.cpp b/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.cpp
index fd852259e7..532a9d0e48 100644
--- a/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.cpp
+++ b/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <vector>
 
+void FC_GLOBAL(adios2_set_engine_f2c,
+               ADIOS2_SET_ENGINE_F2C)(adios2_io **io, const char *engine_type,
+                                      int *ierr)
+{
+    *ierr = 0;
+
+    try
+    {
+        adios2_set_engine(*io, engine_type);
+    }
+    catch (std::exception &e)
+    {
+        std::cerr << "ADIOS2 set_engine: " << e.what() << "\n";
+        *ierr = -1;
+    }
+}
+
 void FC_GLOBAL(adios2_set_parameter_f2c,
                ADIOS2_SET_PARAMETER_F2C)(adios2_io **io, const char *key,
                                          const char *value, int *ierr)
diff --git a/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.h b/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.h
index 4a5913a318..60b7d90d73 100644
--- a/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.h
+++ b/bindings/Fortran/f2c/adios2_f2c_io.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+void FC_GLOBAL(adios2_set_engine_f2c,
+               ADIOS2_SET_ENGINE_F2C)(adios2_io **io, const char *engine_type,
+                                      int *ierr);
+
 void FC_GLOBAL(adios2_set_parameter_f2c,
                ADIOS2_SET_PARAMETER_F2C)(adios2_io **io, const char *key,
                                          const char *value, int *ierr);
diff --git a/bindings/Fortran/modules/adios2_io_mod.f90 b/bindings/Fortran/modules/adios2_io_mod.f90
index fd81885bef..27bdb77b4e 100644
--- a/bindings/Fortran/modules/adios2_io_mod.f90
+++ b/bindings/Fortran/modules/adios2_io_mod.f90
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ module adios2_io_mod
 
 contains
 
+    subroutine adios2_set_engine(io, engine_type, ierr)
+        type(adios2_io), intent(in) :: io
+        character*(*), intent(in) :: engine_type
+        integer, intent(out) :: ierr
+
+        call adios2_set_engine_f2c(io%f2c, &
+                                   TRIM(ADJUSTL(engine_type))//char(0), &
+                                   ierr)
+    end subroutine
+
     subroutine adios2_set_parameter(io, key, value, ierr)
         type(adios2_io), intent(in) :: io
         character*(*), intent(in) :: key
diff --git a/testing/adios2/bindings/fortran/TestBPWriteTypes.f90 b/testing/adios2/bindings/fortran/TestBPWriteTypes.f90
index 73af88e167..7ea86ff2bd 100644
--- a/testing/adios2/bindings/fortran/TestBPWriteTypes.f90
+++ b/testing/adios2/bindings/fortran/TestBPWriteTypes.f90
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ program TestBPWriteTypes
      ! Declare an IO process configuration inside adios
      call adios2_declare_io(ioWrite, adios, "ioWrite", ierr)
 
+     call adios2_set_engine(ioWrite, 'bpfile', ierr)
+
      ! Defines a variable to be written in bp format
      call adios2_define_variable(variables(1), ioWrite, "var_I8", &
                                  adios2_type_integer1, 1, &