diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 088f47f1d6..1fee91837c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
-;;; Copyright © 2016 Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Thomas Danckaert <post@thomasdanckaert.be>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Paul Garlick <pgarlick@tourbillion-technology.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 ng0 <contact.ng0@cryptolab.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Ben Woodcroft <donttrustben@gmail.com>
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu packages graphviz)
   #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
   #:use-module (gnu packages image)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages java)
   #:use-module (gnu packages less)
   #:use-module (gnu packages lisp)
   #:use-module (gnu packages logging)
@@ -743,6 +744,124 @@ extremely large and complex data collections.")
     (license (license:x11-style
               "http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/current/src/unpacked/COPYING"))))
 
+(define-public hdf-java
+  (package
+   (name "hdf-java")
+   (version "3.3.2")
+   (source
+    (origin
+      (method url-fetch)
+      (uri (string-append
+            "http://www.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases/HDF-JAVA/hdfjni-"
+            version "/src/CMake-hdfjava-" version ".tar.gz"))
+      (sha256
+       (base32 "0m1gp2aspcblqzmpqbdpfp6giskws85ds6p5gz8sx7asyp7wznpr"))
+      (modules '((guix build utils)))
+      (snippet ; Make sure we don't use the bundled sources and binaries.
+       `(begin
+          (for-each delete-file
+                    (list "SZip.tar.gz" "ZLib.tar.gz" "JPEG8d.tar.gz"
+                          "HDF4.tar.gz" "HDF5.tar.gz"))
+          (delete-file-recursively ,(string-append "hdfjava-" version "/lib"))))))
+   (build-system gnu-build-system)
+   (native-inputs
+    `(("jdk" ,icedtea "jdk")
+      ("automake" ,automake) ; For up to date 'config.guess' and 'config.sub'.
+      ;; For tests:
+      ("hamcrest-core" ,java-hamcrest-core)
+      ("junit" ,java-junit)
+      ("slf4j-simple" ,java-slf4j-simple)))
+   (inputs
+    `(("hdf4" ,hdf4)
+      ("hdf5" ,hdf5)
+      ("zlib" ,zlib)
+      ("libjpeg" ,libjpeg)
+      ("slf4j-api" ,java-slf4j-api)))
+   (arguments
+    `(#:configure-flags
+      (list (string-append "--target=" ,(or (%current-target-system) (%current-system)))
+            (string-append "--with-jdk=" (assoc-ref %build-inputs "jdk") "/include,"
+                           (assoc-ref %build-inputs "jdk") "/lib" )
+            (string-append "--with-hdf4=" (assoc-ref %build-inputs "hdf4") "/lib")
+            (string-append "--with-hdf5=" (assoc-ref %build-inputs "hdf5") "/lib"))
+
+      #:make-flags
+      (list (string-append "HDFLIB=" (assoc-ref %build-inputs "hdf4") "/lib")
+            (string-append "HDF5LIB=" (assoc-ref %build-inputs "hdf5") "/lib")
+            (string-append "ZLIB=" (assoc-ref %build-inputs "zlib") "/lib/libz.so")
+            (string-append "JPEGLIB="
+                           (assoc-ref %build-inputs "libjpeg") "/lib/libjpeg.so")
+            "LLEXT=so")
+
+      #:phases
+      (modify-phases %standard-phases
+        (add-before 'configure 'chdir-to-source
+          (lambda _ (chdir ,(string-append "hdfjava-" version))))
+        (add-before 'configure 'patch-build
+          (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+            (substitute* "configure"
+              (("COPT=\"") "COPT=\"-O2 ") ; CFLAGS is ignored in Makefiles
+              (("/bin/cat") (which "cat")))
+            ;; Set classpath for compilation
+            (substitute* '("hdf/hdf5lib/Makefile.in"
+                           "hdf/hdf5lib/exceptions/Makefile.in"
+                           "hdf/hdflib/Makefile.in")
+              (("\\$\\(TOP\\)/lib/slf4j-api-1\\.7\\.5\\.jar")
+               (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "slf4j-api")
+                              "/share/java/slf4j-api.jar")))
+            ;; Replace outdated config.sub and config.guess:
+            (with-directory-excursion "config"
+              (for-each (lambda (file)
+                          (copy-file
+                           (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "automake")
+                                          "/share/automake-1.15/" file) file))
+                        '("config.sub" "config.guess")))
+            (mkdir-p (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")))
+            ;; Set classpath for tests
+            (let* ((build-dir (getcwd))
+                   (lib (string-append build-dir "/lib"))
+                   (jhdf (string-append lib "/jhdf.jar"))
+                   (jhdf5 (string-append lib "/jhdf5.jar"))
+                   (testjars
+                    (map (lambda (i)
+                           (string-append (assoc-ref inputs i)
+                                          "/share/java/" i ".jar"))
+                         '("junit" "hamcrest-core" "slf4j-api" "slf4j-simple")))
+                   (class-path
+                    (string-join `("." ,build-dir ,jhdf ,jhdf5 ,@testjars) ":")))
+
+              (substitute* '("test/hdf5lib/Makefile.in"
+                             "test/hdf5lib/junit.sh.in"
+                             "examples/runExample.sh.in")
+                (("/usr/bin/test")
+                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "coreutils")
+                                "/bin/test"))
+                (("/usr/bin/uname")
+                 (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "coreutils")
+                                "/bin/uname"))
+                (("CLASSPATH=[^\n]*")
+                 (string-append "CLASSPATH=" class-path)))
+              (setenv "CLASSPATH" class-path))
+            #t))
+        (add-before 'check 'build-examples
+          (lambda _
+            (zero? (apply system* `("javac"
+                                    ,@(find-files "examples" ".*\\.java")))))))
+
+      #:parallel-build? #f
+
+      #:parallel-tests? #f ))
+   (home-page "https://support.hdfgroup.org/products/java")
+   (synopsis "Java interface for the HDF4 and HDF5 libraries")
+   (description "Java HDF Interface (JHI) and Java HDF5 Interface (JHI5) use
+the Java Native Interface to wrap the HDF4 and HDF5 libraries, which are
+implemented in C.")
+
+   ;; BSD-style license:
+   (license (license:x11-style
+             "https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/hdf-java\
+/current/src/unpacked/COPYING"))))
+
 (define-public hdf-eos2
   (package
     (name "hdf-eos2")