diff --git a/samples/f90/demo.f90 b/samples/f90/demo.f90
index 3da759a3754..4857f6a8f5e 100644
--- a/samples/f90/demo.f90
+++ b/samples/f90/demo.f90
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ program main
   ! 'h2o2.yaml', located in the Cantera data directory
   gas = importPhase('h2o2.yaml','ohmech')
 
+  gas2 = newSolution('h2o2.yaml','ohmech')
+
   t = 1200.0     ! K
   p = 101325.0   ! Pa
 
diff --git a/src/fortran/cantera.f90 b/src/fortran/cantera.f90
index dbf066422f5..5cfb59c2872 100644
--- a/src/fortran/cantera.f90
+++ b/src/fortran/cantera.f90
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ MODULE CANTERA
      MODULE PROCEDURE ctthermo_gibbs_mole
   END INTERFACE gibbs_mole
 
+  INTERFACE newSolution
+     MODULE PROCEDURE ctfunc_newSolution
+  END INTERFACE newSolution
+
   INTERFACE importPhase
      MODULE PROCEDURE ctfunc_importPhase
   END INTERFACE importPhase
diff --git a/src/fortran/cantera_funcs.f90 b/src/fortran/cantera_funcs.f90
index 5b0d1b897e7..1174b6dee74 100644
--- a/src/fortran/cantera_funcs.f90
+++ b/src/fortran/cantera_funcs.f90
@@ -9,6 +9,26 @@ module cantera_funcs
 
   contains
 
+    type(phase_t) function ctfunc_newSolution(filename, phn, trn)
+      implicit none
+      character*(*), intent(in) :: filename
+      character*(*), intent(in), optional :: phn
+      character*(*), intent(in), optional :: trn
+      type(phase_t) :: self
+      if (present(trn)) then
+        self%soln_id = soln_newsolution(filename, phn, trn)
+      else if (present(phn)) then
+        self%soln_id = soln_newsolution(filename, phn, 'default')
+      else
+        self%soln_id = soln_newsolution(filename, '', 'default')
+      end if
+      self%thermo_id = soln_thermo(self%soln_id)
+      self%kin_id = soln_kinetics(self%soln_id)
+      self%tran_id = soln_transport(self%soln_id)
+      self%err = 0
+      ctfunc_newSolution = self
+    end function ctfunc_newSolution
+
     type(phase_t) function ctfunc_importPhase(src, id, loglevel)
       implicit none
       character*(*), intent(in) :: src
diff --git a/src/fortran/cantera_thermo.f90 b/src/fortran/cantera_thermo.f90
index 53f4d61c577..80d8fd76766 100644
--- a/src/fortran/cantera_thermo.f90
+++ b/src/fortran/cantera_thermo.f90
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module cantera_thermo
   use fct
 
   type phase_t
+    integer :: soln_id
     integer :: thermo_id
     integer :: kin_id
     integer :: tran_id
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ type(phase_t) function ctthermo_newFromFile(filename, id)
       self%err = 0
       self%kin_id = -1
       self%tran_id = -1
+      self%soln_id = -1
       ctthermo_newFromFile = self
     end function ctthermo_newFromFile