diff --git a/recipes/scotch/Makefile.inc.i686_mac_darwin10 b/recipes/scotch/Makefile.inc.i686_mac_darwin10
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0ee2e8694940a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/scotch/Makefile.inc.i686_mac_darwin10
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+EXE		=
+LIB		= .a
+OBJ		= .o
+
+MAKE		= make
+AR		= ar
+ARFLAGS		= -ruv
+CAT		= cat
+CCS		= clang
+CCP		= mpicc
+CCD		= clang
+CFLAGS		= -I${PREFIX}/include -O3 -Drestrict=__restrict -DCOMMON_FILE_COMPRESS_GZ -DCOMMON_PTHREAD -DCOMMON_PTHREAD_BARRIER -DCOMMON_RANDOM_FIXED_SEED -DCOMMON_TIMING_OLD -DSCOTCH_PTHREAD -DSCOTCH_RENAME
+CLIBFLAGS	=
+LDFLAGS		= -L${PREFIX}/lib -lz -lm -lpthread
+CP		= cp
+LEX		= flex -Pscotchyy -olex.yy.c
+LN		= ln
+MKDIR		= mkdir
+MV		= mv
+RANLIB		= ranlib
+YACC		= bison -pscotchyy -y -b y
diff --git a/recipes/scotch/Makefile.inc.x86-64_pc_linux2 b/recipes/scotch/Makefile.inc.x86-64_pc_linux2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b52ab6d1338cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/scotch/Makefile.inc.x86-64_pc_linux2
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+EXE		=
+LIB		= .a
+OBJ		= .o
+
+MAKE		= make
+AR		= ar
+ARFLAGS		= -ruv
+CAT		= cat
+CCS		= gcc
+CCP		= mpicc
+CCD		= gcc
+CFLAGS	= -I${PREFIX}/include -O3 -DCOMMON_FILE_COMPRESS_GZ -DCOMMON_PTHREAD -DCOMMON_RANDOM_FIXED_SEED -DSCOTCH_RENAME -DSCOTCH_PTHREAD -Drestrict=__restrict -DIDXSIZE64
+CLIBFLAGS	= -fPIC
+LDFLAGS		= -L${PREFIX}/lib -lz -lm -lrt -pthread
+CP		= cp
+LEX		= flex -Pscotchyy -olex.yy.c
+LN		= ln
+MKDIR		= mkdir
+MV		= mv
+RANLIB		= ranlib
+YACC		= bison -pscotchyy -y -b y
diff --git a/recipes/scotch/build.sh b/recipes/scotch/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..79d2c496d0653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/scotch/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+cd src/
+
+if [ `uname` == "Darwin" ]; then
+    cp $RECIPE_DIR/Makefile.inc.i686_mac_darwin10 Makefile.inc
+else
+  cp $RECIPE_DIR/Makefile.inc.x86-64_pc_linux2 Makefile.inc
+  sed -i 's#-l$(SCOTCHLIB)errexit#-l$(SCOTCHLIB)errexit -lm#g' esmumps/Makefile
+fi
+
+make esmumps | tee make.log 2>&1
+make check
+cd ..
+
+# install.
+mkdir -p $PREFIX/lib/
+cp lib/* $PREFIX/lib/
+mkdir -p $PREFIX/bin/
+cp bin/* $PREFIX/bin/
+mkdir -p $PREFIX/include/
+cp include/* $PREFIX/include/
diff --git a/recipes/scotch/meta.yaml b/recipes/scotch/meta.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..f8547756953c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/scotch/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{% set name = "scotch" %}
+{% set version = "6.0.4" %}
+{% set md5 = "d58b825eb95e1db77efe8c6ff42d329f" %}
+
+package:
+  name: {{ name|lower }}
+  version: {{ version }}
+
+source:
+  fn: {{ name }}-{{ version }}.tar.gz
+  md5: {{ md5 }}
+  url: https://gforge.inria.fr/frs/download.php/latestfile/298/{{ name }}_{{ version }}.tar.gz
+
+build:
+  skip: true  # [win]
+  number: 0
+
+requirements:
+ build:
+  - toolchain
+  - zlib 1.2.* 
+  - bison
+  - flex
+ run:
+  - zlib 1.2.* 
+
+test:
+  commands:
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/lib/libscotch.a"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/lib/libscotcherr.a"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/lib/libscotcherrexit.a"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/lib/libscotchmetis.a"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/lib/libesmumps.a"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/include/esmumps.h"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/include/metis.h"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/include/scotch.h"
+    - test -f "${PREFIX}/include/scotchf.h"
+    - mord -V
+    - gotst -V
+    - gord -V
+    - gpart -V
+    - gmap -V
+
+about:
+  home: https://www.labri.fr/perso/pelegrin/scotch/
+  license: CeCILL-C
+  license_file: LICENSE_en.txt
+  summary: 'SCOTCH: Static Mapping, Graph, Mesh and Hypergraph Partitioning, and Parallel and Sequential Sparse Matrix Ordering Package'
+  description: |
+    Software package and libraries for sequential and parallel 
+    graph partitioning, static mapping and clustering, sequential 
+    mesh and hypergraph partitioning, and sequential and parallel 
+    sparse matrix block ordering.
+  doc_url: http://gforge.inria.fr/docman/?group_id=248
+
+extra:
+  recipe-maintainers:
+    - basnijholt