diff --git a/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm
index 37f359f56f..924664c7bd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/julia-xyz.scm
@@ -1508,4 +1508,29 @@ light and dark themes.")
     (description "Low level ffmpeg API used to get ffmpeg binaries and
 executables.")
     (license license:expat)))
+
+(define-public julia-recipesbase
+  (package
+    (name "julia-recipesbase")
+    (version "0.7.0")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/JuliaPlots/RecipesBase.jl")
+             (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+       (file-name "RecipesBase")
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "18dkzvnx6jcqvjaqx592bbxv5wgsl75japq56ij2s8p6gc868lvs"))))
+    (build-system julia-build-system)
+    (home-page "https://github.com/JuliaPlots/RecipesBase.jl")
+    (synopsis "Base package for defining transformation recipes on user types
+for Plots.jl")
+    (description "This package implements handy macros @code{@@recipe} and
+@code{@@series} which will define a custom transformation and attach attributes
+for user types.  Its design is an attempt to simplify and generalize the
+summary and display of types and data from external packages.  With no extra
+dependencies and minimal code, package authors can describe visualization
+routines that can be used as components in more complex visualizations.")
+    (license license:expat)))
     (license license:expat)))