diff --git a/sci-libs/cfitsio/Manifest b/sci-libs/cfitsio/Manifest
index fa0b1c9c5594d..e792047c81146 100644
--- a/sci-libs/cfitsio/Manifest
+++ b/sci-libs/cfitsio/Manifest
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 DIST cfitsio-4.6.4.tar.gz 3774657 BLAKE2B eabc9ff2cec4564812fa03a1232f38d94f876a6222e222bb001796f606589f9b20e74c4c5c14d1850858a90792faa3f1272445d0095e019235cc3239f72ecf9f SHA512 18ad3b94cc2bc792b932d4bc9ddd1537d350597792bf31136a1a488cfa13d953060de5007aa986b4f295224c5f3579404a2a125ce065830da7ffaada40b4f62c
+DIST cfitsio-4.7.0.tar.gz 2163220 BLAKE2B 3ad989140b6d6bf0de6f51d9f97698c5367dab8408e96ebfef3d9454670e3399d1b078d6b72eee62567a58f6ef80514e617f00367b4a25f1af9ba4398c7ae5b0 SHA512 cc6ac5218fbe5c71ba6ae3fec7dd239af47aff4301611980db7c926cefa64a3d8bce2422162ef49d3fcaf25e94c5a695b3bf2a8aa2cf70001842649150756bea
diff --git a/sci-libs/cfitsio/cfitsio-4.7.0.ebuild b/sci-libs/cfitsio/cfitsio-4.7.0.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ca35c50187f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sci-libs/cfitsio/cfitsio-4.7.0.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+EAPI=8
+
+inherit cmake-multilib fortran-2
+
+DESCRIPTION="C and Fortran library for manipulating FITS files"
+HOMEPAGE="https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/software/fitsio/fitsio.html"
+SRC_URI="https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/${P}.tar.gz"
+
+LICENSE="ISC"
+SLOT="0/10-r1"
+KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~hppa ~loong ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 ~x64-macos"
+IUSE="bzip2 curl test tools"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
+BDEPEND="
+	app-alternatives/yacc
+	app-alternatives/lex
+"
+RDEPEND="
+	virtual/zlib:=[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}]
+	bzip2? ( app-arch/bzip2[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	curl? ( net-misc/curl[${MULTILIB_USEDEP}] )
+	tools? ( !dev-util/smem )
+"
+# Bug #803350
+DEPEND="
+	${RDEPEND}
+	dev-lang/cfortran
+"
+
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-4.6.3-system-fortran.patch" # bug #803350
+)
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	fortran-2_pkg_setup
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	cmake_src_prepare
+
+	# Avoid internal cfortran
+	rm cfortran.h || die
+}
+
+multilib_src_configure() {
+	local libdir=$(get_libdir)
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DUSE_BZIP2=$(usex bzip2)
+		-DUSE_CURL=$(usex curl)
+		-DUSE_PTHREADS=ON
+		# just appending CFLAGS
+		-DUSE_SSE2=OFF
+		-DUSE_SSSE3=OFF
+
+		-DTESTS=$(usex test)
+		-DUTILS=$(multilib_native_usex tools)
+	)
+	cmake_src_configure
+}