diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/juliapackage.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/juliapackage.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/juliapackage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+##
+# Copyright 2022-2022 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
+#
+# This file is part of EasyBuild,
+# originally created by the HPC team of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc/en),
+# with support of Ghent University (http://ugent.be/hpc),
+# the Flemish Supercomputer Centre (VSC) (https://www.vscentrum.be),
+# Flemish Research Foundation (FWO) (http://www.fwo.be/en)
+# and the Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) (http://www.ewi-vlaanderen.be/en).
+#
+# https://github.com/easybuilders/easybuild
+#
+# EasyBuild is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation v2.
+#
+# EasyBuild is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with EasyBuild.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##
+"""
+EasyBuild support for Julia Packages, implemented as an easyblock
+
+@author: Alex Domingo (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
+"""
+import os
+
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion
+
+import easybuild.tools.environment as env
+from easybuild.framework.easyconfig import CUSTOM
+from easybuild.framework.extensioneasyblock import ExtensionEasyBlock
+from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
+from easybuild.tools.modules import get_software_root, get_software_version
+from easybuild.tools.filetools import copy_dir
+from easybuild.tools.run import run_cmd
+
+EXTS_FILTER_JULIA_PACKAGES = ("julia -e 'using %(ext_name)s'", "")
+
+
+class JuliaPackage(ExtensionEasyBlock):
+    """Builds and installs Julia Packages."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def extra_options(extra_vars=None):
+        """Extra easyconfig parameters specific to JuliaPackage."""
+        extra_vars = ExtensionEasyBlock.extra_options(extra_vars=extra_vars)
+        extra_vars.update({
+            'download_pkg_deps': [
+                False, "Let Julia download and bundle all needed dependencies for this installation", CUSTOM
+            ],
+        })
+        return extra_vars
+
+    def set_pkg_offline(self):
+        """Enable offline mode of Julia Pkg"""
+        if get_software_root('Julia') is None:
+            raise EasyBuildError("Julia not included as dependency!")
+
+        if not self.cfg['download_pkg_deps']:
+            julia_version = get_software_version('Julia')
+            if LooseVersion(julia_version) >= LooseVersion('1.5'):
+                # Enable offline mode of Julia Pkg
+                # https://pkgdocs.julialang.org/v1/api/#Pkg.offline
+                env.setvar('JULIA_PKG_OFFLINE', 'true')
+            else:
+                errmsg = (
+                    "Cannot set offline mode in Julia v%s (needs Julia >= 1.5). "
+                    "Enable easyconfig option 'download_pkg_deps' to allow installation "
+                    "with any extra downloaded dependencies."
+                )
+                raise EasyBuildError(errmsg, julia_version)
+
+    def prepare_step(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Prepare for installing Julia package."""
+        super(JuliaPackage, self).prepare_step(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.set_pkg_offline()
+
+    def configure_step(self):
+        """No separate configuration for JuliaPackage."""
+        pass
+
+    def build_step(self):
+        """No separate build procedure for JuliaPackage."""
+        pass
+
+    def test_step(self):
+        """No separate (standard) test procedure for JuliaPackage."""
+        pass
+
+    def install_step(self):
+        """Install Julia package with Pkg"""
+
+        # prepend installation directory to Julia DEPOT_PATH
+        # see https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/environment-variables/#JULIA_DEPOT_PATH
+        depot_path = os.getenv('JULIA_DEPOT_PATH')
+        if depot_path is not None:
+            depot_path = ':'.join([self.installdir, depot_path])
+        env.setvar('JULIA_DEPOT_PATH', depot_path)
+
+        # command sequence for Julia.Pkg
+        julia_pkg_cmd = ['using Pkg']
+        if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(self.start_dir, '.git')):
+            # sources from git repos can be installed as any remote package
+            self.log.debug('Installing Julia package in normal mode (Pkg.add)')
+
+            julia_pkg_cmd.extend([
+                # install package from local path preserving existing dependencies
+                'Pkg.add(url="%s"; preserve=Pkg.PRESERVE_ALL)' % self.start_dir,
+            ])
+        else:
+            # plain sources have to be installed in develop mode
+            # copy sources to install directory and install
+            self.log.debug('Installing Julia package in develop mode (Pkg.develop)')
+
+            install_pkg_path = os.path.join(self.installdir, 'packages', self.name)
+            copy_dir(self.start_dir, install_pkg_path)
+
+            julia_pkg_cmd.extend([
+                'Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path="%s"))' % install_pkg_path,
+                'Pkg.build("%s")' % self.name,
+            ])
+
+        julia_pkg_cmd = ';'.join(julia_pkg_cmd)
+        cmd = ' '.join([
+            self.cfg['preinstallopts'],
+            "julia -e '%s'" % julia_pkg_cmd,
+            self.cfg['installopts'],
+        ])
+        (out, _) = run_cmd(cmd, log_all=True, simple=False)
+
+        return out
+
+    def run(self):
+        """Install Julia package as an extension."""
+
+        if not self.src:
+            errmsg = "No source found for Julia package %s, required for installation. (src: %s)"
+            raise EasyBuildError(errmsg, self.name, self.src)
+        ExtensionEasyBlock.run(self, unpack_src=True)
+
+        self.set_pkg_offline()
+        self.install_step()
+
+    def sanity_check_step(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Custom sanity check for JuliaPackage"""
+
+        pkg_dir = os.path.join('packages', self.name)
+
+        custom_paths = {
+            'files': [],
+            'dirs': [pkg_dir],
+        }
+        kwargs.update({'custom_paths': custom_paths})
+
+        return ExtensionEasyBlock.sanity_check_step(self, EXTS_FILTER_JULIA_PACKAGES, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def make_module_extra(self):
+        """Prepend installation directory to JULIA_DEPOT_PATH in module file."""
+        txt = super(JuliaPackage, self).make_module_extra()
+        txt += self.module_generator.prepend_paths('JULIA_DEPOT_PATH', [''])
+        return txt
diff --git a/test/easyblocks/module.py b/test/easyblocks/module.py
index 034dc65961a..6d8bc1c7298 100644
--- a/test/easyblocks/module.py
+++ b/test/easyblocks/module.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 from easybuild.base import fancylogger
 from easybuild.base.testing import TestCase
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.gopackage import GoPackage
+from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.juliapackage import JuliaPackage
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.intelbase import IntelBase
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.pythonbundle import PythonBundle
 from easybuild.easyblocks.gcc import EB_GCC
@@ -286,6 +287,11 @@ def template_module_only_test(self, easyblock, name, version='1.3.2', extra_txt=
             os.environ['EBROOTGO'] = '/fake/install/prefix/Go/1.14'
             os.environ['EBVERSIONGO'] = '1.14'
 
+        elif app_class == JuliaPackage:
+            # $EBROOTJULIA must be set for JuliaPackage easyblock
+            os.environ['EBROOTJULIA'] = '/fake/install/prefix/Julia/1.6.7'
+            os.environ['EBVERSIONJULIA'] = '1.6.7'
+
         elif app_class == EB_OpenFOAM:
             # proper toolchain must be used for OpenFOAM(-Extend), to determine value to set for $WM_COMPILER
             write_file(os.path.join(tmpdir, 'GCC', '4.9.3-2.25'), '\n'.join([