diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
index ec8baf1d70..d507870e00 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hdf5/package.py
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class Hdf5(CMakePackage):
 
     variant("hl", default=False, description="Enable the high-level library")
     variant("cxx", default=False, description="Enable C++ support")
+    variant("map", when="@1.14:", default=False, description="Enable MAP API support")
     variant("fortran", default=False, description="Enable Fortran support")
     variant("java", when="@1.10:", default=False, description="Enable Java support")
     variant("threadsafe", default=False, description="Enable thread-safe capabilities")
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ def cmake_args(self):
                 # are enabled but the tests are disabled.
                 spec.satisfies("@1.8.22+shared+tools"),
             ),
+            self.define_from_variant("HDF5_ENABLE_MAP_API", "map"),
             self.define("HDF5_ENABLE_Z_LIB_SUPPORT", True),
             self.define_from_variant("HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT", "szip"),
             self.define_from_variant("HDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_ENCODING", "szip"),