diff --git a/src/mpi/c/request_c2f.c b/src/mpi/c/request_c2f.c
index 9e37146eb2..169e436603 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/request_c2f.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/request_c2f.c
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "mpi/c/bindings.h"
+#include "request/request.h"
+#include "errhandler/errhandler.h"
+#include "communicator/communicator.h"
 
 #if OMPI_HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS && OMPI_PROFILING_DEFINES
 #pragma weak MPI_Request_c2f = PMPI_Request_c2f
@@ -16,5 +19,20 @@
 #endif
 
 MPI_Fint MPI_Request_c2f(MPI_Request request) {
-    return (MPI_Fint)0;
+    /* local variables */
+    ompi_request_t *request_c;
+
+    /* error checking */
+    if( MPI_PARAM_CHECK ) {
+        /* check for MPI_REQUEST_NULL */
+        if( (NULL == request) ) {
+            return (MPI_Fint) 
+                OMPI_ERRHANDLER_INVOKE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_ERR_REQUEST,
+                        "MPI_Request_c2f");
+        }
+    }
+
+    request_c=(ompi_request_t *)request;
+
+    return (MPI_Fint) (request_c->req_f_to_c_index) ;
 }
diff --git a/src/mpi/c/request_f2c.c b/src/mpi/c/request_f2c.c
index 1c76d17dca..8687c1261c 100644
--- a/src/mpi/c/request_f2c.c
+++ b/src/mpi/c/request_f2c.c
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "mpi/c/bindings.h"
+#include "request/request.h"
+#include "errhandler/errhandler.h"
+#include "communicator/communicator.h"
 
 #if OMPI_HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS && OMPI_PROFILING_DEFINES
 #pragma weak MPI_Request_f2c = PMPI_Request_f2c
@@ -16,5 +19,26 @@
 #endif
 
 MPI_Request MPI_Request_f2c(MPI_Fint request) {
-    return (MPI_Request)0;
+    /* local variables */
+    ompi_request_t *request_c;
+    size_t request_index;
+
+    request_index = (size_t) request;
+
+    /* Error checks */
+    if (MPI_PARAM_CHECK) {
+        if (0 > request_index) {
+           (void)OMPI_ERRHANDLER_INVOKE( MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_ERR_REQUEST,
+                                          "MPI_Request_f2c");
+        }
+    }
+    if (request_index >= ompi_req_f_to_c_table->size) {
+            (void) OMPI_ERRHANDLER_INVOKE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, MPI_ERR_REQUEST,
+                                         "MPI_Request_f2c - II");
+            return MPI_REQUEST_NULL;
+    }
+
+    request_c = ompi_req_f_to_c_table->addr[request_index];
+
+    return (MPI_Request) request_c;
 }
diff --git a/src/request/request.c b/src/request/request.c
index 25af0f4ae3..7f11a7ab15 100644
--- a/src/request/request.c
+++ b/src/request/request.c
@@ -3,16 +3,36 @@
  */
 
 #include "request/request.h"
+#include "include/constants.h"
 
+/*
+ * Table for Fortran <-> C Request handle conversion
+ */
+ompi_pointer_array_t *ompi_req_f_to_c_table;
+ompi_pointer_array_t ompi_req_table;
 
 static void ompi_request_construct(ompi_request_t* req)
 {
+   int ret_val;
+
+    /* assign entry in fortran <-> c translation array */
+    ret_val = ompi_pointer_array_add(ompi_req_f_to_c_table, req);
+    req->req_f_to_c_index = ret_val;
+
     req->req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_INVALID;
 }
 
 
 static void ompi_request_destruct(ompi_request_t* req)
 {
+    /* reset the ompi_req_f_to_c_table entry - make sure that the
+     * entry is in the table */
+    if (NULL != ompi_pointer_array_get_item(ompi_req_f_to_c_table,
+                                            req->req_f_to_c_index)) {
+        ompi_pointer_array_set_item(ompi_req_f_to_c_table,
+                                    req->req_f_to_c_index, NULL);
+    }
+
     req->req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_INVALID;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/request/request.h b/src/request/request.h
index 6ecd7d2bd3..3484cc8386 100644
--- a/src/request/request.h
+++ b/src/request/request.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "mpi.h"
 #include "class/ompi_list.h"
+#include "class/ompi_pointer_array.h"
 
 
 OBJ_CLASS_DECLARATION(ompi_request_t);
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ struct ompi_request_t {
     ompi_list_item_t super;
     ompi_request_type_t req_type;
     volatile int req_state;
+    int req_f_to_c_index;   /**< index in Fortran <-> C translation array */
 };
 typedef struct ompi_request_t ompi_request_t;
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct ompi_request_t ompi_request_t;
 #define OMPI_REQUEST_INIT(request) \
     do { \
         (request)->req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_INACTIVE; \
+	(request)->req_f_to_c_index = 0;	      \
     } while(0); 
 
 #define OMPI_REQUEST_FINI(request) \
@@ -43,6 +46,10 @@ typedef struct ompi_request_t ompi_request_t;
        (request)->req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_INVALID; \
     } while(0); 
 
+/**
+ * Table for Fortran <-> C request handle conversion
+ */
+extern ompi_pointer_array_t *ompi_req_f_to_c_table;
 
 #endif