diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_build_test.yml
index 2aaf9ec29..ca90b76ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_build_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_build_test.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ jobs:
           5.4.1,
           5.5.1,
         ]
+        pull_install_moab : [
+          off,
+        ]
         geant4_version : [
           10.7.4,
           11.1.2
@@ -58,6 +61,14 @@ jobs:
           off,
           v1.1.0,
         ]
+        include:
+          - ubuntu_version: 22.04
+            compiler: gcc
+            hdf5_version: 1.14.3
+            moab_version: 5.4.1
+            pull_install_moab: on
+            geant4_version: off
+            double_down_version: off
 
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/svalinn/dagmc-ci-ubuntu-${{
@@ -88,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake ../ \
               -DMOAB_DIR=${moab_install_dir} \
               -DBUILD_GEANT4=$([ "${{ matrix.geant4_version }}" != "off" ] && echo "ON" || echo "OFF") \
+              -DPULL_INSTALL_MOAB=$([ "${{ matrix.pull_install_moab }}" != "on" ] && echo "OFF" || echo "ON -DHDF5_ROOT=${hdf5_install_dir}") \
               -DGEANT4_DIR=${geant4_install_dir} \
               -DBUILD_CI_TESTS=ON \
               -DBUILD_MW_REG_TESTS=OFF \
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cd6c24fcf..f4fe4c4f3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,18 @@ if(BUILD_MCNP5 OR BUILD_MCNP6)
   enable_language(Fortran)
 endif()
 
-find_package(MOAB REQUIRED)
+# Dealing with MOAB
+if (PULL_INSTALL_MOAB)
+  # Ensure MOAB_VERSION
+  if(NOT DEFINED MOAB_VERSION)
+    set(MOAB_VERSION "5.5.1")
+  endif()
+  include(MOAB_PullAndMake)
+  moab_pull_make(${MOAB_VERSION})
+else()
+  find_package(MOAB REQUIRED)
+endif()
+
 find_package(OpenMP)
 
 dagmc_setup_flags()
diff --git a/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake b/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
index d5b2cd04e..bd34eb1e4 100644
--- a/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ macro (dagmc_setup_options)
 
   option(DOUBLE_DOWN "Enable ray tracing with Embree via double down" OFF)
 
+  option(PULL_INSTALL_MOAB "Enable automatic downloading of MOAB dependency" OFF)
+  
   if (BUILD_ALL)
     set(BUILD_MCNP5  ON)
     set(BUILD_MCNP6  ON)
@@ -253,6 +255,11 @@ macro (dagmc_install_library lib_name)
             EXPORT DAGMCTargets
             LIBRARY DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}
             PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    # Required to ensure that MOAB is built before DAGMC and to properly link against MOAB
+    if(PULL_INSTALL_MOAB)
+      add_dependencies(${lib_name}-shared MOAB)
+      target_link_libraries(${lib_name}-shared PUBLIC ${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}/libMOAB${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+    endif()
   endif ()
 
   if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
diff --git a/cmake/FindMOAB.cmake b/cmake/FindMOAB.cmake
index 92602c891..04a968f44 100644
--- a/cmake/FindMOAB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMOAB.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This leverage HDF5_macro.cmake in order to find HDF5 libraries.
+
 message("")
 
 # Find MOAB cmake config file
@@ -19,27 +21,9 @@ endif ()
 
 # Find HDF5
 include(${MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG})
-set(ENV{PATH} "${HDF5_DIR}:$ENV{PATH}")
-set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
-# Remove HDF5 transitive dependencies that are system libraries
-list(FILTER HDF5_LIBRARIES EXCLUDE REGEX ".*lib(pthread|dl|m).*")
-set(HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED ${HDF5_LIBRARIES})
-# CMake doesn't let you find_package(HDF5) twice so we have to do this instead
-if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
-  string(REPLACE ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-         HDF5_LIBRARIES_STATIC "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED}")
-endif ()
-if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
-  set(HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED)
-endif ()
-set(HDF5_LIBRARIES)
-
-message(STATUS "HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS: ${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
-message(STATUS "HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED: ${HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED}")
-message(STATUS "HDF5_LIBRARIES_STATIC: ${HDF5_LIBRARIES_STATIC}")
+include(HDF5_macro)
+find_set_HDF5()
 
-include_directories(${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 if(MSVC)
     set(BUILD_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
     set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/HDF5_macro.cmake b/cmake/HDF5_macro.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f6f0849f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/HDF5_macro.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+MACRO (find_set_HDF5)
+  # Find HDF5
+  set(ENV{PATH} "${HDF5_DIR}:$ENV{PATH}")
+  set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+  find_package(HDF5 REQUIRED)
+  # Remove HDF5 transitive dependencies that are system libraries
+  list(FILTER HDF5_LIBRARIES EXCLUDE REGEX ".*lib(pthread|dl|m).*")
+  set(HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED ${HDF5_LIBRARIES})
+  # CMake doesn't let you find_package(HDF5) twice so we have to do this instead
+  if (BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+    string(REPLACE ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX} ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+           HDF5_LIBRARIES_STATIC "${HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED}")
+  endif ()
+  if (NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    set(HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED)
+  endif ()
+  set(HDF5_LIBRARIES)
+
+  message(STATUS "HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS: ${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  message(STATUS "HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED: ${HDF5_LIBRARIES_SHARED}")
+  message(STATUS "HDF5_LIBRARIES_STATIC: ${HDF5_LIBRARIES_STATIC}")
+
+  include_directories(${HDF5_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+ENDMACRO (find_set_HDF5)
diff --git a/cmake/MOAB_PullAndMake.cmake b/cmake/MOAB_PullAndMake.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6825a2e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/MOAB_PullAndMake.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# This Macro sets up the download and build of MOAB using ExternalProject
+# few tweak are done in src/dagmc/CMakeLists.txt and src/PyNE/CMakeists.txt 
+# to make sure that MOAB is built before DAGMC.
+MACRO (moab_pull_make MOAB_Version)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "MOAB will be downloaded and built")
+  
+  # Ensure STATIC LIBS Build
+  IF(DAGMC_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "PULL_INSTALL_MOAB is ONLY compatible with shared libraries.")
+  endIF()
+    
+  # Ensure we have the right variables to build MOAB
+  moab_autobuild_check_deps()
+   
+    
+  INCLUDE(ExternalProject)
+  MESSAGE("HDF5_ROOT: ${HDF5_ROOT}")
+  SET(MOAB_INSTALL_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/moab")
+  SET(MOAB_ROOT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/moab")
+  SET(MOAB_INCLUDE_DIRS "${MOAB_INSTALL_PREFIX}/include")
+  SET(MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS "${MOAB_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib")
+  MESSAGE("MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS: ${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+  MESSAGE("CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX: ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+  SET(MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED "")
+  ExternalProject_Add(MOAB_ep
+    PREFIX ${MOAB_ROOT}   
+    GIT_REPOSITORY https://bitbucket.org/fathomteam/moab.git
+    GIT_TAG ${moab_version}
+    CMAKE_ARGS
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>
+      -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON
+      -DENABLE_HDF5:BOOL=ON
+      -DHDF5_ROOT:PATH=${HDF5_ROOT}
+      -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=${HDF5_ROOT}/lib:${MOAB_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib
+      -DENABLE_BLASLAPACK:BOOL=OFF
+      -DENABLE_FORTRAN:BOOL=OFF
+      -DENABLE_PYMOAB:BOOL=OFF
+      ${OPTION_FLAG}
+    DOWNLOAD_EXTRACT_TIMESTAMP true
+    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}/*${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}*"
+    INSTALL_DIR "${MOAB_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+  )
+  # SETup a interface library for MOAB based on ExternalProoject MOAB_EP
+  ADD_LIBRARY(MOAB INTERFACE)
+
+  TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(MOAB SYSTEM INTERFACE ${MOAB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(MOAB INTERFACE ${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}/libMOAB${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+  ADD_DEPENDENCIES(MOAB MOAB_ep)
+  INSTALL(TARGETS MOAB LIBRARY DESTINATION ${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+                      PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+  INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${MOAB_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+  LINK_DIRECTORIES(${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+  
+  # FIND_PACKAGE(Eigen3 REQUIRED NO_MODULE)
+  # INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${EIGEN3_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
+  # Find HDF5
+  INCLUDE(HDF5_macro)
+  find_SET_HDF5()
+  
+  SET(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
+  FIND_LIBRARY(MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED
+    NAMES MOAB
+    HINTS ${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}
+    NO_DEFAULT_PATH
+  )
+  LIST(APPEND MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED)
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "MOAB_INCLUDE_DIRS: ${MOAB_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS: ${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
+  MESSAGE(STATUS "MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED: ${MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED}")
+
+ENDMACRO(moab_pull_make)
+
+
+MACRO (moab_autobuild_check_deps)
+# First check IF we are forcing the download of MOAB
+IF (PULL_INSTALL_MOAB)
+  IF (NOT DEFINED HDF5_ROOT)
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "HDF5_ROOT is required to build MOAB")
+  ENDIF()
+
+  IF (DEFINED ${EIGEN3_DIR})
+    SET(OPTION_FLAG "-DEIGEN3_DIR=${EIGEN3_DIR}")
+  ENDIF()
+
+ENDIF ()
+
+ENDMACRO (moab_autobuild_check_deps)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
index 2480d32ef..0f288e580 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ DAGMC Changelog
 Next version
 ====================
 
+**Added:**
+  * Allow download from cmake and compilation at build time of MOAB (#969)
+
 v3.2.4
 ====================
 
diff --git a/src/mcnp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mcnp/CMakeLists.txt
index c4fe94750..118d1e958 100644
--- a/src/mcnp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mcnp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ add_library(mcnp_funcs OBJECT mcnp_funcs.cpp)
 message(STATUS "Building object library: meshtal_funcs")
 add_library(meshtal_funcs OBJECT meshtal_funcs.cpp)
 
+if(PULL_INSTALL_MOAB)
+  add_dependencies(mcnp_funcs MOAB)
+  add_dependencies(meshtal_funcs MOAB)
+endif()
+
 if (BUILD_MCNP5)
   add_subdirectory(mcnp5)
 endif ()