diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_build_test.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_build_test.yml
index 2aaf9ec298..98202fe83f 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,
         ]
+        ddl_deps : [
+          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
+            ddl_deps: 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") \
+              -DDDL_INSTALL_DEPS=$([ "${{ matrix.ddl_deps }}" != "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/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake b/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
index d5b2cd04e9..71fe2a07d0 100644
--- a/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/DAGMC_macros.cmake
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ macro (dagmc_install_library lib_name)
             EXPORT DAGMCTargets
             LIBRARY DESTINATION ${INSTALL_LIB_DIR}
             PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION ${INSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    # Required to ensure that MOAB is built before DAGMC and to properly link against MOAB
+    if(DDL_INSTALL_DEPS)
+      add_dependencies(${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 92602c8917..428ac24624 100644
--- a/cmake/FindMOAB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindMOAB.cmake
@@ -10,15 +10,29 @@ find_path(MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG
   PATHS ${MOAB_SEARCH_DIRS}
   NO_DEFAULT_PATH
 )
-if (MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG)
+
+# First check if we are forcing the download of MOAB
+if (DDL_INSTALL_DEPS)
+  IF(DAGMC_BUILD_STATIC_LIBS)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "DDL_INSTALL_DEPS is ONLY compatible with shared libraries.")
+  ENDIF()
+  IF(NOT MOAB_VERSION)
+    # SET(MOAB_VERSION "5.5.1")
+    SET(MOAB_VERSION "master")
+  ENDIF()
+  include(MOAB_PullAndMake)
+  moab_pull_make(${MOAB_VERSION})
+
+# Back to normal behavior
+elseif (MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG)
   set(MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG ${MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG}/MOABConfig.cmake)
+  include(${MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG})
   message(STATUS "MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG: ${MOAB_CMAKE_CONFIG}")
 else ()
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find MOAB. Set -DMOAB_DIR=<MOAB_DIR> when running cmake or use the $MOAB_DIR environment variable.")
 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)
@@ -71,7 +85,9 @@ message(STATUS "MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS: ${MOAB_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
 message(STATUS "MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED: ${MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED}")
 message(STATUS "MOAB_LIBRARIES_STATIC: ${MOAB_LIBRARIES_STATIC}")
 
-if (MOAB_INCLUDE_DIRS AND (MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED OR NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS) AND
+if(DDL_INSTALL_DEPS)
+  message(STATUS "MOAB will be downloaded and built at make time")
+elseif (MOAB_INCLUDE_DIRS AND (MOAB_LIBRARIES_SHARED OR NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS) AND
     (MOAB_LIBRARIES_STATIC OR NOT BUILD_STATIC_LIBS))
   message(STATUS "Found MOAB")
 else ()
diff --git a/cmake/MOAB_PullAndMake.cmake b/cmake/MOAB_PullAndMake.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16c0594bf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/MOAB_PullAndMake.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# this Macro sets up the download and build of MOAB using ExternalProject
+# few tweak are done in src/dagmc/CMakeLists.txt and src/PyNE/CMakelists.txt 
+# to make sure that MOAB is built before DAGMC.
+MACRO (moab_pull_make moab_version)
+    message(STATUS "MOAB will be downloaded and built")
+    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 
+      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})
+
+ENDMACRO(moab_pull_make)
diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
index 2a3cd5c061..60029e1a18 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Next version
   * Update github actions to newer versions as necessary (#958)
   * CMake error message update (#960)
   * Updated documentation to build dependencies (#963)
+  * Allow download from cmake and compilation at build time of MOAB (#969)
 
 v3.2.3
 ====================
diff --git a/src/mcnp/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mcnp/CMakeLists.txt
index c4fe947503..7b4dd5f493 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(DDL_INSTALL_DEPS)
+  add_dependencies(mcnp_funcs MOAB)
+  add_dependencies(meshtal_funcs MOAB)
+endif()
+
 if (BUILD_MCNP5)
   add_subdirectory(mcnp5)
 endif ()