diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 9acc20b5eb..ff7f0174e5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -580,3 +580,23 @@ (define-public r-evaluate
 accurately recreate what happens at the command line.  The tools can easily be
 adapted for other output formats, such as HTML or LaTeX.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
+
+(define-public r-formatr
+  (package
+    (name "r-formatr")
+    (version "1.2.1")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (cran-uri "formatR" version))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0f4cv2zv5wayyqx99ybfyl0p83kgjvnsv8dhcwa4s49kw6jsx1lr"))))
+    (build-system r-build-system)
+    (home-page "http://yihui.name/formatR")
+    (synopsis "Format R code automatically")
+    (description
+     "This package provides a function to format R source code.  Spaces and
+indent will be added to the code automatically, and comments will be preserved
+under certain conditions, so that R code will be more human-readable and tidy.
+There is also a Shiny app as a user interface in this package.")
+    (license license:gpl3+)))