diff --git a/include/cantera/transport/UnityLewisTransport.h b/include/cantera/transport/UnityLewisTransport.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c8dfd448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cantera/transport/UnityLewisTransport.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/**
+ *  @file UnityLewisTransport.h
+ *    Headers for the UnityLewisTransport object, which models transport
+ *    properties in ideal gas solutions using the unity Lewis number
+ *    approximation
+ *    (see \ref tranprops and \link Cantera::UnityLewisTransport UnityLewisTransport \endlink) .
+ */
+
+// This file is part of Cantera. See License.txt in the top-level directory or
+// at http://www.cantera.org/license.txt for license and copyright information.
+
+#ifndef CT_UNITYLEWISTRAN_H
+#define CT_UNITYLEWISTRAN_H
+
+#include "MixTransport.h"
+
+namespace Cantera
+{
+//! Class UnityLewisTransport implements the unity Lewis number approximation
+//! for the mixture-averaged species diffusion coefficients. Mixture-averaged
+//! transport properties for viscosity and thermal conductivity are inherited
+//! from the MixTransport class.
+//! @ingroup tranprops
+class UnityLewisTransport : public MixTransport
+{
+public:
+//    UnityLewisTransport() {}
+
+    virtual std::string transportType() const {
+        return "UnityLewis";
+    }
+
+    //! Returns the unity Lewis number approximation based diffusion
+    //! coefficients [m^2/s].
+    /*!
+     * Returns the unity Lewis number approximation based diffusion coefficients
+     * for a gas, appropriate for calculating the mass averaged diffusive flux
+     * with respect to the mass averaged velocity using gradients of the mole
+     * fraction.
+     *
+     * \f[
+     *     D^\prime_{km} = \frac{\lambda}{\rho c_p}
+     * \f]
+     *
+     * @param[out] d  Vector of diffusion coefficients for each species (m^2/s).
+     * length m_nsp.
+     */
+    virtual void getMixDiffCoeffs(double* const d) {
+        double Dm = thermalConductivity() / (m_thermo->density() * m_thermo->cp_mass());
+        for (size_t k = 0; k < m_nsp; k++) {
+            d[k] = Dm;
+        }
+    }
+
+    //! Not implemented for unity Lewis number approximation
+    virtual void getMixDiffCoeffsMole(double* const d){
+        throw NotImplementedError("UnityLewisTransport::getMixDiffCoeffsMole");
+    }
+
+    //! Not implemented for unity Lewis number approximation
+    virtual void getMixDiffCoeffsMass(double* const d){
+        throw NotImplementedError("UnityLewisTransport::getMixDiffCoeffsMass");
+    }
+};
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp b/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp
index 7c953be46..a81dd15cf 100644
--- a/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/transport/TransportFactory.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 // known transport models
 #include "cantera/transport/MultiTransport.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/MixTransport.h"
+#include "cantera/transport/UnityLewisTransport.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/SolidTransport.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/DustyGasTransport.h"
 #include "cantera/transport/SimpleTransport.h"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ TransportFactory::TransportFactory()
 {
     reg("", []() { return new Transport(); });
     m_synonyms["None"] = "";
+    reg("UnityLewis", []() { return new UnityLewisTransport(); });
     reg("Mix", []() { return new MixTransport(); });
     reg("Multi", []() { return new MultiTransport(); });
     m_synonyms["CK_Mix"] = "Mix";