diff --git a/docs/source/pythonapi/data.rst b/docs/source/pythonapi/data.rst
index 48797ef5d..9631f055f 100644
--- a/docs/source/pythonapi/data.rst
+++ b/docs/source/pythonapi/data.rst
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Core Functions
     :template: myfunction.rst
 
     atomic_mass
+    dose_coefficients
     gnd_name
     linearize
     thin
diff --git a/openmc/data/__init__.py b/openmc/data/__init__.py
index 277c14ca8..c2d35565a 100644
--- a/openmc/data/__init__.py
+++ b/openmc/data/__init__.py
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ from .resonance_covariance import *
 from .multipole import *
 from .grid import *
 from .function import *
+
+from .effective_dose.dose import dose_coefficients
diff --git a/openmc/data/effective_dose/__init__.py b/openmc/data/effective_dose/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/openmc/data/effective_dose/dose.py b/openmc/data/effective_dose/dose.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f8ce87ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openmc/data/effective_dose/dose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import numpy as np
+
+_FILES = (
+    ('electron', 'electrons.txt'),
+    ('helium', 'helium_ions.txt'),
+    ('mu-', 'negative_muons.txt'),
+    ('pi-', 'negative_pions.txt'),
+    ('neutron', 'neutrons.txt'),
+    ('photon', 'photons.txt'),
+    ('photon kerma', 'photons_kerma.txt'),
+    ('mu+', 'positive_muons.txt'),
+    ('pi+', 'positive_pions.txt'),
+    ('positron', 'positrons.txt'),
+    ('proton', 'protons.txt')
+)
+
+_DOSE_ICRP116 = {}
+
+
+def _load_dose_icrp116():
+    """Load effective dose tables from text files"""
+    for particle, filename in _FILES:
+        path = Path(__file__).parent / filename
+        data = np.loadtxt(path, skiprows=3)
+        data[:, 0] *= 1e-6   # Change energies to eV
+        _DOSE_ICRP116[particle] = data
+
+
+def dose_coefficients(particle, geometry='AP'):
+    """Return effective dose conversion coefficients from ICRP-116
+
+    This function provides fluence to dose conversion coefficients for effective
+    dose for various types of external exposures based on values in `ICRP
+    Publication 116 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icrp.2011.10.001>`_.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    particle : {'neutron', 'photon', 'electron', 'positron'}
+        Incident particle
+    geometry : {'AP', 'PA', 'LLAT', 'RLAT', 'ROT', 'ISO'}
+        Irradiation geometry assumed. Refer to ICRP-116 for the meaning of the
+        options here.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    energy : numpy.ndarray
+        Energies at which dose conversion coefficients are given
+    dose : numpy.ndarray
+        Effective dose in [pSv cm^2] at provided energies
+
+    """
+    if not _DOSE_ICRP116:
+        _load_dose_icrp116()
+
+    # Get all data for selected particle
+    data = _DOSE_ICRP116.get(particle)
+    if data is None:
+        raise ValueError("{} has no effective dose data".format(particle))
+
+    # Determine index for selected geometry
+    if particle in ('neutron', 'photon', 'proton'):
+        index = ('AP', 'PA', 'LLAT', 'RLAT', 'ROT', 'ISO').index(geometry)
+    else:
+        index = ('AP', 'PA', 'ISO').index(geometry)
+
+    # Pull out energy and dose from table
+    energy = data[:, 0].copy()
+    dose = data[:, index + 1].copy()
+    return energy, dose
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_data_dose.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_data_dose.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b9aafc21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_data_dose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from openmc.data import dose_coefficients
+from pytest import approx, raises
+
+
+def test_dose_coefficients():
+    # Spot checks on values from ICRP tables
+    energy, dose = dose_coefficients('photon', 'AP')
+    assert energy[0] == approx(0.01e-6)
+    assert dose[0] == approx(0.0685)
+    assert energy[-1] == approx(10e-3)
+    assert dose[-1] == approx(90.4)  # updated in corrigendum
+
+    energy, dose = dose_coefficients('neutron', 'LLAT')
+    assert energy[0] == approx(1e-15)
+    assert dose[0] == approx(1.04)
+    assert energy[-1] == approx(10e-3)
+    assert dose[-1] == approx(1.23e3)
+
+    energy, dose = dose_coefficients('electron', 'ISO')
+    assert energy[0] == approx(0.01e-6)
+    assert dose[0] == approx(0.0188)
+    assert energy[-1] == approx(10e-3)
+    assert dose[-1] == approx(699.0)
+
+    # Invalid particle/geometry should raise an exception
+    with raises(ValueError):
+        dose_coefficients('slime', 'LAT')
+    with raises(ValueError):
+        dose_coefficients('neutron', 'ZZ')