diff --git a/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp b/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
index e776b8ff0..6c5e25282 100644
--- a/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
+++ b/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ namespace Opm {
             else if (keyword.name() == "WSOLVENT")
                 handleWSOLVENT(keyword, currentStep);
 
+            else if (keyword.name() == "WTEMP")
+                handleWTEMP(keyword, currentStep);
+
             else if (keyword.name() == "WCONINJH")
                 handleWCONINJH(section, keyword, currentStep);
 
@@ -714,6 +717,26 @@ namespace Opm {
         }
     }
 
+    void Schedule::handleWTEMP( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep) {
+        for( const auto& record : keyword ) {
+            const std::string& wellNamePattern = record.getItem("WELL").getTrimmedString(0);
+
+            for (auto* well : getWells(wellNamePattern)) {
+                // TODO: Can this be done like this? Setting the temperature only has an
+                // effect on injectors, but specifying this for producers won't hurt and
+                // wells can also switch their injector/producer status. Note that
+                // modifying the injector properties for producer wells currently leads
+                // to a very weird segmentation fault downstream. For now, let's take the
+                // water route.
+                if (well->isInjector(currentStep)) {
+                    WellInjectionProperties injectionProperties = well->getInjectionProperties(currentStep);
+                    injectionProperties.temperature = record.getItem("TEMP").getSIDouble(0);
+                    well->setInjectionProperties(currentStep, injectionProperties);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void Schedule::handleWCONINJH( const SCHEDULESection& section,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep) {
         for( const auto& record : keyword ) {
             const std::string& wellName = record.getItem("WELL").getTrimmedString(0);
diff --git a/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.cpp b/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.cpp
index e069979e5..2fa18a883 100644
--- a/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.cpp
+++ b/lib/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with OPM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Units/Units.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/Parser/ParserKeywords/S.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.hpp>
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ namespace Opm {
     WellInjectionProperties::WellInjectionProperties() {
         surfaceInjectionRate=0.0;
         reservoirInjectionRate=0.0;
+        temperature=
+            Metric::TemperatureOffset
+            + ParserKeywords::STCOND::TEMPERATURE::defaultValue;
         BHPLimit=0.0;
         THPLimit=0.0;
         VFPTableNumber=0;
@@ -40,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Opm {
     bool WellInjectionProperties::operator==(const WellInjectionProperties& other) const {
         if ((surfaceInjectionRate == other.surfaceInjectionRate) &&
             (reservoirInjectionRate == other.reservoirInjectionRate) &&
+            (temperature == other.temperature) &&
             (BHPLimit == other.BHPLimit) &&
             (THPLimit == other.THPLimit) &&
             (VFPTableNumber == other.VFPTableNumber) &&
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ namespace Opm {
             << "WellInjectionProperties { "
             << "surfacerate: "      << wp.surfaceInjectionRate << ", "
             << "reservoir rate "    << wp.reservoirInjectionRate << ", "
+            << "temperature: "      << wp.temperature << ", "
             << "BHP limit: "        << wp.BHPLimit << ", "
             << "THP limit: "        << wp.THPLimit << ", "
             << "VFP table: "        << wp.VFPTableNumber << ", "
diff --git a/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp b/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
index 770defa03..1ee94a7e9 100644
--- a/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
+++ b/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Schedule.hpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ namespace Opm
         void handleWCONINJE( const SCHEDULESection&,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
         void handleWPOLYMER( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
         void handleWSOLVENT( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
+        void handleWTEMP( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
         void handleWCONINJH( const SCHEDULESection&,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
         void handleWELOPEN( const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep );
         void handleWELTARG( const SCHEDULESection&,  const DeckKeyword& keyword, size_t currentStep);
diff --git a/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.hpp b/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.hpp
index a263befbd..1b2bbc892 100644
--- a/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.hpp
+++ b/lib/eclipse/include/opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/WellInjectionProperties.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Opm {
     struct WellInjectionProperties {
         double  surfaceInjectionRate;
         double  reservoirInjectionRate;
+        double  temperature;
         double  BHPLimit;
         double  THPLimit;
         int     VFPTableNumber;