diff --git a/doc/api/index.rst b/doc/api/index.rst
index 7828a225652..7fb5b8baa8c 100644
--- a/doc/api/index.rst
+++ b/doc/api/index.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Plotting map elements
     Figure.inset
     Figure.legend
     Figure.logo
+    Figure.magnetic_rose
     Figure.solar
     Figure.text
     Figure.timestamp
diff --git a/pygmt/figure.py b/pygmt/figure.py
index 474cd91179b..4a5ebcf7c7a 100644
--- a/pygmt/figure.py
+++ b/pygmt/figure.py
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ def _repr_html_(self) -> str:
         inset,
         legend,
         logo,
+        magnetic_rose,
         meca,
         plot,
         plot3d,
diff --git a/pygmt/src/__init__.py b/pygmt/src/__init__.py
index 8905124f917..61eebccb6a4 100644
--- a/pygmt/src/__init__.py
+++ b/pygmt/src/__init__.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from pygmt.src.inset import inset
 from pygmt.src.legend import legend
 from pygmt.src.logo import logo
+from pygmt.src.magnetic_rose import magnetic_rose
 from pygmt.src.makecpt import makecpt
 from pygmt.src.meca import meca
 from pygmt.src.nearneighbor import nearneighbor
diff --git a/pygmt/src/magnetic_rose.py b/pygmt/src/magnetic_rose.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3adf413c85b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pygmt/src/magnetic_rose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+"""
+magnetic_rose - Add a map magnetic rose.
+"""
+
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from typing import Literal
+
+from pygmt._typing import AnchorCode
+from pygmt.alias import Alias, AliasSystem
+from pygmt.clib import Session
+from pygmt.helpers import build_arg_list
+
+
+def magnetic_rose(  # noqa: PLR0913
+    self,
+    position: Sequence[str | float] | AnchorCode,
+    position_type: Literal[
+        "mapcoords",
+        "boxcoords",
+        "plotcoords",
+        "inside",
+        "outside",
+    ] = "mapcoords",
+    width: float | str | None = None,
+    justify: AnchorCode | None = None,
+    anchor_offset: Sequence[float | str] | None = None,
+    labels: Sequence[str] | bool = False,
+    outer_pen=None,
+    inner_pen=None,
+    declination=None,
+    declination_label=None,
+    intervals=None,
+):
+    """
+    Add a magnetic rose to the map.
+    """
+    self._activate_figure()
+
+    _dec = (
+        (declination, declination_label)
+        if declination_label is not None
+        else declination
+    )
+
+    # [+tints]
+    aliasdict = AliasSystem(
+        Tm=[
+            Alias(
+                position_type,
+                name="position_type",
+                mapping={
+                    "mapcoords": "g",
+                    "boxcoords": "n",
+                    "plotcoords": "x",
+                    "inside": "j",
+                    "outside": "J",
+                },
+            ),
+            Alias(position, name="position", sep="/", size=2),
+            Alias(width, name="width", prefix="+w"),
+            Alias(justify, name="justify", prefix="+j"),
+            Alias(anchor_offset, name="anchor_offset", prefix="+o", sep="/", size=2),
+            Alias(labels, name="labels", prefix="+l", sep=",", size=4),
+            Alias(outer_pen, name="outer_pen", prefix="+p"),
+            Alias(inner_pen, name="inner_pen", prefix="+i"),
+            Alias(
+                _dec, name="declination/declination_label", prefix="+d", sep="/", size=2
+            ),
+            Alias(intervals, name="intervals", prefix="+t", sep="/", size=(3, 6)),
+        ],
+    )
+
+    with Session() as lib:
+        lib.call_module(module="basemap", args=build_arg_list(aliasdict))