diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.cpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.cpp
index 203cac5b95f..279e15001f3 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.cpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid::ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid( string
     setInputFlag( InputFlags::OPTIONAL ).
     setDescription( "Fluid thermal expansion coefficient. Unit: 1/K" );
 
+  registerWrapper( viewKeyStruct::viscosityExpansivityString(), &m_viscosityExpansivity ).
+    setApplyDefaultValue( 0.0 ).
+    setInputFlag( InputFlags::OPTIONAL ).
+    setDescription( "Fluid viscosity thermal expansion coefficient at the reference temperature. Unit: 1/K" );
+
   registerWrapper( viewKeyStruct::specificHeatCapacityString(), &m_specificHeatCapacity ).
     setApplyDefaultValue( 0.0 ).
     setInputFlag( InputFlags::OPTIONAL ).
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ void ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid::postInputInitialization()
   };
 
   checkNonnegative( m_thermalExpansionCoeff, viewKeyStruct::thermalExpansionCoeffString() );
+  checkNonnegative( m_viscosityExpansivity, viewKeyStruct::viscosityExpansivityString() );
   checkNonnegative( m_specificHeatCapacity, viewKeyStruct::specificHeatCapacityString() );
   checkNonnegative( m_referenceInternalEnergy, viewKeyStruct::referenceInternalEnergyString() );
 
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid::KernelWrapper
 ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid::createKernelWrapper()
 {
   return KernelWrapper( KernelWrapper::DensRelationType( m_referencePressure, m_referenceTemperature, m_referenceDensity, m_compressibility, -m_thermalExpansionCoeff ),
-                        KernelWrapper::ViscRelationType( m_referencePressure, m_referenceViscosity, m_viscosibility ),
+                        KernelWrapper::ViscRelationType( m_referencePressure, m_referenceTemperature, m_referenceViscosity, m_viscosibility, -m_viscosityExpansivity ),
                         KernelWrapper::IntEnergyRelationType( m_referenceTemperature, m_referenceInternalEnergy, m_specificHeatCapacity/m_referenceInternalEnergy ),
                         m_density.value,
                         m_density.derivs,
diff --git a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.hpp b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.hpp
index 2f110c295ef..ee9e4610ac1 100644
--- a/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.hpp
+++ b/src/coreComponents/constitutive/fluid/singlefluid/ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseUpdate : public SingleFluidBaseUpdate
 public:
 
   using DensRelationType      = ExponentialRelation< real64, DENS_EAT, 3 >;
-  using ViscRelationType      = ExponentialRelation< real64, VISC_EAT >;
+  using ViscRelationType      = ExponentialRelation< real64, VISC_EAT, 3 >;
   using IntEnergyRelationType = ExponentialRelation< real64, INTENERGY_EAT >;
   using DerivOffset = constitutive::singlefluid::DerivativeOffsetC< 1 >;
 
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ class ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseUpdate : public SingleFluidBaseUpdate
                         real64 & dEnthalpy_dPressure,
                         real64 & dEnthalpy_dTemperature ) const override
   {
-    m_viscRelation.compute( pressure, viscosity, dViscosity_dPressure );
-    dViscosity_dTemperature = 0.0;
+    m_viscRelation.compute( pressure, temperature, viscosity, dViscosity_dPressure, dViscosity_dTemperature );
 
     m_densRelation.compute( pressure, temperature, density, dDensity_dPressure, dDensity_dTemperature );
 
@@ -240,6 +239,7 @@ class ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid : public CompressibleSinglePhaseFluid
   struct viewKeyStruct : public CompressibleSinglePhaseFluid::viewKeyStruct
   {
     static constexpr char const * thermalExpansionCoeffString() { return "thermalExpansionCoeff"; }
+    static constexpr char const * viscosityExpansivityString() { return "viscosityExpansivity"; }
     static constexpr char const * specificHeatCapacityString() { return "specificHeatCapacity"; }
     static constexpr char const * referenceTemperatureString() { return "referenceTemperature"; }
     static constexpr char const * referenceInternalEnergyString() { return "referenceInternalEnergy"; }
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ class ThermalCompressibleSinglePhaseFluid : public CompressibleSinglePhaseFluid
   /// scalar fluid thermal expansion coefficient
   real64 m_thermalExpansionCoeff;
 
+  /// scalar fluid viscosity thermal expansion coefficient 
+  real64 m_viscosityExpansivity;
+
   /// scalar fluid volumetric heat capacity coefficient
   real64 m_specificHeatCapacity;