diff --git a/include/ics/MFEMScalarIC.h b/include/ics/MFEMScalarIC.h
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+#include "MFEMGeneralUserObject.h"
+
+class MFEMScalarIC : public MFEMGeneralUserObject
+{
+public:
+  static InputParameters validParams();
+  MFEMScalarIC(const InputParameters & params);
+  virtual void execute() override;
+};
diff --git a/src/ics/MFEMScalarIC.C b/src/ics/MFEMScalarIC.C
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+#include "MFEMScalarIC.h"
+#include "MFEMProblem.h"
+#include <libmesh/libmesh_common.h>
+#include <mfem.hpp>
+
+registerMooseObject("PlatypusApp", MFEMScalarIC);
+
+InputParameters
+MFEMScalarIC::validParams()
+{
+  auto params = MFEMGeneralUserObject::validParams();
+  params.addRequiredParam<std::string>("variable",
+                                       "The variable to apply the initial condition for");
+  params.addRequiredParam<std::string>("coefficient", "The scalar coefficient");
+  params.registerBase("InitialCondition");
+  // We cannot generally execute this at construction time since the coefficient may depend on, for
+  // instance, a MOOSE function which is not itself setup until its initialSetup is called.
+  // UserObject initial execution occurs after function initialSetup
+  params.set<ExecFlagEnum>("execute_on") = {EXEC_INITIAL};
+  params.suppressParameter<ExecFlagEnum>("execute_on");
+  return params;
+}
+
+MFEMScalarIC::MFEMScalarIC(const InputParameters & params) : MFEMGeneralUserObject(params) {}
+
+void
+MFEMScalarIC::execute()
+{
+  auto coeff = getMFEMProblem().getCoefficient(getParam<std::string>("coefficient"));
+  auto grid_function = getMFEMProblem().getGridFunction(getParam<std::string>("variable"));
+  grid_function->ProjectCoefficient(*coeff);
+}