diff --git a/faker/providers/automotive/nl_NL/__init__.py b/faker/providers/automotive/nl_NL/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f54070934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/faker/providers/automotive/nl_NL/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import re
+import string
+
+from .. import Provider as AutomotiveProvider
+
+
+class Provider(AutomotiveProvider):
+    """Implement automotive provider for `nl_NL` locale.
+
+    Sources:
+    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_Netherlands
+    - https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/figures/detail/82044eng
+
+    .. |license_plate_car| replace::
+       :meth:`license_plate_car() <faker.providers.automotive.nl_NL.Provider.license_plate_car>`
+
+    .. |license_plate_motorbike| replace::
+       :meth:`license_plate_motorbike() <faker.providers.automotive.nl_NL.Provider.license_plate_motorbike>`
+    """
+
+    # License formats for cars / other vehicles than motorbikes
+    license_formats = (
+        # Format 6
+        "##-%?-??",
+
+        # Format 7
+        "##-%??-#",
+
+        # Format 8
+        "#-@??-##",
+
+        # Format 9
+        "%?-###-?",
+
+        # Format 10
+        "%-###-??",
+    )
+
+    # License formats for motorbikes.
+    # According to CBS, approximately 10% of road vehicles in the Netherlands are motorbikes
+    license_formats_motorbike = (
+        "M?-??-##",
+        "##-M?-??",
+    )
+
+    # Base first letters of format
+    license_plate_prefix_letters = "BDFGHJKLNPRSTVXZ"
+
+    # For Format 8 (9-XXX-99) "BDFGHJLNPR" are not used,
+    # as to not clash with former export license plates
+    license_plate_prefix_letters_format_8 = "KSTVXZ"
+
+    def license_plate_motorbike(self) -> str:
+        """Generate a license plate for motorbikes."""
+        return self.bothify(self.random_element(self.license_formats_motorbike),
+                            letters=string.ascii_uppercase)
+
+    def license_plate_car(self) -> str:
+        """Generate a license plate for cars."""
+        # Replace % with license_plate_prefix_letters
+        temp = re.sub(r"\%",
+                      self.random_element(self.license_plate_prefix_letters),
+                      self.random_element(self.license_formats))
+
+        # Replace @ with license_plate_prefix_letters_format_8
+        temp = re.sub(r"\@",
+                      self.random_element(self.license_plate_prefix_letters_format_8),
+                      temp)
+
+        return self.bothify(temp, letters=string.ascii_uppercase)
+
+    def license_plate(self) -> str:
+        """Generate a license plate.
+        This method randomly chooses 10% between |license_plate_motorbike|
+        or 90% |license_plate_car| to generate the result.
+        """
+        if self.generator.random.random() < 0.1:
+            return self.license_plate_motorbike()
+        return self.license_plate_car()
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_automotive.py b/tests/providers/test_automotive.py
index bda4b6268a..083ddf268f 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_automotive.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_automotive.py
@@ -217,3 +217,35 @@ class TestElGr(_SimpleAutomotiveTestMixin):
     """Test el_GR automotive provider methods"""
 
     license_plate_pattern = re.compile(r'^(?P<prefix>[A-Z]{2,3}) \d{4}$')
+
+
+class TestNlNl(_SimpleAutomotiveTestMixin):
+    """Test nl_NL automotive provider methods"""
+    license_plate_car_pattern = re.compile(
+        r'\d{2}-[BDFGHJKLNPRSTVXZ][A-Z]-[A-Z]{2}|'
+        r'\d{2}-[BDFGHJKLNPRSTVXZ][A-Z]{2}-\d|'
+        r'\d-[KSTVXZ][A-Z]{2}-\d{2}|'
+        r'[BDFGHJKLNPRSTVXZ][A-Z]-\d{3}-[A-Z]|'
+        r'[BDFGHJKLNPRSTVXZ]-\d{3}-[A-Z]{2}',
+    )
+
+    license_plate_motorbike_pattern = re.compile(
+        r'M[A-Z]-[A-Z]{2}-\d{2}|'
+        r'\d{2}-M[A-Z]-[A-Z]{2}',
+    )
+
+    license_plate_pattern = re.compile(
+        license_plate_car_pattern.pattern + '|' + license_plate_motorbike_pattern.pattern,
+    )
+
+    def test_plate_car(self, faker, num_samples):
+        for _ in range(num_samples):
+            plate = faker.license_plate_car()
+            assert isinstance(plate, str)
+            assert self.license_plate_car_pattern.match(plate)
+
+    def test_plate_motorbike(self, faker, num_samples):
+        for _ in range(num_samples):
+            plate = faker.license_plate_motorbike()
+            assert isinstance(plate, str)
+            assert self.license_plate_motorbike_pattern.match(plate)