In this paper a functional equation for the fractional derivative of the Riemann zeta function is presented. The fractional derivative of the zeta function is computed by a generalization of the Grunwald-Letnikov fractional operator, which satisfies the generalized Leibniz rule. It is applied to the asymmetric functional equation of the Rieman zeta function in order to obtain the result sought. Moreover, further properties of this fractional derivative are proposed and discussed.