diff --git a/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp b/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp
index 90f4738462..dc2760c5f9 100644
--- a/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp
+++ b/src/atom_vec_ellipsoid.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ AtomVecEllipsoid::AtomVecEllipsoid(LAMMPS *lmp) : AtomVec(lmp)
   fields_border = (char *) "rmass";
   fields_border_vel = (char *) "rmass angmom";
   fields_exchange = (char *) "rmass angmom";
-  fields_restart = (char *) "rmass angmom ellipsoid";
+  fields_restart = (char *) "rmass angmom";
   fields_create = (char *) "rmass angmom ellipsoid";
   fields_data_atom = (char *) "id type ellipsoid rmass x";
   fields_data_vel = (char *) "id v angmom";
diff --git a/src/lmprestart.h b/src/lmprestart.h
index f0d43e70a5..ecdd272d81 100644
--- a/src/lmprestart.h
+++ b/src/lmprestart.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #define MAGIC_STRING "LammpS RestartT"
 #define ENDIAN 0x0001
 #define ENDIANSWAP 0x1000
-#define FORMAT_REVISION 1
+#define FORMAT_REVISION 2
 
 enum{VERSION,SMALLINT,TAGINT,BIGINT,
      UNITS,NTIMESTEP,DIMENSION,NPROCS,PROCGRID,
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ enum{VERSION,SMALLINT,TAGINT,BIGINT,
      ATOM_ID,ATOM_MAP_STYLE,ATOM_MAP_USER,ATOM_SORTFREQ,ATOM_SORTBIN,
      COMM_MODE,COMM_CUTOFF,COMM_VEL,NO_PAIR,
      EXTRA_BOND_PER_ATOM,EXTRA_ANGLE_PER_ATOM,EXTRA_DIHEDRAL_PER_ATOM,
-     EXTRA_IMPROPER_PER_ATOM,EXTRA_SPECIAL_PER_ATOM,ATOM_MAXSPECIAL};
+     EXTRA_IMPROPER_PER_ATOM,EXTRA_SPECIAL_PER_ATOM,ATOM_MAXSPECIAL,
+     NELLIPSOIDS,NLINES,NTRIS,NBODIES};
 
 #define LB_FACTOR 1.1
 
diff --git a/src/read_restart.cpp b/src/read_restart.cpp
index c4631619e1..3bbae596d1 100644
--- a/src/read_restart.cpp
+++ b/src/read_restart.cpp
@@ -884,6 +884,14 @@ void ReadRestart::header()
       atom->extra_improper_per_atom = read_int();
     } else if (flag == ATOM_MAXSPECIAL) {
       atom->maxspecial = read_int();
+    } else if (flag == NELLIPSOIDS) {
+      atom->nellipsoids = read_bigint();
+    } else if (flag == NLINES) {
+      atom->nlines = read_bigint();
+    } else if (flag == NTRIS) {
+      atom->ntris = read_bigint();
+    } else if (flag == NBODIES) {
+      atom->nbodies = read_bigint();
 
       // for backward compatibility
     } else if (flag == EXTRA_SPECIAL_PER_ATOM) {
diff --git a/src/write_restart.cpp b/src/write_restart.cpp
index 3c793e5f6a..f551ec96f3 100644
--- a/src/write_restart.cpp
+++ b/src/write_restart.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,11 @@ void WriteRestart::header()
   write_int(EXTRA_IMPROPER_PER_ATOM,atom->extra_improper_per_atom);
   write_int(ATOM_MAXSPECIAL,atom->maxspecial);
 
+  write_bigint(NELLIPSOIDS,atom->nellipsoids);
+  write_bigint(NLINES,atom->nlines);
+  write_bigint(NTRIS,atom->ntris);
+  write_bigint(NBODIES,atom->nbodies);
+
   // -1 flag signals end of header
 
   int flag = -1;