diff --git a/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.cpp b/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.cpp
index 5d223258ea..ad3de1d2d3 100644
--- a/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.cpp
+++ b/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ PairHybridScaled::PairHybridScaled(LAMMPS *lmp) :
     PairHybrid(lmp), fsum(nullptr), tsum(nullptr), scaleval(nullptr), scaleidx(nullptr), atomvar(nullptr), atomscale(nullptr)
 {
   nmaxfsum = -1;
+
+  // set comm size needed by this Pair (if atomscaleflag)
+
+  comm_forward = 1;
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -195,8 +199,11 @@ void PairHybridScaled::compute(int eflag, int vflag)
     } else {
       int igroupall = 0;
       input->variable->compute_atom(atomvar[m],igroupall,atomscale,1,0);
+      comm->forward_comm(this);
       for (i = 0; i < nall; ++i) {
         const double ascale = atomscale[i];
+        //        if (i >= atom->nlocal)
+        //        printf("id = %lld scale = %g\n", atom->tag[i], ascale);
         fsum[i][0] += ascale * f[i][0];
         fsum[i][1] += ascale * f[i][1];
         fsum[i][2] += ascale * f[i][2];
@@ -710,3 +717,28 @@ void PairHybridScaled::copy_svector(int itype, int jtype)
     }
   }
 }
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+int PairHybridScaled::pack_forward_comm(int n, int *list, double *buf, int /*pbc_flag*/, int * /*pbc*/)
+{
+  int i,j,m;
+
+  m = 0;
+  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    j = list[i];
+    buf[m++] = atomscale[j];
+  }
+  return m;
+}
+
+/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void PairHybridScaled::unpack_forward_comm(int n, int first, double *buf)
+{
+  int i,m,last;
+
+  m = 0;
+  last = first + n;
+  for (i = first; i < last; i++) atomscale[i] = buf[m++];
+}
diff --git a/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.h b/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.h
index 97f3004e9f..6a890a1fd5 100644
--- a/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.h
+++ b/src/pair_hybrid_scaled.h
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class PairHybridScaled : public PairHybrid {
   void init_svector() override;
   void copy_svector(int, int) override;
 
+  int pack_forward_comm(int, int *, double *, int, int *) override;
+  void unpack_forward_comm(int, int, double *) override;
+
  protected:
   double **fsum, **tsum;
   double *scaleval;