diff --git a/src/fix_temp_csld.cpp b/src/fix_temp_csld.cpp
index f83d593c96..cbc03a5b7e 100644
--- a/src/fix_temp_csld.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_temp_csld.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ FixTempCSLD::FixTempCSLD(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
 
   // CSLD thermostat should be applied every step
 
+  restart_global = 1;
   nevery = 1;
   scalar_flag = 1;
   global_freq = nevery;
@@ -297,6 +298,48 @@ double FixTempCSLD::compute_scalar()
   return energy;
 }
 
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   pack entire state of Fix into one write
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void FixTempCSLD::write_restart(FILE *fp)
+{
+  int nsize = (98+2+3)*comm->nprocs+2; // pRNG state per proc + nprocs + energy
+  double *list;
+  if (comm->me == 0) list = new double[nsize];
+  list[0] = energy;
+  list[1] = comm->nprocs;
+  double state[103];
+  random->get_state(state);
+  MPI_Gather(state,103,MPI_DOUBLE,list+2,103*comm->nprocs,MPI_DOUBLE,0,world);
+
+  if (comm->me == 0) {
+    int size = nsize * sizeof(double);
+    fwrite(&size,sizeof(int),1,fp);
+    fwrite(list,sizeof(double),nsize,fp);
+  }
+  if (comm->me == 0) delete[] list;
+}
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   use state info from restart file to restart the Fix
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void FixTempCSLD::restart(char *buf)
+{
+  int n = 0;
+  double *list = (double *) buf;
+
+  energy = list[n++];
+  int nprocs = (int) list[n++];
+  if (nprocs != comm->nprocs) {
+    if (comm->me == 0)
+      error->warning(FLERR,"Different number of procs. Cannot restore RNG state.");
+  } else random->set_state(list+n+comm->me*103);
+}
+
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    extract thermostat properties
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/fix_temp_csld.h b/src/fix_temp_csld.h
index 2fde8537ee..8937ad43db 100644
--- a/src/fix_temp_csld.h
+++ b/src/fix_temp_csld.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class FixTempCSLD : public Fix {
   int modify_param(int, char **);
   void reset_target(double);
   virtual double compute_scalar();
+  void write_restart(FILE *);
+  void restart(char *buf);
   virtual void *extract(const char *, int &);
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/fix_temp_csvr.cpp b/src/fix_temp_csvr.cpp
index cca204a4b2..9ad8caff3d 100644
--- a/src/fix_temp_csvr.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_temp_csvr.cpp
@@ -331,6 +331,46 @@ double FixTempCSVR::compute_scalar()
   return energy;
 }
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   pack entire state of Fix into one write
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void FixTempCSVR::write_restart(FILE *fp)
+{
+  int nsize = (98+2+3)*comm->nprocs+2; // pRNG state per proc + nprocs + energy
+  double *list;
+  if (comm->me == 0) list = new double[nsize];
+  list[0] = energy;
+  list[1] = comm->nprocs;
+  double state[103];
+  random->get_state(state);
+  MPI_Gather(state,103,MPI_DOUBLE,list+2,103*comm->nprocs,MPI_DOUBLE,0,world);
+
+  if (comm->me == 0) {
+    int size = nsize * sizeof(double);
+    fwrite(&size,sizeof(int),1,fp);
+    fwrite(list,sizeof(double),nsize,fp);
+  }
+  if (comm->me == 0) delete[] list;
+}
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   use state info from restart file to restart the Fix
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void FixTempCSVR::restart(char *buf)
+{
+  int n = 0;
+  double *list = (double *) buf;
+
+  energy = list[0];
+  int nprocs = (int) list[1];
+  if (nprocs != comm->nprocs) {
+    if (comm->me == 0)
+      error->warning(FLERR,"Different number of procs. Cannot restore RNG state.");
+  } else random->set_state(list+n+comm->me*103);
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    extract thermostat properties
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/fix_temp_csvr.h b/src/fix_temp_csvr.h
index a97a0e1fed..44d6630525 100644
--- a/src/fix_temp_csvr.h
+++ b/src/fix_temp_csvr.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ class FixTempCSVR : public Fix {
   int modify_param(int, char **);
   void reset_target(double);
   virtual double compute_scalar();
+  void write_restart(FILE *);
+  void restart(char *buf);
   virtual void *extract(const char *, int &);
 
  private: