diff --git a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamDictionary/foamDictionary.C b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamDictionary/foamDictionary.C
index edbc248dac..964e619e93 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamDictionary/foamDictionary.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/miscellaneous/foamDictionary/foamDictionary.C
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ Usage
       - \par -merge \<value\>
         Merges the entry
 
+      - \par -dict
+        Set, add or merge entry from a dictionary
+
       - \par -remove
         Remove the selected entry
 
@@ -273,6 +276,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         "Merge entry"
     );
     argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "dict",
+        "Set, add or merge entry from a dictionary."
+    );
+    argList::addBoolOption
     (
         "remove",
         "Remove the entry."
@@ -325,13 +333,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << exit(FatalError, 1);
     }
 
-
-    bool changed = false;
-
     // Read but preserve headers
     dictionary dict;
     dict.read(dictFile(), true);
 
+
+    bool changed = false;
+
     if (listIncludes)
     {
         return 0;
@@ -382,11 +390,49 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             const bool merge = args.optionFound("merge");
 
             Pair<word> dAk(dictAndKeyword(scopedName));
-
-            IStringStream str(string(dAk.second()) + ' ' + newValue + ';');
-            entry* ePtr(entry::New(str).ptr());
             const dictionary& d(lookupScopedDict(dict, dAk.first()));
 
+            entry* ePtr = nullptr;
+
+            if (args.optionFound("dict"))
+            {
+                const fileName fromDictFileName(newValue);
+                autoPtr<IFstream> fromDictFile(new IFstream(fromDictFileName));
+                if (!fromDictFile().good())
+                {
+                    FatalErrorInFunction
+                        << "Cannot open file " << fromDictFileName
+                        << exit(FatalError, 1);
+                }
+
+                dictionary fromDict(fromDictFile());
+
+                const entry* fePtr
+                (
+                    fromDict.lookupScopedEntryPtr
+                    (
+                        scopedName,
+                        false,
+                        true            // Support wildcards
+                    )
+                );
+
+                if (!fePtr)
+                {
+                    FatalErrorInFunction
+                        << "Cannot find entry " << entryName
+                        << " in file " << fromDictFileName
+                        << exit(FatalError, 1);
+                }
+
+                ePtr = fePtr->clone().ptr();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                IStringStream str(string(dAk.second()) + ' ' + newValue + ';');
+                ePtr = entry::New(str).ptr();
+            }
+
             if (overwrite)
             {
                 const_cast<dictionary&>(d).set(ePtr);