diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
index 1a9f5de22..dce64d425 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2018 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -428,6 +428,17 @@ inline scalar mag
 }
 
 
+template<class Form, class Cmpt, direction Ncmpts>
+inline VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts> normalised
+(
+    const VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>& vs
+)
+{
+    const scalar magVs = mag(vs);
+    return magVs > 0 ? vs/magVs : Zero;
+}
+
+
 template<class Form, class Cmpt, direction Ncmpts>
 inline VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts> cmptMultiply
 (