diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.C
index 006f69ed3..9be4935d3 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.C
@@ -374,7 +374,8 @@ void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfo()
     // enable 'internalMesh' on the first call
     // or preserve the enabled selections
     stringList enabledEntries;
-    if (!partSelection->GetNumberOfArrays() && !meshPtr_)
+    bool first = !partSelection->GetNumberOfArrays() && !meshPtr_;
+    if (first)
     {
         enabledEntries.setSize(1);
         enabledEntries[0] = "internalMesh";
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfo()
 
     // Update mesh parts list - add Lagrangian at the bottom
     updateInfoInternalMesh(partSelection);
-    updateInfoPatches(partSelection, enabledEntries);
+    updateInfoPatches(partSelection, enabledEntries, first);
     updateInfoSets(partSelection);
     updateInfoZones(partSelection);
     updateInfoLagrangian(partSelection);
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.H
index 86d58985b..e9b2e121e 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoam.H
@@ -348,7 +348,12 @@ class vtkPVFoam
             void updateInfoLagrangian(vtkDataArraySelection*);
 
             //- Patch info
-            void updateInfoPatches(vtkDataArraySelection*, stringList&);
+            void updateInfoPatches
+            (
+                vtkDataArraySelection*,
+                stringList&,
+                const bool
+            );
 
             //- Set info
             void updateInfoSets(vtkDataArraySelection*);
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoamUpdateInfo.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoamUpdateInfo.C
index d876795eb..ba94d0269 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoamUpdateInfo.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/vtkPVFoam/vtkPVFoamUpdateInfo.C
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfoLagrangian
 void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfoPatches
 (
     vtkDataArraySelection* arraySelection,
-    stringList& enabledEntries
+    stringList& enabledEntries,
+    const bool first
 )
 {
     if (debug)
@@ -284,7 +285,11 @@ void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfoPatches
                             const polyPatch& pp = patches[patchIDs[i]];
                             if (pp.size())
                             {
-                                string vtkPatchName = pp.name() + " - patch";
+                                string vtkPatchName
+                                (
+                                    pp.name() + " - " + pp.type()
+                                );
+
                                 enabledEntriesSet.insert(vtkPatchName);
                             }
                         }
@@ -305,11 +310,10 @@ void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfoPatches
 
                 if (pp.size())
                 {
+                    const string vtkPatchName = pp.name() + " - " + pp.type();
+
                     // Add patch to GUI list
-                    arraySelection->AddArray
-                    (
-                        (pp.name() + " - patch").c_str()
-                    );
+                    arraySelection->AddArray(vtkPatchName.c_str());
 
                     ++nPatches;
                 }
@@ -420,8 +424,19 @@ void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfoPatches
                             {
                                 if (sizes[patchIDs[i]])
                                 {
-                                    string vtkPatchName =
-                                        names[patchIDs[i]] + " - patch";
+                                    const word patchType
+                                    (
+                                        patchEntries[patchIDs[i]].dict().lookup
+                                        (
+                                            "type"
+                                        )
+                                    );
+
+                                    string vtkPatchName
+                                    (
+                                        names[patchIDs[i]] + " - " + patchType
+                                    );
+
                                     enabledEntriesSet.insert(vtkPatchName);
                                 }
                             }
@@ -436,16 +451,40 @@ void Foam::vtkPVFoam::updateInfoPatches
 
             if (!reader_->GetShowGroupsOnly())
             {
+                wordReList defaultPatchTypes
+                (
+                    configDict_.lookupOrDefault
+                    (
+                        "defaultPatchTypes",
+                        wordReList{"patch", "wall"}
+                    )
+                );
+
                 forAll(names, patchi)
                 {
                     // Valid patch if nFace > 0 - add patch to GUI list
                     if (sizes[patchi])
                     {
-                        arraySelection->AddArray
+                        const word patchType
                         (
-                            (names[patchi] + " - patch").c_str()
+                            patchEntries[patchi].dict().lookup("type")
                         );
 
+                        const string vtkPatchName
+                        (
+                            names[patchi] + " - " + patchType
+                        );
+
+                        arraySelection->AddArray(vtkPatchName.c_str());
+
+                        if (first)
+                        {
+                            if (findStrings(defaultPatchTypes, patchType))
+                            {
+                                enabledEntriesSet.insert(vtkPatchName);
+                            }
+                        }
+
                         ++nPatches;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/etc/paraFoam b/etc/paraFoam
index 08d777fec..a80a98f62 100644
--- a/etc/paraFoam
+++ b/etc/paraFoam
@@ -17,4 +17,6 @@ FoamFile
 
 defaultFields (U p p_rgh T alpha.water alpha.air);
 
+defaultPatchTypes (patch wall);
+
 // ************************************************************************* //