diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
index 4d32e95ae..14098437e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::GeometricField
     if (debug)
     {
         InfoInFunction
-            << "Constructing as copy" << endl << this->info() << endl;
+            << "Constructing from tmp" << endl << this->info() << endl;
     }
 
     this->writeOpt() = IOobject::NO_WRITE;
@@ -634,6 +634,47 @@ Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::GeometricField
 }
 
 
+#ifndef NoConstructFromTmp
+template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
+Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::GeometricField
+(
+    const IOobject& io,
+    const tmp<GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>>& tgf,
+    const wordList& patchFieldTypes,
+    const wordList& actualPatchTypes
+)
+:
+    DimensionedField<Type, GeoMesh>
+    (
+        io,
+        const_cast<GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>&>(tgf()),
+        tgf.isTmp()
+    ),
+    timeIndex_(tgf().timeIndex()),
+    field0Ptr_(NULL),
+    fieldPrevIterPtr_(NULL),
+    boundaryField_
+    (
+        this->mesh().boundary(),
+        *this,
+        patchFieldTypes,
+        actualPatchTypes
+    )
+{
+    if (debug)
+    {
+        InfoInFunction
+            << "Constructing from tmp resetting IO params and patch types"
+            << endl << this->info() << endl;
+    }
+
+    boundaryField_ == tgf().boundaryField_;
+
+    tgf.clear();
+}
+#endif
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
index 7c47a526c..5c27f055d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
@@ -411,6 +411,17 @@ public:
             const wordList& actualPatchTypes = wordList()
         );
 
+        //- Construct as copy resetting IO parameters and boundary types
+        #ifndef NoConstructFromTmp
+        GeometricField
+        (
+            const IOobject&,
+            const tmp<GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>>&,
+            const wordList& patchFieldTypes,
+            const wordList& actualPatchTypes = wordList()
+        );
+        #endif
+
 
     //- Destructor
     virtual ~GeometricField();