diff --git a/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.C b/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.C
index da1ab6e953..227af0adb4 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.C
+++ b/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.C
@@ -190,6 +190,66 @@ bool Foam::regionModels::regionModel::read(const dictionary& dict)
 }
 
 
+Foam::label Foam::regionModels::regionModel::nbrCoupledPatchID
+(
+    const regionModel& nbrRegion,
+    const label regionPatchI
+) const
+{
+    label nbrPatchI = -1;
+
+    // region
+    const fvMesh& nbrRegionMesh = nbrRegion.regionMesh();
+
+    // boundary mesh
+    const polyBoundaryMesh& nbrPbm = nbrRegionMesh.boundaryMesh();
+
+    const mappedPatchBase& mpb =
+        refCast<const mappedPatchBase>
+        (
+            regionMesh().boundaryMesh()[regionPatchI]
+        );
+
+    // sample patch name on the primary region
+    const word& primaryPatchName = mpb.samplePatch();
+
+    // find patch on nbr region that has the same sample patch name
+    forAll(nbrRegion.intCoupledPatchIDs(), j)
+    {
+        const label nbrRegionPatchI = nbrRegion.intCoupledPatchIDs()[j];
+
+        const mappedPatchBase& mpb =
+            refCast<const mappedPatchBase>(nbrPbm[nbrRegionPatchI]);
+
+        if (mpb.samplePatch() == primaryPatchName)
+        {
+            nbrPatchI = nbrRegionPatchI;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (nbrPatchI == -1)
+    {
+        const polyPatch& p = regionMesh().boundaryMesh()[regionPatchI];
+
+        FatalErrorIn
+        (
+            "Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > "
+            "Foam::regionModels::regionModel::nbrCoupledPatchID"
+            "("
+                "const regionModel& , "
+                "const label"
+            ") const"
+        )
+            << "Unable to find patch pair for local patch "
+            << p.name() << " and region " << nbrRegion.name()
+            << abort(FatalError);
+    }
+
+    return nbrPatchI;
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::regionModels::regionModel::regionModel(const fvMesh& mesh)
diff --git a/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.H b/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.H
index 0b02fd1a58..9f2ec23e67 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.H
+++ b/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModel.H
@@ -219,6 +219,46 @@ public:
 
         // Helper
 
+            //- Return the coupled patch ID paired with coupled patch
+            //  regionPatchI
+            label nbrCoupledPatchID
+            (
+                const regionModel& nbrRegion,
+                const label regionPatchI
+            ) const;
+
+            //- Map patch field from another region model to local patch
+            template<class Type>
+            tmp<Foam::Field<Type> > mapRegionPatchField
+            (
+                const regionModel& nbrRegion,
+                const label regionPatchI,
+                const label nbrPatchI,
+                const Field<Type>& nbrField,
+                const bool flip = false
+            ) const;
+
+            //- Map patch field from another region model to local patch
+            template<class Type>
+            tmp<Field<Type> > mapRegionPatchField
+            (
+                const word& regionModelName,
+                const word& fieldName,
+                const label regionPatchI,
+                const bool flip = false
+            ) const;
+
+            //- Map patch internal field from another region model to local
+            //  patch
+            template<class Type>
+            tmp<Field<Type> > mapRegionPatchInternalField
+            (
+                const word& regionModelName,
+                const word& fieldName,
+                const label regionPatchI,
+                const bool flip = false
+            ) const;
+
             //- Convert a local region field to the primary region
             template<class Type>
             void toPrimary
diff --git a/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModelTemplates.C b/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModelTemplates.C
index b78772de01..4e98b2e2fb 100644
--- a/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModelTemplates.C
+++ b/src/regionModels/regionModel/regionModel/regionModelTemplates.C
@@ -23,6 +23,164 @@ License
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+template<class Type>
+Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> >
+Foam::regionModels::regionModel::mapRegionPatchField
+(
+    const regionModel& nbrRegion,
+    const label regionPatchI,
+    const label nbrPatchI,
+    const Field<Type>& nbrField,
+    const bool flip
+) const
+{
+    const fvMesh& nbrRegionMesh = nbrRegion.regionMesh();
+
+    const polyPatch& p = regionMesh().boundaryMesh()[regionPatchI];
+
+    const polyPatch& nbrP = nbrRegionMesh.boundaryMesh()[nbrPatchI];
+
+    int oldTag = UPstream::msgType();
+    UPstream::msgType() = oldTag + 1;
+
+    AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation ami(p, nbrP, faceAreaIntersect::tmMesh, flip);
+
+    tmp<Field<Type> > tresult(ami.interpolateToSource(nbrField));
+
+    UPstream::msgType() = oldTag;
+
+    return tresult;
+}
+
+
+template<class Type>
+Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> >
+Foam::regionModels::regionModel::mapRegionPatchField
+(
+    const word& regionModelName,
+    const word& fieldName,
+    const label regionPatchI,
+    const bool flip
+) const
+{
+    typedef GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh> fieldType;
+
+    const regionModel& nbrRegion =
+        this->primaryMesh_.lookupObject<regionModel>(regionModelName);
+
+    const fvMesh& nbrRegionMesh = nbrRegion.regionMesh();
+
+    const polyPatch& p = regionMesh().boundaryMesh()[regionPatchI];
+
+    if (nbrRegionMesh.foundObject<fieldType>(fieldName))
+    {
+        const fieldType& nbrField =
+            nbrRegionMesh.lookupObject<fieldType>(fieldName);
+
+        const label nbrPatchI = nbrCoupledPatchID(nbrRegion, regionPatchI);
+
+        const polyPatch& nbrP = nbrRegionMesh.boundaryMesh()[nbrPatchI];
+
+        int oldTag = UPstream::msgType();
+        UPstream::msgType() = oldTag + 1;
+
+        AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation ami
+        (
+            p,
+            nbrP,
+            faceAreaIntersect::tmMesh,
+            flip
+        );
+
+        const Field<Type>& nbrFieldp = nbrField.boundaryField()[nbrPatchI];
+
+        tmp<Field<Type> > tresult(ami.interpolateToSource(nbrFieldp));
+
+        UPstream::msgType() = oldTag;
+
+        return tresult;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return
+            tmp<Field<Type> >
+            (
+                new Field<Type>
+                (
+                    p.size(),
+                    pTraits<Type>::zero
+                )
+            );
+    }
+}
+
+
+template<class Type>
+Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Type> >
+Foam::regionModels::regionModel::mapRegionPatchInternalField
+(
+    const word& regionModelName,
+    const word& fieldName,
+    const label regionPatchI,
+    const bool flip
+) const
+{
+    typedef GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh> fieldType;
+
+    const regionModel& nbrRegion =
+        this->primaryMesh_.lookupObject<regionModel>(regionModelName);
+
+    const fvMesh& nbrRegionMesh = nbrRegion.regionMesh();
+
+    const polyPatch& p = regionMesh().boundaryMesh()[regionPatchI];
+
+    if (nbrRegionMesh.foundObject<fieldType>(fieldName))
+    {
+        const fieldType& nbrField =
+            nbrRegionMesh.lookupObject<fieldType>(fieldName);
+
+        const label nbrPatchI = nbrCoupledPatchID(nbrRegion, regionPatchI);
+
+        const polyPatch& nbrP = nbrRegionMesh.boundaryMesh()[nbrPatchI];
+
+        int oldTag = UPstream::msgType();
+        UPstream::msgType() = oldTag + 1;
+
+        AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation ami
+        (
+            p,
+            nbrP,
+            faceAreaIntersect::tmMesh,
+            flip
+        );
+
+        const fvPatchField<Type>& nbrFieldp =
+            nbrField.boundaryField()[nbrPatchI];
+
+        tmp<Field<Type> > tresult
+        (
+            ami.interpolateToSource(nbrFieldp.patchInternalField())
+        );
+
+        UPstream::msgType() = oldTag;
+
+        return tresult;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return
+            tmp<Field<Type> >
+            (
+                new Field<Type>
+                (
+                    p.size(),
+                    pTraits<Type>::zero
+                )
+            );
+    }
+}
+
+
 template<class Type>
 void Foam::regionModels::regionModel::toPrimary
 (