diff --git a/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Make/options b/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Make/options
index 18e6fe47af..b3a33caee1 100644
--- a/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Make/options
+++ b/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Make/options
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-/* EXE_INC = */
-/* EXE_LIBS = */
+include $(GENERAL_RULES)/mpi-rules
+
+EXE_INC  = $(PFLAGS) $(PINC) $(c++LESSWARN)
+EXE_LIBS = $(PLIBS)
diff --git a/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Test-parallel-comm2.C b/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Test-parallel-comm2.C
index 934a480c20..a397c9908e 100644
--- a/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Test-parallel-comm2.C
+++ b/applications/test/parallel-comm2/Test-parallel-comm2.C
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     \\  /    A nd           | www.openfoam.com
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    Copyright (C) 2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2022-2023 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Description
 #include "Tuple2.H"
 #include "IOstreams.H"
 #include "PstreamReduceOps.H"
+#include <mpi.h>
 
 using namespace Foam;
 
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     argList::noBanner();
     argList::noCheckProcessorDirectories();
     argList::addBoolOption("verbose", "Set debug level");
+    argList::addBoolOption("comm-split", "Test simple comm split");
+    argList::addBoolOption("host-comm", "Test DIY host-comm split");
 
     // Capture manually. We need values before proper startup
     int nVerbose = 0;
@@ -139,6 +142,91 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     Pout<< endl;
     #endif
 
+    if (Pstream::parRun() && args.found("comm-split"))
+    {
+        MPI_Comm hostComm;
+        MPI_Comm_split_type
+        (
+            MPI_COMM_WORLD,
+            MPI_COMM_TYPE_SHARED,  // OMPI_COMM_TYPE_NODE
+            0, MPI_INFO_NULL, &hostComm
+        );
+
+        int host_nprocs = 0;
+        int host_rank = 0;
+        MPI_Comm_size(hostComm, &host_nprocs);
+        MPI_Comm_rank(hostComm, &host_rank);
+
+        Pout<< nl << "Host comm with "
+            << host_rank << " / " << host_nprocs
+            << " (using MPI_Comm_split_type)" << endl;
+
+        MPI_Comm_free(&hostComm);
+    }
+    if (Pstream::parRun() && args.found("host-comm"))
+    {
+        // Host communicator, based on the current worldComm
+        // Use hostname
+        // Lowest rank per hostname is the IO rank
+
+        label numprocs = UPstream::nProcs(UPstream::globalComm);
+
+        stringList hosts(numprocs);
+        hosts[Pstream::myProcNo(UPstream::globalComm)] = hostName();
+
+        labelList hostIDs_;
+
+        // Compact
+        if (Pstream::master(UPstream::globalComm))
+        {
+            DynamicList<word> hostNames(numprocs);
+            hostIDs_.resize_nocopy(numprocs);
+
+            forAll(hosts, proci)
+            {
+                const word& host = hosts[proci];
+
+                hostIDs_[proci] = hostNames.find(host);
+
+                if (hostIDs_[proci] == -1)
+                {
+                    hostIDs_[proci] = hostNames.size();
+                    hostNames.push_back(host);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Pstream::broadcasts(UPstream::globalComm, hostIDs_);
+
+        const label myHostId =
+            hostIDs_[Pstream::myProcNo(UPstream::globalComm)];
+
+        DynamicList<label> subRanks;
+        forAll(hostIDs_, proci)
+        {
+            if (hostIDs_[proci] == myHostId)
+            {
+                subRanks.push_back(proci);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Allocate new communicator with globalComm as its parent
+        const label hostComm =
+            UPstream::allocateCommunicator
+            (
+                UPstream::globalComm,  // parent
+                subRanks,
+                true
+            );
+
+        Pout<< nl << "Host comm with "
+            << UPstream::myProcNo(hostComm)
+            << " / " << UPstream::nProcs(hostComm)
+            << nl;
+
+        UPstream::freeCommunicator(hostComm, true);
+    }
+
     Info<< "\nEnd\n" << endl;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/applications/test/processorTopology/Make/options b/applications/test/processorTopology/Make/options
index 18e6fe47af..b3a33caee1 100644
--- a/applications/test/processorTopology/Make/options
+++ b/applications/test/processorTopology/Make/options
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-/* EXE_INC = */
-/* EXE_LIBS = */
+include $(GENERAL_RULES)/mpi-rules
+
+EXE_INC  = $(PFLAGS) $(PINC) $(c++LESSWARN)
+EXE_LIBS = $(PLIBS)
diff --git a/applications/test/processorTopology/Test-processorTopology.C b/applications/test/processorTopology/Test-processorTopology.C
index a457a83365..0150221d86 100644
--- a/applications/test/processorTopology/Test-processorTopology.C
+++ b/applications/test/processorTopology/Test-processorTopology.C
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Description
 #include "polyMesh.H"
 #include "globalMeshData.H"
 #include "OFstream.H"
+#include <mpi.h>
 
 using namespace Foam;
 
@@ -42,11 +43,25 @@ using namespace Foam;
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     argList::noFunctionObjects();
+    argList::addBoolOption("verbose", "Set debug level");
+    argList::addBoolOption("comm-graph", "Test simple graph communicator");
     argList::addNote
     (
         "Create graph of OpenFOAM mesh connections"
     );
 
+    // Capture manually. We need values before proper startup
+    int nVerbose = 0;
+    for (int argi = 1; argi < argc; ++argi)
+    {
+        if (strcmp(argv[argi], "-verbose") == 0)
+        {
+            ++nVerbose;
+        }
+    }
+
+    UPstream::debug = nVerbose;
+
     #include "setRootCase.H"
 
     if (!Pstream::parRun())
@@ -105,6 +120,127 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << "Use neato, circo or fdp graphviz tools" << nl;
     }
 
+    if (Pstream::parRun() && args.found("comm-graph"))
+    {
+        Info<< nl;
+
+        // Local neighbours
+        const labelList& neighbours =
+            mesh.globalData().topology().procNeighbours();
+
+        Pout<< "Neigbours: " << flatOutput(neighbours) << endl;
+
+        // As integers values
+        List<int> connected(neighbours.size());
+        List<int> weights(neighbours.size());
+        forAll(neighbours, i)
+        {
+            connected[i] = neighbours[i];
+            weights[i] = 1;
+        }
+
+        MPI_Comm topoComm;
+
+        int mpiErrorCode =
+        MPI_Dist_graph_create_adjacent
+        (
+            MPI_COMM_WORLD,
+            // Connections into this rank
+            connected.size(), connected.cdata(), MPI_UNWEIGHTED,
+            // Connections out of this rank
+            connected.size(), connected.cdata(), MPI_UNWEIGHTED,
+            MPI_INFO_NULL,
+            0,   // no reordering (apparently broken anyhow)
+            &topoComm
+        );
+
+        if (mpiErrorCode)
+        {
+            FatalError
+                << "Failed to create topo communicator. Error:"
+                << mpiErrorCode << exit(FatalError);
+        }
+
+        int topo_rank = 0;
+        int topo_nprocs = 0;
+        int topo_inCount = 0;
+        int topo_outCount = 0;
+        int topo_isWeighted = 0;
+        MPI_Comm_rank(topoComm, &topo_rank);
+        MPI_Comm_size(topoComm, &topo_nprocs);
+
+        {
+            int topo_type = 0;
+            MPI_Topo_test(topoComm, &topo_type);
+
+            if (MPI_CART == topo_type)
+            {
+                Info<< "MPI topology : Cartesian" << endl;
+            }
+            else if (MPI_GRAPH == topo_type)
+            {
+                Info<< "MPI topology : Graph" << endl;
+            }
+            else if (MPI_DIST_GRAPH == topo_type)
+            {
+                Info<< "MPI topology : Distributed graph" << endl;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Info<< "MPI topology : None" << endl;
+            }
+        }
+
+        MPI_Dist_graph_neighbors_count
+        (
+            topoComm,
+            &topo_inCount,
+            &topo_outCount,
+            &topo_isWeighted
+        );
+
+        Pout<< "Topo comm with "
+            << topo_rank << " / " << topo_nprocs
+            << " from " << connected.size() << flatOutput(connected)
+            << " numNbr:" << topo_inCount
+            << nl;
+
+
+        List<int> myPatchIds(neighbours.size());
+        forAll(myPatchIds, i)
+        {
+            // Patches to neighbours
+            myPatchIds[i] =
+                mesh.globalData().topology().procPatchLookup(neighbours[i]);
+        }
+
+        List<int> nbrPatchIds(neighbours.size(), Zero);
+
+        mpiErrorCode = MPI_Neighbor_alltoall
+        (
+            myPatchIds.data(),
+            1,   // one element per neighbour
+            MPI_INT,
+            nbrPatchIds.data(),
+            1,   // one element per neighbour
+            MPI_INT,
+            topoComm
+        );
+
+        if (mpiErrorCode)
+        {
+            FatalError
+                << "MPI Error: " << mpiErrorCode << exit(FatalError);
+        }
+
+        Pout<< "proc neighbours:" << flatOutput(neighbours)
+            << " my patches:" << flatOutput(myPatchIds)
+            << " their patches:" << flatOutput(nbrPatchIds)
+            << endl;
+
+        MPI_Comm_free(&topoComm);
+    }
+
     Info<< nl << "End\n" << endl;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.C
index d1be6447e6..0a177ce61b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2011-2017 OpenFOAM Foundation
-    Copyright (C) 2015-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2015-2023 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ Foam::label Foam::UPstream::allocateCommunicator
         // Extend storage
         index = parentComm_.size();
 
-        myProcNo_.append(-1);
-        procIDs_.append(List<int>());
-        parentComm_.append(-1);
-        linearCommunication_.append(List<commsStruct>());
-        treeCommunication_.append(List<commsStruct>());
+        myProcNo_.push_back(-1);
+        procIDs_.emplace_back();
+        parentComm_.push_back(-1);
+        linearCommunication_.emplace_back();
+        treeCommunication_.emplace_back();
     }
 
     if (debug)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void Foam::UPstream::freeCommunicators(const bool doPstream)
 
 int Foam::UPstream::baseProcNo(label comm, int procID)
 {
-    while (parent(comm) >= 0 && procID >= 0)
+    while (UPstream::parent(comm) >= 0 && procID >= 0)
     {
         const auto& parentRanks = UPstream::procID(comm);
         procID = parentRanks[procID];
@@ -305,14 +305,14 @@ int Foam::UPstream::baseProcNo(label comm, int procID)
 
 Foam::label Foam::UPstream::procNo(const label comm, const int baseProcID)
 {
-    const auto& parentRanks = procID(comm);
-    label parentComm = parent(comm);
+    const auto& parentRanks = UPstream::procID(comm);
+    label parentComm = UPstream::parent(comm);
 
     int procID = baseProcID;
 
     if (parentComm >= 0)
     {
-        procID = procNo(parentComm, baseProcID);
+        procID = UPstream::procNo(parentComm, baseProcID);
     }
 
     return parentRanks.find(procID);
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::UPstream::procNo
 )
 {
     label physProcID = UPstream::baseProcNo(currentComm, currentProcID);
-    return procNo(comm, physProcID);
+    return UPstream::procNo(comm, physProcID);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.H
index ed16d3a770..f509cde5bf 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/UPstream.H
@@ -463,6 +463,23 @@ public:
             UPstream::Request* req = nullptr
         );
 
+        //- Probe for an incoming message.
+        //
+        //  \param commsType    Blocking or not
+        //  \param fromProcNo   The source rank (negative == ANY_SOURCE)
+        //  \param tag          The source message tag
+        //  \param communicator The communicator index
+        //
+        //  \returns source rank and message size (bytes)
+        //      and (-1, 0) on failure
+        static std::pair<int,int> probeMessage
+        (
+            const UPstream::commsTypes commsType,
+            const int fromProcNo,
+            const int tag = UPstream::msgType(),
+            const label communicator = worldComm
+        );
+
 
         // Non-blocking comms
 
@@ -504,6 +521,10 @@ public:
             //  or for a null-request
             static bool finishedRequest(UPstream::Request& req);
 
+            //- Non-blocking comms: have all requests finished?
+            //  A no-op and returns true if parRun() == false or list is empty
+            static bool finishedRequests(UList<UPstream::Request>& requests);
+
             static int allocateTag(const char* const msg = nullptr);
             static void freeTag(const int tag, const char* const msg = nullptr);
 
diff --git a/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstream.C b/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstream.C
index 381d7d3c22..6eddc72490 100644
--- a/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstream.C
+++ b/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstream.C
@@ -98,4 +98,17 @@ void Foam::UPstream::barrier(const label communicator, UPstream::Request* req)
 {}
 
 
+std::pair<int,int>
+Foam::UPstream::probeMessage
+(
+    const UPstream::commsTypes commsType,
+    const int fromProcNo,
+    const int tag,
+    const label comm
+)
+{
+    return std::pair<int,int>(-1, 0);
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstreamRequest.C b/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstreamRequest.C
index efd2427c14..89e719592c 100644
--- a/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstreamRequest.C
+++ b/src/Pstream/dummy/UPstreamRequest.C
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ void Foam::UPstream::waitRequest(UPstream::Request&) {}
 
 bool Foam::UPstream::finishedRequest(const label i) { return true; }
 bool Foam::UPstream::finishedRequest(UPstream::Request&) { return true; }
+bool Foam::UPstream::finishedRequests(UList<UPstream::Request>&)
+{
+    return true;
+}
 
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.C b/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.C
index 2d6e65aa10..de5634b906 100644
--- a/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.C
+++ b/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.C
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2013-2015 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    Copyright (C) 2023 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ License
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+Foam::DynamicList<unsigned> Foam::PstreamGlobals::pendingMPIFree_;
+
 Foam::DynamicList<MPI_Comm> Foam::PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_;
 Foam::DynamicList<MPI_Group> Foam::PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_;
 
diff --git a/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.H b/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.H
index 859d0aa64b..a45bd1b858 100644
--- a/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.H
+++ b/src/Pstream/mpi/PstreamGlobals.H
@@ -49,11 +49,24 @@ namespace Foam
 namespace PstreamGlobals
 {
 
+//- Internal enumeration to track the state of MPI_Comm, MPI_Group allocation
+//  Handled as bitmasks
+enum allocationTypes : unsigned
+{
+    NonePending = 0u,   // No MPI free is pending
+    CommPending = 1u,   // MPI_Comm_free() is needed
+    GroupPending = 2u   // MPI_Group_free() is needed
+};
+
+// Track if MPI_Comm_free and/or MPI_Group_free are pending for
+// each communicator index (indexes into MPICommunicators_, MPIGroups_)
+extern DynamicList<unsigned> pendingMPIFree_;
+
 // Current communicators, which may be allocated or predefined
 // (eg, MPI_COMM_SELF, MPI_COMM_WORLD)
 extern DynamicList<MPI_Comm> MPICommunicators_;
 
-// Groups associated with the currrent communicators.
+// Groups used to create communicators
 extern DynamicList<MPI_Group> MPIGroups_;
 
 //- Outstanding non-blocking operations.
diff --git a/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstream.C b/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstream.C
index cfb0c2ebdc..005707be61 100644
--- a/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstream.C
+++ b/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstream.C
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ License
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <csignal>
+#include <numeric>
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Static Data Members * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -502,15 +503,17 @@ void Foam::UPstream::allocatePstreamCommunicator
     const label index
 )
 {
-    if (index == PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_.size())
+    if (index == PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_.size())
     {
-        // Extend storage with dummy values
-        MPI_Comm newComm = MPI_COMM_NULL;
-        MPI_Group newGroup = MPI_GROUP_NULL;
-        PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_.push_back(newGroup);
-        PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_.push_back(newComm);
+        // Extend storage with null values
+
+        PstreamGlobals::
+            pendingMPIFree_.emplace_back(PstreamGlobals::NonePending);
+
+        PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_.emplace_back(MPI_COMM_NULL);
+        PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_.emplace_back(MPI_GROUP_NULL);
     }
-    else if (index > PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_.size())
+    else if (index > PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_.size())
     {
         FatalErrorInFunction
             << "PstreamGlobals out of sync with UPstream data. Problem."
@@ -530,27 +533,40 @@ void Foam::UPstream::allocatePstreamCommunicator
                 << Foam::exit(FatalError);
         }
 
+        PstreamGlobals::pendingMPIFree_[index] = PstreamGlobals::NonePending;
         PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[index] = MPI_COMM_WORLD;
-        MPI_Comm_group(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[index]);
-        MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &myProcNo_[index]);
+        PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[index] = MPI_GROUP_NULL;
+
+        // TBD: MPI_Comm_dup(MPI_COMM_WORLD, ...);
+        // with pendingMPIFree_[index] = CommPending ...
+        // Note: freePstreamCommunicator may need an update
+
+        MPI_Comm_rank
+        (
+            PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[index],
+           &myProcNo_[index]
+        );
 
         // Set the number of ranks to the actual number
         int numProcs;
-        MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &numProcs);
+        MPI_Comm_size
+        (
+            PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[index],
+           &numProcs
+        );
 
-        //procIDs_[index] = identity(numProcs);
+        // identity [0-numProcs], as 'int'
         procIDs_[index].resize_nocopy(numProcs);
-        forAll(procIDs_[index], i)
-        {
-            procIDs_[index][i] = i;
-        }
+        std::iota(procIDs_[index].begin(), procIDs_[index].end(), 0);
     }
     else if (parentIndex == -2)
     {
         // Self communicator
 
+        PstreamGlobals::pendingMPIFree_[index] = PstreamGlobals::NonePending;
         PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[index] = MPI_COMM_SELF;
-        MPI_Comm_group(MPI_COMM_SELF, &PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[index]);
+        PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[index] = MPI_GROUP_NULL;
+
         MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_SELF, &myProcNo_[index]);
 
         // Number of ranks is always 1 (self communicator)
@@ -573,6 +589,11 @@ void Foam::UPstream::allocatePstreamCommunicator
     }
     else
     {
+        // General sub-communicator
+
+        PstreamGlobals::pendingMPIFree_[index]
+            = (PstreamGlobals::CommPending | PstreamGlobals::GroupPending);
+
         // Create new group
         MPI_Group_incl
         (
@@ -603,7 +624,10 @@ void Foam::UPstream::allocatePstreamCommunicator
 
         if (PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[index] == MPI_COMM_NULL)
         {
+            // No communicator created, group only
             myProcNo_[index] = -1;
+            PstreamGlobals::
+                pendingMPIFree_[index] = PstreamGlobals::GroupPending;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -629,30 +653,48 @@ void Foam::UPstream::allocatePstreamCommunicator
 }
 
 
-void Foam::UPstream::freePstreamCommunicator(const label communicator)
+void Foam::UPstream::freePstreamCommunicator(const label index)
 {
     // Skip placeholders and pre-defined (not allocated) communicators
 
     if (UPstream::debug)
     {
-        Pout<< "freePstreamCommunicator: " << communicator
+        Pout<< "freePstreamCommunicator: " << index
             << " from " << PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_.size() << endl;
     }
 
     // Not touching the first two communicators (SELF, WORLD)
-    if (communicator > 1)
+    if (index > 1)
     {
-        if (MPI_COMM_NULL != PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[communicator])
+        if
+        (
+            (MPI_COMM_NULL != PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[index])
+         &&
+            (
+                PstreamGlobals::pendingMPIFree_[index]
+              & PstreamGlobals::CommPending
+            )
+        )
         {
             // Free communicator. Sets communicator to MPI_COMM_NULL
-            MPI_Comm_free(&PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[communicator]);
+            MPI_Comm_free(&PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[index]);
         }
 
-        if (MPI_GROUP_NULL != PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[communicator])
+        if
+        (
+            (MPI_GROUP_NULL != PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[index])
+         &&
+            (
+                PstreamGlobals::pendingMPIFree_[index]
+              & PstreamGlobals::GroupPending
+            )
+        )
         {
             // Free group. Sets group to MPI_GROUP_NULL
-            MPI_Group_free(&PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[communicator]);
+            MPI_Group_free(&PstreamGlobals::MPIGroups_[index]);
         }
+
+        PstreamGlobals::pendingMPIFree_[index] = PstreamGlobals::NonePending;
     }
 }
 
@@ -705,6 +747,7 @@ void Foam::UPstream::barrier(const label communicator, UPstream::Request* req)
     {
         MPI_Request request;
 
+        // Non-blocking
         if
         (
             MPI_Ibarrier
@@ -723,6 +766,7 @@ void Foam::UPstream::barrier(const label communicator, UPstream::Request* req)
     }
     else
     {
+        // Blocking
         if
         (
             MPI_Barrier
@@ -739,4 +783,77 @@ void Foam::UPstream::barrier(const label communicator, UPstream::Request* req)
 }
 
 
+std::pair<int,int>
+Foam::UPstream::probeMessage
+(
+    const UPstream::commsTypes commsType,
+    const int fromProcNo,
+    const int tag,
+    const label comm
+)
+{
+    std::pair<int,int> result(-1, 0);
+
+    if (!UPstream::parRun())
+    {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    const int source = (fromProcNo < 0) ? MPI_ANY_SOURCE : fromProcNo;
+    // Supporting MPI_ANY_TAG is not particularly useful...
+
+    int flag = 0;
+    MPI_Status status;
+
+    if (UPstream::commsTypes::blocking == commsType)
+    {
+        // Blocking
+        if
+        (
+            MPI_Probe
+            (
+                source,
+                tag,
+                PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[comm],
+                &status
+            )
+        )
+        {
+            FatalErrorInFunction
+                << "MPI_Probe returned with error"
+                << Foam::abort(FatalError);
+        }
+        flag = 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Non-blocking
+        if
+        (
+            MPI_Iprobe
+            (
+                source,
+                tag,
+                PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[comm],
+                &flag,
+                &status
+            )
+        )
+        {
+            FatalErrorInFunction
+                << "MPI_Iprobe returned with error"
+                << Foam::abort(FatalError);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (flag)
+    {
+        result.first = status.MPI_SOURCE;
+        MPI_Get_count(&status, MPI_BYTE, &result.second);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstreamRequest.C b/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstreamRequest.C
index d3f6884f96..ae978a057a 100644
--- a/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstreamRequest.C
+++ b/src/Pstream/mpi/UPstreamRequest.C
@@ -138,21 +138,24 @@ void Foam::UPstream::waitRequests(UList<UPstream::Request>& requests)
 
     for (auto& req : requests)
     {
-        if (req.good())
+        MPI_Request request = PstreamDetail::Request::get(req);
+
+        if (MPI_REQUEST_NULL != request)
         {
-            waitRequests[count] = PstreamDetail::Request::get(req);
+            waitRequests[count] = request;
             ++count;
         }
     }
 
     if (!count)
     {
+        // Early exit: non-NULL requests found
         return;
     }
 
     profilingPstream::beginTiming();
 
-    // On success: sets request to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
+    // On success: sets each request to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
     if (MPI_Waitall(count, waitRequests, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE))
     {
         FatalErrorInFunction
@@ -163,10 +166,7 @@ void Foam::UPstream::waitRequests(UList<UPstream::Request>& requests)
     profilingPstream::addWaitTime();
 
     // Everything handled, reset all to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
-    for (auto& req : requests)
-    {
-        req.reset();
-    }
+    requests = UPstream::Request(MPI_REQUEST_NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -190,14 +190,16 @@ void Foam::UPstream::waitRequests(UList<UPstream::Request>& requests)
 ///     waitRequests[count] = PstreamDetail::Request::get(req1);
 ///     if (MPI_REQUEST_NULL != waitRequests[count])
 ///     {
-///         req1.reset();
+///         // Flag in advance as being handled
+///         req1 = UPstream::Request(MPI_REQUEST_NULL);
 ///         ++count;
 ///     }
 ///
 ///     waitRequests[count] = PstreamDetail::Request::get(req2);
 ///     if (MPI_REQUEST_NULL != waitRequests[count])
 ///     {
-///         req2.reset();
+///         // Flag in advance as being handled
+///         req2 = UPstream::Request(MPI_REQUEST_NULL);
 ///         ++count;
 ///     }
 ///
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ void Foam::UPstream::waitRequests(UList<UPstream::Request>& requests)
 ///
 ///     profilingPstream::beginTiming();
 ///
-///     // On success: sets request to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
+///     // On success: sets each request to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
 ///     if (MPI_Waitall(count, waitRequests, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE))
 ///     {
 ///         FatalErrorInFunction
@@ -297,7 +299,8 @@ void Foam::UPstream::waitRequest(UPstream::Request& req)
 
     profilingPstream::addWaitTime();
 
-    req.reset();  // Handled, reset to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
+    // Handled, reset to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
+    req = UPstream::Request(MPI_REQUEST_NULL);
 }
 
 
@@ -363,8 +366,69 @@ bool Foam::UPstream::finishedRequest(UPstream::Request& req)
 
     if (flag)
     {
-        // Done - reset to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
-        req.reset();
+        // Success: reset request to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
+        req = UPstream::Request(MPI_REQUEST_NULL);
+    }
+
+    return flag != 0;
+}
+
+
+bool Foam::UPstream::finishedRequests(UList<UPstream::Request>& requests)
+{
+    // No-op for non-parallel or no pending requests
+    if (!UPstream::parRun() || requests.empty())
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // Looks ugly but is legitimate since UPstream::Request is an intptr_t,
+    // which is always large enough to hold an MPI_Request (int or pointer)
+
+    label count = 0;
+    auto* waitRequests = reinterpret_cast<MPI_Request*>(requests.data());
+
+    for (auto& req : requests)
+    {
+        MPI_Request request = PstreamDetail::Request::get(req);
+
+        if (MPI_REQUEST_NULL != request)
+        {
+            waitRequests[count] = request;
+            ++count;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!count)
+    {
+        // Early exit: non-NULL requests found
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // On success: sets each request to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
+    // On failure: no request is modified
+    int flag = 0;
+    MPI_Testall(count, waitRequests, &flag, MPI_STATUSES_IGNORE);
+
+    if (flag)
+    {
+        // Success: reset all requests to MPI_REQUEST_NULL
+        requests = UPstream::Request(MPI_REQUEST_NULL);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // Not all done. Recover wrapped representation but in reverse order
+        // since sizeof(MPI_Request) can be smaller than
+        // sizeof(UPstream::Request::value_type)
+        // eg, mpich has MPI_Request as 'int'
+        //
+        // This is uglier that we'd like, but much better than allocating
+        // and freeing a scratch buffer each time we query things.
+
+        while (--count >= 0)
+        {
+            requests[count] = UPstream::Request(waitRequests[count]);
+        }
     }
 
     return flag != 0;