diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternion.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternion.H
index 5a5e3fd697..730e86d68d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternion.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternion.H
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ public:
                //- The rotation tensor corresponding the quaternion
                inline tensor R() const;
 
+               inline quaternion normalized() const;
+
 
            // Edit
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternionI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternionI.H
index 8f3c12fb06..709ee52b6d 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternionI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/quaternion/quaternionI.H
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ inline Foam::vector& Foam::quaternion::v()
 }
 
 
+inline Foam::quaternion Foam::quaternion::normalized() const
+{
+    return *this/mag(*this);
+}
+
+
 inline void Foam::quaternion::normalize()
 {
     operator/=(mag(*this));