diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.H
index bab30a55ff..5a19a4e494 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/UniformDimensionedFields/UniformDimensionedField.H
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ public:
 
         void operator=(const UniformDimensionedField<Type>&);
         void operator=(const dimensioned<Type>&);
+
+        Type operator[](const label) const
+        {
+            return this->value();
+        }
 };