diff --git a/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.C b/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.C
index 18844ffcea..ebb67d26de 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.C
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ Foam::passiveParticleCloud::passiveParticleCloud
 }
 
 
+Foam::passiveParticleCloud::passiveParticleCloud
+(
+    const polyMesh& mesh,
+    const word& cloudName,
+    const IDLList<passiveParticle>& particles
+)
+:
+    Cloud<passiveParticle>(mesh, cloudName, particles)
+{}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 void Foam::passiveParticleCloud::readFields()
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.H b/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.H
index b8faac8f43..e3c0266fa3 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/basic/passiveParticle/passiveParticleCloud.H
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ class passiveParticleCloud
 
 public:
 
+    //- Type of parcel the cloud was instantiated for
+    typedef passiveParticle parcelType;
+
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct given mesh
@@ -72,6 +75,14 @@ public:
             const word& cloudName = "defaultCloud"
         );
 
+        //- Construct from mesh, cloud name, and a list of particles
+        passiveParticleCloud
+        (
+            const polyMesh& mesh,
+            const word& cloudName,
+            const IDLList<passiveParticle>& particles
+        );
+
 
     // Member Functions