diff --git a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.C b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.C
index 0c033fb12b..e44b4db9c4 100644
--- a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.C
+++ b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.C
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@ Foam::cvControls::cvControls
         motionDict.lookupOrDefault<Switch>("timeChecks", false)
     );
 
+    if (Pstream::parRun())
+    {
+        maxLoadUnbalance_ = readScalar(motionDict.lookup("maxLoadUnbalance"));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        maxLoadUnbalance_ = -1;
+    }
+
     alignmentSearchSpokes_ = readLabel
     (
         motionDict.lookup("alignmentSearchSpokes")
diff --git a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.H b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.H
index ba8b9f2c51..58bcde3ea1 100644
--- a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.H
+++ b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControls.H
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ class cvControls
         //- Switch to control the reporting of detailed timeChecks
         Switch timeChecks_;
 
+        //- Allowed relative load unbalance
+        scalar maxLoadUnbalance_;
+
         //- Number of "spokes" to use to search for secondary alignment
         //  direction
         label alignmentSearchSpokes_;
@@ -356,6 +359,9 @@ public:
             //- Return the timeChecks Switch
             inline Switch timeChecks() const;
 
+            //- Return the maxLoadUnbalance
+            inline scalar maxLoadUnbalance() const;
+
             //- Return the number of alignmentSearchSpokes to use
             inline label alignmentSearchSpokes() const;
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControlsI.H b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControlsI.H
index ffeb05a80d..b679bfce2c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControlsI.H
+++ b/src/mesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cvControls/cvControlsI.H
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@ inline Foam::Switch Foam::cvControls::timeChecks() const
 }
 
 
+inline Foam::scalar Foam::cvControls::maxLoadUnbalance() const
+{
+    return maxLoadUnbalance_;
+}
+
+
 inline Foam::label Foam::cvControls::alignmentSearchSpokes() const
 {
     return alignmentSearchSpokes_;