diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfaces.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfaces.H
index 4b6c53bc2a..c813b9fe51 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfaces.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfaces.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ public:
             //- Return the surface indices
             inline const labelList& surfaces() const;
 
+            //- In regions where no cell size function is specified
+            // use defaultCellSize
+            inline scalar defaultCellSize() const;
+
         // Query
 
             //- Return the cell size at the given location
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfacesI.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfacesI.H
index 57dca8cad4..973638d003 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfacesI.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/cvMesh/conformalVoronoiMesh/cellSizeControlSurfaces/cellSizeControlSurfacesI.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -37,4 +37,10 @@ const Foam::labelList& Foam::cellSizeControlSurfaces::surfaces() const
 }
 
 
+Foam::scalar Foam::cellSizeControlSurfaces::defaultCellSize() const
+{
+    return defaultCellSize_;
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //