diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointData.H b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointData.H
index b215732e3e..c2a83752a2 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointData.H
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointData.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) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ public:
                 TrackingData& td
             );
 
+    // Member Operators
+
+        // Needed for List IO
+        inline bool operator==(const pointData&) const;
+        inline bool operator!=(const pointData&) const;
+
+
     // IOstream Operators
 
         friend Ostream& operator<<(Ostream&, const pointData&);
diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointDataI.H b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointDataI.H
index bab3c51e3c..b00ca55097 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointDataI.H
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/pointData/pointDataI.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) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -215,4 +215,23 @@ inline bool Foam::pointData::updateEdge
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Operators  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+inline bool Foam::pointData::operator==(const Foam::pointData& rhs)
+const
+{
+    return
+        pointEdgePoint::operator==(rhs)
+     && (s() == rhs.s())
+     && (v() == rhs.v());
+}
+
+
+inline bool Foam::pointData::operator!=(const Foam::pointData& rhs)
+const
+{
+    return !(*this == rhs);
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //