diff --git a/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.C b/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.C
index e4ef840fe1..6f07859038 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.C
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ void Foam::patchWave::setChangedFaces
             }
         }
     }
+
+    for (const label facei : sourceIDs_)
+    {
+        changedFaces[nChangedFaces] = facei;
+
+        faceDist[nChangedFaces] =
+            wallPoint
+            (
+                mesh.faceCentres()[facei],
+                0.0
+            );
+
+        nChangedFaces++;
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -137,7 +151,8 @@ Foam::patchWave::patchWave
 (
     const polyMesh& mesh,
     const labelHashSet& patchIDs,
-    const bool correctWalls
+    const bool correctWalls,
+    const labelList& sourceIDs
 )
 :
     cellDistFuncs(mesh),
@@ -145,7 +160,8 @@ Foam::patchWave::patchWave
     correctWalls_(correctWalls),
     nUnset_(0),
     distance_(mesh.nCells()),
-    patchDistance_(mesh.boundaryMesh().size())
+    patchDistance_(mesh.boundaryMesh().size()),
+    sourceIDs_(sourceIDs)
 {
     patchWave::correct();
 }
@@ -163,7 +179,7 @@ void Foam::patchWave::correct()
 {
     // Set initial changed faces: set wallPoint for wall faces to wall centre
 
-    label nPatch = sumPatchSize(patchIDs_);
+    label nPatch = sumPatchSize(patchIDs_) + sourceIDs_.size();
 
     List<wallPoint> faceDist(nPatch);
     labelList changedFaces(nPatch);
diff --git a/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.H b/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.H
index 8e2178e26a..d7259d78a1 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/cellDist/patchWave/patchWave.H
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ class patchWave
         //- Distance at patch faces
         FieldField<Field, scalar> patchDistance_;
 
+        //- Additional faces to be used as seeds for distance calculations
+        labelList sourceIDs_;
+
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
@@ -107,7 +110,8 @@ public:
         (
             const polyMesh& mesh,
             const labelHashSet& patchIDs,
-            bool correctWalls = true
+            bool correctWalls = true,
+            const labelList& sourceFaceIDs = labelList()
         );
 
     //- Destructor