diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C
index 8bc8b86d2e..1be3be8dad 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.C
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::interpolationMethodToWord
             method = "faceAreaWeightAMI";
             break;
         }
+        case imPartialFaceAreaWeight:
+        {
+            method = "partialFaceAreaWeightAMI";
+            break;
+        }
         default:
         {
             FatalErrorIn
@@ -87,7 +92,15 @@ Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::wordTointerpolationMethod
 
     wordList methods
     (
-        IStringStream("(directAMI mapNearestAMI faceAreaWeightAMI)")()
+        IStringStream
+        (
+            "("
+                "directAMI "
+                "mapNearestAMI "
+                "faceAreaWeightAMI "
+                "partialFaceAreaWeightAMI"
+            ")"
+        )()
     );
 
     if (im == "directAMI")
@@ -102,6 +115,10 @@ Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::wordTointerpolationMethod
     {
         method = imFaceAreaWeight;
     }
+    else if (im == "partialFaceAreaWeightAMI")
+    {
+        method = imPartialFaceAreaWeight;
+    }
     else
     {
         FatalErrorIn
@@ -183,6 +200,7 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::normaliseWeights
     const labelListList& addr,
     scalarListList& wght,
     scalarField& wghtSum,
+    const bool normalise,
     const bool output
 )
 {
@@ -191,12 +209,19 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::normaliseWeights
     forAll(wght, faceI)
     {
         scalarList& w = wght[faceI];
+        scalar denom = patchAreas[faceI];
+
         scalar s = sum(w);
-        scalar t = s/patchAreas[faceI];
+        scalar t = s/denom;
+
+        if (normalise)
+        {
+            denom = s;
+        }
 
         forAll(w, i)
         {
-            w[i] /= s;
+            w[i] /= denom;
         }
 
         wghtSum[faceI] = t;
@@ -476,6 +501,7 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::agglomerate
         srcAddress,
         srcWeights,
         srcWeightsSum,
+        true,
         false
     );
 }
@@ -749,7 +775,6 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
         tgtMagSf_[faceI] = tgtPatch[faceI].mag(tgtPatch.points());
     }
 
-
     // Calculate if patches present on multiple processors
     singlePatchProc_ = calcDistribution(srcPatch, tgtPatch);
 
@@ -794,32 +819,28 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
                 newTgtPoints
             );
 
-
         // calculate AMI interpolation
-        {
-            autoPtr<AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch> > AMIPtr
+        autoPtr<AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch> > AMIPtr
+        (
+            AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::New
             (
-                AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::New
-                (
-                    interpolationMethodToWord(method_),
-                    srcPatch,
-                    newTgtPatch,
-                    srcMagSf_,
-                    tgtMagSf_,
-                    triMode_,
-                    reverseTarget_
-                )
-            );
-
-            AMIPtr->calculate
-            (
-                srcAddress_,
-                srcWeights_,
-                tgtAddress_,
-                tgtWeights_
-            );
-        }
+                interpolationMethodToWord(method_),
+                srcPatch,
+                newTgtPatch,
+                srcMagSf_,
+                tgtMagSf_,
+                triMode_,
+                reverseTarget_
+            )
+        );
 
+        AMIPtr->calculate
+        (
+            srcAddress_,
+            srcWeights_,
+            tgtAddress_,
+            tgtWeights_
+        );
 
         // Now
         // ~~~
@@ -886,6 +907,7 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
             srcAddress_,
             srcWeights_,
             srcWeightsSum_,
+            AMIPtr->normalise(),
             true
         );
         normaliseWeights
@@ -895,6 +917,7 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
             tgtAddress_,
             tgtWeights_,
             tgtWeightsSum_,
+            AMIPtr->normalise(),
             true
         );
 
@@ -903,7 +926,6 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
         srcMapPtr_.reset(new mapDistribute(globalSrcFaces, tgtAddress_, cMap));
         tgtMapPtr_.reset(new mapDistribute(globalTgtFaces, srcAddress_, cMap));
 
-
         if (debug)
         {
             writeFaceConnectivity(srcPatch, newTgtPatch, srcAddress_);
@@ -913,29 +935,27 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
     {
 
         // calculate AMI interpolation
-        {
-            autoPtr<AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch> > AMIPtr
+        autoPtr<AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch> > AMIPtr
+        (
+            AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::New
             (
-                AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::New
-                (
-                    interpolationMethodToWord(method_),
-                    srcPatch,
-                    tgtPatch,
-                    srcMagSf_,
-                    tgtMagSf_,
-                    triMode_,
-                    reverseTarget_
-                )
-            );
+                interpolationMethodToWord(method_),
+                srcPatch,
+                tgtPatch,
+                srcMagSf_,
+                tgtMagSf_,
+                triMode_,
+                reverseTarget_
+            )
+        );
 
-            AMIPtr->calculate
-            (
-                srcAddress_,
-                srcWeights_,
-                tgtAddress_,
-                tgtWeights_
-            );
-        }
+        AMIPtr->calculate
+        (
+            srcAddress_,
+            srcWeights_,
+            tgtAddress_,
+            tgtWeights_
+        );
 
         normaliseWeights
         (
@@ -944,6 +964,7 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
             srcAddress_,
             srcWeights_,
             srcWeightsSum_,
+            AMIPtr->normalise(),
             true
         );
         normaliseWeights
@@ -953,6 +974,7 @@ void Foam::AMIInterpolation<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::update
             tgtAddress_,
             tgtWeights_,
             tgtWeightsSum_,
+            AMIPtr->normalise(),
             true
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H
index e31eb91e1c..c9df62ee76 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation.H
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ public:
         {
             imDirect,
             imMapNearest,
-            imFaceAreaWeight
+            imFaceAreaWeight,
+            imPartialFaceAreaWeight
         };
 
         //- Convert interpolationMethod to word representation
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ private:
                 const labelListList& addr,
                 scalarListList& wght,
                 scalarField& wghtSum,
+                const bool normalise,
                 const bool output
             );
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIMethod/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.C b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIMethod/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4a44b925f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIMethod/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.C
@@ -0,0 +1,542 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.H"
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+bool Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::processSourceFace
+(
+    const label srcFaceI,
+    const label tgtStartFaceI,
+
+    // list of tgt face neighbour faces
+    DynamicList<label>& nbrFaces,
+    // list of faces currently visited for srcFaceI to avoid multiple hits
+    DynamicList<label>& visitedFaces,
+
+    // temporary storage for addressing and weights
+    List<DynamicList<label> >& srcAddr,
+    List<DynamicList<scalar> >& srcWght,
+    List<DynamicList<label> >& tgtAddr,
+    List<DynamicList<scalar> >& tgtWght
+)
+{
+    if (tgtStartFaceI == -1)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    nbrFaces.clear();
+    visitedFaces.clear();
+
+    // append initial target face and neighbours
+    nbrFaces.append(tgtStartFaceI);
+    this->appendNbrFaces
+    (
+        tgtStartFaceI,
+        this->tgtPatch_,
+        visitedFaces,
+        nbrFaces
+    );
+
+    bool faceProcessed = false;
+
+    do
+    {
+        // process new target face
+        label tgtFaceI = nbrFaces.remove();
+        visitedFaces.append(tgtFaceI);
+        scalar area = interArea(srcFaceI, tgtFaceI);
+
+        // store when intersection fractional area > tolerance
+        if (area/this->srcMagSf_[srcFaceI] > faceAreaIntersect::tolerance())
+        {
+            srcAddr[srcFaceI].append(tgtFaceI);
+            srcWght[srcFaceI].append(area);
+
+            tgtAddr[tgtFaceI].append(srcFaceI);
+            tgtWght[tgtFaceI].append(area);
+
+            this->appendNbrFaces
+            (
+                tgtFaceI,
+                this->tgtPatch_,
+                visitedFaces,
+                nbrFaces
+            );
+
+            faceProcessed = true;
+        }
+
+    } while (nbrFaces.size() > 0);
+
+    return faceProcessed;
+}
+
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+void Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::setNextFaces
+(
+    label& startSeedI,
+    label& srcFaceI,
+    label& tgtFaceI,
+    const boolList& mapFlag,
+    labelList& seedFaces,
+    const DynamicList<label>& visitedFaces
+) const
+{
+    const labelList& srcNbrFaces = this->srcPatch_.faceFaces()[srcFaceI];
+
+    // set possible seeds for later use
+    bool valuesSet = false;
+    forAll(srcNbrFaces, i)
+    {
+        label faceS = srcNbrFaces[i];
+
+        if (mapFlag[faceS] && seedFaces[faceS] == -1)
+        {
+            forAll(visitedFaces, j)
+            {
+                label faceT = visitedFaces[j];
+                scalar area = interArea(faceS, faceT);
+                scalar areaTotal = this->srcMagSf_[srcFaceI];
+
+                // Check that faces have enough overlap for robust walking
+                if (area/areaTotal > faceAreaIntersect::tolerance())
+                {
+                    // TODO - throwing area away - re-use in next iteration?
+
+                    seedFaces[faceS] = faceT;
+
+                    if (!valuesSet)
+                    {
+                        srcFaceI = faceS;
+                        tgtFaceI = faceT;
+                        valuesSet = true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // set next src and tgt faces if not set above
+    if (valuesSet)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // try to use existing seed
+        bool foundNextSeed = false;
+        for (label faceI = startSeedI; faceI < mapFlag.size(); faceI++)
+        {
+            if (mapFlag[faceI])
+            {
+                if (!foundNextSeed)
+                {
+                    startSeedI = faceI;
+                    foundNextSeed = true;
+                }
+
+                if (seedFaces[faceI] != -1)
+                {
+                    srcFaceI = faceI;
+                    tgtFaceI = seedFaces[faceI];
+
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // perform new search to find match
+        if (debug)
+        {
+            Pout<< "Advancing front stalled: searching for new "
+                << "target face" << endl;
+        }
+
+        foundNextSeed = false;
+        for (label faceI = startSeedI; faceI < mapFlag.size(); faceI++)
+        {
+            if (mapFlag[faceI])
+            {
+                if (!foundNextSeed)
+                {
+                    startSeedI = faceI + 1;
+                    foundNextSeed = true;
+                }
+
+                srcFaceI = faceI;
+                tgtFaceI = this->findTargetFace(srcFaceI);
+
+                if (tgtFaceI >= 0)
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // no more matches to be found
+        tgtFaceI = -1;
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+Foam::scalar Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::interArea
+(
+    const label srcFaceI,
+    const label tgtFaceI
+) const
+{
+    const pointField& srcPoints = this->srcPatch_.points();
+    const pointField& tgtPoints = this->tgtPatch_.points();
+
+    // references to candidate faces
+    const face& src = this->srcPatch_[srcFaceI];
+    const face& tgt = this->tgtPatch_[tgtFaceI];
+
+    // quick reject if either face has zero area
+    // Note: do not use stored face areas for target patch
+    const scalar tgtMag = tgt.mag(tgtPoints);
+    if ((this->srcMagSf_[srcFaceI] < ROOTVSMALL) || (tgtMag < ROOTVSMALL))
+    {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+
+    // create intersection object
+    faceAreaIntersect inter(srcPoints, tgtPoints, this->reverseTarget_);
+
+    // crude resultant norm
+    vector n(-src.normal(srcPoints));
+    n /= mag(n);
+    if (this->reverseTarget_)
+    {
+        n -= tgt.normal(tgtPoints)/tgtMag;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        n += tgt.normal(tgtPoints)/tgtMag;
+    }
+    n *= 0.5;
+
+    scalar area = 0;
+    if (mag(n) > ROOTVSMALL)
+    {
+        area = inter.calc(src, tgt, n, this->triMode_);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        WarningIn
+        (
+            "void Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::"
+            "interArea"
+            "("
+                "const label, "
+                "const label"
+            ") const"
+        )   << "Invalid normal for source face " << srcFaceI
+            << " points " << UIndirectList<point>(srcPoints, src)
+            << " target face " << tgtFaceI
+            << " points " << UIndirectList<point>(tgtPoints, tgt)
+            << endl;
+    }
+
+
+    if ((debug > 1) && (area > 0))
+    {
+        this->writeIntersectionOBJ(area, src, tgt, srcPoints, tgtPoints);
+    }
+
+    return area;
+}
+
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+void Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::
+restartUncoveredSourceFace
+(
+    List<DynamicList<label> >& srcAddr,
+    List<DynamicList<scalar> >& srcWght,
+    List<DynamicList<label> >& tgtAddr,
+    List<DynamicList<scalar> >& tgtWght
+)
+{
+    // Collect all src faces with a low weight
+    // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    labelHashSet lowWeightFaces(100);
+    forAll(srcWght, srcFaceI)
+    {
+        scalar s = sum(srcWght[srcFaceI]);
+        scalar t = s/this->srcMagSf_[srcFaceI];
+
+        if (t < 0.5)
+        {
+            lowWeightFaces.insert(srcFaceI);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (debug)
+    {
+        Pout<< "partialFaceAreaWeightAMI: restarting search on "
+            << lowWeightFaces.size() << " faces since sum of weights < 0.5"
+            << endl;
+    }
+
+    if (lowWeightFaces.size() > 0)
+    {
+        // Erase all the lowWeight source faces from the target
+        // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+        DynamicList<label> okSrcFaces(10);
+        DynamicList<scalar> okSrcWeights(10);
+        forAll(tgtAddr, tgtFaceI)
+        {
+            okSrcFaces.clear();
+            okSrcWeights.clear();
+            DynamicList<label>& srcFaces = tgtAddr[tgtFaceI];
+            DynamicList<scalar>& srcWeights = tgtWght[tgtFaceI];
+            forAll(srcFaces, i)
+            {
+                if (!lowWeightFaces.found(srcFaces[i]))
+                {
+                    okSrcFaces.append(srcFaces[i]);
+                    okSrcWeights.append(srcWeights[i]);
+                }
+            }
+            if (okSrcFaces.size() < srcFaces.size())
+            {
+                srcFaces.transfer(okSrcFaces);
+                srcWeights.transfer(okSrcWeights);
+            }
+        }
+
+
+
+        // Restart search from best hit
+        // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+        // list of tgt face neighbour faces
+        DynamicList<label> nbrFaces(10);
+
+        // list of faces currently visited for srcFaceI to avoid multiple hits
+        DynamicList<label> visitedFaces(10);
+
+        forAllConstIter(labelHashSet, lowWeightFaces, iter)
+        {
+            label srcFaceI = iter.key();
+            label tgtFaceI = this->findTargetFace(srcFaceI);
+            if (tgtFaceI != -1)
+            {
+                //bool faceProcessed =
+                processSourceFace
+                (
+                    srcFaceI,
+                    tgtFaceI,
+
+                    nbrFaces,
+                    visitedFaces,
+
+                    srcAddr,
+                    srcWght,
+                    tgtAddr,
+                    tgtWght
+                );
+                // ? Check faceProcessed to see if restarting has worked.
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::
+partialFaceAreaWeightAMI
+(
+    const SourcePatch& srcPatch,
+    const TargetPatch& tgtPatch,
+    const scalarField& srcMagSf,
+    const scalarField& tgtMagSf,
+    const faceAreaIntersect::triangulationMode& triMode,
+    const bool reverseTarget
+)
+:
+    AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>
+    (
+        srcPatch,
+        tgtPatch,
+        srcMagSf,
+        tgtMagSf,
+        triMode,
+        reverseTarget
+    )
+{}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::
+~partialFaceAreaWeightAMI()
+{}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+bool Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::normalise() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+void Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>::calculate
+(
+    labelListList& srcAddress,
+    scalarListList& srcWeights,
+    labelListList& tgtAddress,
+    scalarListList& tgtWeights,
+    label srcFaceI,
+    label tgtFaceI
+)
+{
+    bool ok =
+        this->initialise
+        (
+            srcAddress,
+            srcWeights,
+            tgtAddress,
+            tgtWeights,
+            srcFaceI,
+            tgtFaceI
+        );
+
+    if (!ok)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // temporary storage for addressing and weights
+    List<DynamicList<label> > srcAddr(this->srcPatch_.size());
+    List<DynamicList<scalar> > srcWght(srcAddr.size());
+    List<DynamicList<label> > tgtAddr(this->tgtPatch_.size());
+    List<DynamicList<scalar> > tgtWght(tgtAddr.size());
+
+
+    // construct weights and addressing
+    // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    label nFacesRemaining = srcAddr.size();
+
+    // list of tgt face neighbour faces
+    DynamicList<label> nbrFaces(10);
+
+    // list of faces currently visited for srcFaceI to avoid multiple hits
+    DynamicList<label> visitedFaces(10);
+
+    // list to keep track of tgt faces used to seed src faces
+    labelList seedFaces(nFacesRemaining, -1);
+    seedFaces[srcFaceI] = tgtFaceI;
+
+    // list to keep track of whether src face can be mapped
+    boolList mapFlag(nFacesRemaining, true);
+
+    // reset starting seed
+    label startSeedI = 0;
+
+    DynamicList<label> nonOverlapFaces;
+    do
+    {
+        // Do advancing front starting from srcFaceI,tgtFaceI
+        bool faceProcessed = processSourceFace
+        (
+            srcFaceI,
+            tgtFaceI,
+
+            nbrFaces,
+            visitedFaces,
+
+            srcAddr,
+            srcWght,
+            tgtAddr,
+            tgtWght
+        );
+
+        mapFlag[srcFaceI] = false;
+
+        nFacesRemaining--;
+
+        if (!faceProcessed)
+        {
+            nonOverlapFaces.append(srcFaceI);
+        }
+
+        // choose new src face from current src face neighbour
+        if (nFacesRemaining > 0)
+        {
+            setNextFaces
+            (
+                startSeedI,
+                srcFaceI,
+                tgtFaceI,
+                mapFlag,
+                seedFaces,
+                visitedFaces
+            );
+        }
+    } while (nFacesRemaining > 0);
+
+    if (nonOverlapFaces.size() != 0)
+    {
+        Pout<< "    AMI: " << nonOverlapFaces.size()
+            << " non-overlap faces identified"
+            << endl;
+
+        this->srcNonOverlap_.transfer(nonOverlapFaces);
+    }
+
+
+    // transfer data to persistent storage
+    forAll(srcAddr, i)
+    {
+        srcAddress[i].transfer(srcAddr[i]);
+        srcWeights[i].transfer(srcWght[i]);
+    }
+    forAll(tgtAddr, i)
+    {
+        tgtAddress[i].transfer(tgtAddr[i]);
+        tgtWeights[i].transfer(tgtWght[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIMethod/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.H b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIMethod/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3d284e2be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIMethod/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI/partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.H
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
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+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Class
+    Foam::partialFaceAreaWeightAMI
+
+Description
+    Face area weighted Arbitrary Mesh Interface (AMI) method
+
+SourceFiles
+    partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.C
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef partialFaceAreaWeightAMI_H
+#define partialFaceAreaWeightAMI_H
+
+#include "AMIMethod.H"
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+namespace Foam
+{
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+                  Class partialFaceAreaWeightAMI Declaration
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+template<class SourcePatch, class TargetPatch>
+class partialFaceAreaWeightAMI
+:
+    public AMIMethod<SourcePatch, TargetPatch>
+{
+
+private:
+
+    // Private Member Functions
+
+        //- Disallow default bitwise copy construct
+        partialFaceAreaWeightAMI(const partialFaceAreaWeightAMI&);
+
+        //- Disallow default bitwise assignment
+        void operator=(const partialFaceAreaWeightAMI&);
+
+        // Marching front
+
+            //- Determine overlap contributions for source face srcFaceI
+            bool processSourceFace
+            (
+                const label srcFaceI,
+                const label tgtStartFaceI,
+                DynamicList<label>& nbrFaces,
+                DynamicList<label>& visitedFaces,
+                List<DynamicList<label> >& srcAddr,
+                List<DynamicList<scalar> >& srcWght,
+                List<DynamicList<label> >& tgtAddr,
+                List<DynamicList<scalar> >& tgtWght
+            );
+
+            //- Attempt to re-evaluate source faces that have not been included
+            void restartUncoveredSourceFace
+            (
+                List<DynamicList<label> >& srcAddr,
+                List<DynamicList<scalar> >& srcWght,
+                List<DynamicList<label> >& tgtAddr,
+                List<DynamicList<scalar> >& tgtWght
+            );
+
+            //- Set the source and target seed faces
+            void setNextFaces
+            (
+                label& startSeedI,
+                label& srcFaceI,
+                label& tgtFaceI,
+                const boolList& mapFlag,
+                labelList& seedFaces,
+                const DynamicList<label>& visitedFaces
+            ) const;
+
+
+        // Evaluation
+
+            //- Area of intersection between source and target faces
+            scalar interArea
+            (
+                const label srcFaceI,
+                const label tgtFaceI
+            ) const;
+
+
+public:
+
+    //- Runtime type information
+    TypeName("partialFaceAreaWeightAMI");
+
+
+    // Constructors
+
+        //- Construct from components
+        partialFaceAreaWeightAMI
+        (
+            const SourcePatch& srcPatch,
+            const TargetPatch& tgtPatch,
+            const scalarField& srcMagSf,
+            const scalarField& tgtMagSf,
+            const faceAreaIntersect::triangulationMode& triMode,
+            const bool reverseTarget = false
+        );
+
+
+    //- Destructor
+    virtual ~partialFaceAreaWeightAMI();
+
+
+    // Member Functions
+
+        // Access
+
+            //- Flag to indicate that weights should be normalised
+            virtual bool normalise() const;
+
+
+        // Manipulation
+
+            //- Update addressing and weights
+            virtual void calculate
+            (
+                labelListList& srcAddress,
+                scalarListList& srcWeights,
+                labelListList& tgtAddress,
+                scalarListList& tgtWeights,
+                label srcFaceI = -1,
+                label tgtFaceI = -1
+            );
+};
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+} // End namespace Foam
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#ifdef NoRepository
+#   include "partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.C"
+#endif
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#endif
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation.C b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation.C
index 6cb5678aaf..319f837593 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/AMIInterpolation/AMIInterpolation/AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation.C
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ License
 #include "directAMI.H"
 #include "mapNearestAMI.H"
 #include "faceAreaWeightAMI.H"
+#include "partialFaceAreaWeightAMI.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ namespace Foam
     makeAMIMethodType(AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation, directAMI);
     makeAMIMethodType(AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation, mapNearestAMI);
     makeAMIMethodType(AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation, faceAreaWeightAMI);
+    makeAMIMethodType(AMIPatchToPatchInterpolation, partialFaceAreaWeightAMI);
 }