diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.C b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.C
index 6574ad9cbd..8444b6632c 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.C
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Foam::layerParameters::layerParameters
         readLabel(dict.lookup("nSmoothSurfaceNormals"))
     ),
     nSmoothNormals_(readLabel(dict.lookup("nSmoothNormals"))),
+    nSmoothDisplacement_(dict.lookupOrDefault("nSmoothDisplacement", 0)),
     nSmoothThickness_(readLabel(dict.lookup("nSmoothThickness"))),
     maxFaceThicknessRatio_
     (
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ Foam::layerParameters::layerParameters
             const keyType& key = iter().keyword();
             const labelHashSet patchIDs
             (
-                boundaryMesh.patchSet(List<wordRe>(1, key))
+                boundaryMesh.patchSet(List<wordRe>(1, wordRe(key)))
             );
 
             if (patchIDs.size() == 0)
diff --git a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.H b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.H
index 2578c44b68..4005dd5df8 100644
--- a/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.H
+++ b/src/mesh/autoMesh/autoHexMesh/autoHexMeshDriver/layerParameters/layerParameters.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ private:
 
         label nSmoothNormals_;
 
+        label nSmoothDisplacement_;
+
         label nSmoothThickness_;
 
         scalar maxFaceThicknessRatio_;
@@ -275,6 +277,12 @@ public:
             return layerTerminationCos_;
         }
 
+        //- Smooth internal displacement
+        label nSmoothDisplacement() const
+        {
+            return nSmoothDisplacement_;
+        }
+
         //- Smooth layer thickness over surface patches
         label nSmoothThickness() const
         {