diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/wall/yPlus/yPlus.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/wall/yPlus/yPlus.C
index 775e79bc6e..5adf65869f 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/wall/yPlus/yPlus.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/wall/yPlus/yPlus.C
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     #include "setRootCase.H"
     #include "createTime.H"
-    instantList timeDirs = timeSelector::select0(runTime, args);
+    instantList timeDirs = timeSelector::select(runTime, args, "yPlus");
     #include "createNamedMesh.H"
 
     const bool compressible = args.optionFound("compressible");
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C
index 61f3d9a643..5b66e7a264 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.C
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Foam::List<bool> Foam::timeSelector::selected(const instantList& Times) const
 }
 
 
-Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select(const instantList& Times)
+Foam::instantList Foam::timeSelector::select(const instantList& Times)
 const
 {
     return subset(selected(Times), Times);
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ void Foam::timeSelector::addOptions
         "latestTime",
         "select the latest time"
     );
+    argList::addBoolOption
+    (
+        "newTimes",
+        "select the new times"
+    );
     argList::addOption
     (
         "time",
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ void Foam::timeSelector::addOptions
 }
 
 
-Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select
+Foam::instantList Foam::timeSelector::select
 (
     const instantList& timeDirs,
     const argList& args,
@@ -244,17 +249,20 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select
 }
 
 
-Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select0
+Foam::instantList Foam::timeSelector::select0
 (
     Time& runTime,
     const argList& args
 )
 {
-    instantList timeDirs = timeSelector::select
+    instantList timeDirs
     (
-        runTime.times(),
-        args,
-        runTime.constant()
+        timeSelector::select
+        (
+            runTime.times(),
+            args,
+            runTime.constant()
+        )
     );
 
     if (timeDirs.empty())
@@ -272,7 +280,7 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::select0
 }
 
 
-Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::selectIfPresent
+Foam::instantList Foam::timeSelector::selectIfPresent
 (
     Time& runTime,
     const argList& args
@@ -297,4 +305,32 @@ Foam::List<Foam::instant> Foam::timeSelector::selectIfPresent
 }
 
 
+Foam::instantList Foam::timeSelector::select
+(
+    Time& runTime,
+    const argList& args,
+    const word& fName
+)
+{
+    instantList timeDirs(timeSelector::select0(runTime, args));
+
+    if (timeDirs.size() && args.optionFound("newTimes"))
+    {
+        List<bool> selectTimes(timeDirs.size(), true);
+
+        forAll(timeDirs, timeI)
+        {
+            selectTimes[timeI] =
+                !exists(runTime.path()/timeDirs[timeI].name()/fName);
+        }
+
+        return subset(selectTimes, timeDirs);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return timeDirs;
+    }
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H
index 590da7a1b7..ad8ce4d454 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/Time/timeSelector.H
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ public:
             Time& runTime,
             const argList& args
         );
+
+        //- Return the set of times selected based on the argList options
+        //  including support for \b -newTimes in which times are selected
+        //  if the file <fName> does not exist in the time directory.
+        //  Aslso set the runTime to the first instance or the
+        //  \c constant/ directory if no instances are specified or available
+        static instantList select
+        (
+            Time& runTime,
+            const argList& args,
+            const word& fName
+        );
 };