diff --git a/applications/test/directMappedPatch/Make/files b/applications/test/directMappedPatch/Make/files
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index 0000000000..65f39a47b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/directMappedPatch/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+testDirectMappedPatch.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/testDirectMappedPatch
diff --git a/applications/test/directMappedPatch/Make/options b/applications/test/directMappedPatch/Make/options
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index 0000000000..d76bd10c8f
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+++ b/applications/test/directMappedPatch/Make/options
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+EXE_INC = \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/meshTools/lnInclude \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude
+
+EXE_LIBS = \
+    -lfiniteVolume
diff --git a/applications/test/directMappedPatch/testDirectMappedPatch.C b/applications/test/directMappedPatch/testDirectMappedPatch.C
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+++ b/applications/test/directMappedPatch/testDirectMappedPatch.C
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 1991-2007 OpenCFD Ltd.
+     \\/     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 2 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, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+    Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+Application
+    testDirectMappedPatch
+
+Description
+    Test direct mapped b.c. by mapping face centres (mesh.C().boundaryField()).
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+#include "argList.H"
+#include "fvMesh.H"
+#include "volFields.H"
+#include "meshTools.H"
+#include "Time.H"
+#include "OFstream.H"
+#include "volFields.H"
+#include "directMappedFixedValueFvPatchFields.H"
+
+using namespace Foam;
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+
+// Main program:
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+#   include "addTimeOptions.H"
+#   include "setRootCase.H"
+#   include "createTime.H"
+#   include "createMesh.H"
+
+    wordList patchFieldTypes
+    (
+        mesh.boundaryMesh().size(),
+        calculatedFvPatchVectorField::typeName
+    );
+
+    forAll(mesh.boundaryMesh(), patchI)
+    {
+        if (isA<directMappedPolyPatch>(mesh.boundaryMesh()[patchI]))
+        {
+            patchFieldTypes[patchI] =
+                directMappedFixedValueFvPatchVectorField::typeName;
+        }
+    }
+
+    Pout<< "patchFieldTypes:" << patchFieldTypes << endl;
+
+    volVectorField cc
+    (
+        IOobject
+        (
+            "cc",
+            runTime.timeName(),
+            mesh,
+            IOobject::NO_READ,
+            IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
+        ),
+        mesh,
+        dimensionedVector("zero", dimLength, vector::zero),
+        patchFieldTypes
+    );
+    
+    cc.internalField() = mesh.C().internalField();
+    cc.boundaryField().updateCoeffs();
+
+    forAll(cc.boundaryField(), patchI)
+    {
+        if
+        (
+            isA<directMappedFixedValueFvPatchVectorField>
+            (
+                cc.boundaryField()[patchI]
+            )
+        )
+        {
+            Pout<< "Detected a directMapped patch:" << patchI << endl;
+
+            OFstream str(mesh.boundaryMesh()[patchI].name() + ".obj");
+            Pout<< "Writing mapped values to " << str.name() << endl;
+
+            label vertI = 0;
+            const fvPatchVectorField& fvp = cc.boundaryField()[patchI];
+
+            forAll(fvp, i)
+            {
+                meshTools::writeOBJ(str, fvp.patch().Cf()[i]);
+                vertI++;
+                meshTools::writeOBJ(str, fvp[i]);
+                vertI++;
+                str << "l " << vertI-1 << ' ' << vertI << nl;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Info<< "End\n" << endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //