diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C
index 1979e80374..b3286dac5f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ License
 void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finalExchange
 (
     const bool wait,
-    const bool needSizes,
     labelList& recvSizes
 )
 {
@@ -44,36 +43,7 @@ void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finalExchange
 
     if (commsType_ == UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking)
     {
-        if
-        (
-            wait
-         && UPstream::parRun()
-         && UPstream::nProcsNonblockingExchange > 1
-         && UPstream::nProcsNonblockingExchange <= nProcs()
-        )
-        {
-            Pstream::exchangeConsensus<DynamicList<char>, char>
-            (
-                sendBuffers_,
-                recvBuffers_,
-                (tag_ + 314159),  // some unique tag?
-                comm_
-            );
-
-            // Copy back out
-            if (needSizes)
-            {
-                recvSizes.resize_nocopy(recvBuffers_.size());
-                forAll(recvBuffers_, proci)
-                {
-                    recvSizes[proci] = recvBuffers_[proci].size();
-                }
-            }
-
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // all-to-all
+        // Dense storage uses all-to-all
         Pstream::exchangeSizes(sendBuffers_, recvSizes, comm_);
 
         Pstream::exchange<DynamicList<char>, char>
@@ -94,7 +64,6 @@ void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finalExchange
     const labelUList& sendProcs,
     const labelUList& recvProcs,
     const bool wait,
-    const bool needSizes, // unused
     labelList& recvSizes
 )
 {
@@ -139,6 +108,37 @@ void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finalExchangeGatherScatter
     // but that is used for overlapping send/recv (eg, overset)
     finishedSendsCalled_ = true;
 
+    if (isGather)
+    {
+        // gather mode (all-to-one)
+
+        if (UPstream::master(comm_))
+        {
+            // Master: has no sends
+            clearSends();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Non-master: only sends to master [0]
+
+            for (label proci=1; proci < sendBuffers_.size(); ++proci)
+            {
+                sendBuffers_[proci].clear();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        // scatter mode (one-to-all)
+
+        if (!UPstream::master(comm_))
+        {
+            // Non-master: has no sends
+            clearSends();
+        }
+    }
+
+
     if (commsType_ == UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking)
     {
         if (isGather)
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ Foam::PstreamBuffers::PstreamBuffers
 Foam::PstreamBuffers::~PstreamBuffers()
 {
     // Check that all data has been consumed.
-    forAll(recvPositions_, proci)
+    forAll(recvBuffers_, proci)
     {
         const label pos = recvPositions_[proci];
         const label len = recvBuffers_[proci].size();
@@ -260,22 +260,39 @@ Foam::label& Foam::PstreamBuffers::accessRecvPosition(const label proci)
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-void Foam::PstreamBuffers::clear()
+void Foam::PstreamBuffers::clearSends()
 {
     for (DynamicList<char>& buf : sendBuffers_)
     {
         buf.clear();
     }
+}
+
+
+void Foam::PstreamBuffers::clearRecvs()
+{
     for (DynamicList<char>& buf : recvBuffers_)
     {
         buf.clear();
     }
     recvPositions_ = Zero;
+}
 
+
+void Foam::PstreamBuffers::clear()
+{
+    clearSends();
+    clearRecvs();
     finishedSendsCalled_ = false;
 }
 
 
+void Foam::PstreamBuffers::clearSend(const label proci)
+{
+    sendBuffers_[proci].clear();
+}
+
+
 void Foam::PstreamBuffers::clearRecv(const label proci)
 {
     recvBuffers_[proci].clear();
@@ -318,7 +335,7 @@ bool Foam::PstreamBuffers::hasRecvData() const
 {
     if (finishedSendsCalled_)
     {
-        forAll(recvPositions_, proci)
+        forAll(recvBuffers_, proci)
         {
             if (recvPositions_[proci] < recvBuffers_[proci].size())
             {
@@ -373,7 +390,7 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::PstreamBuffers::recvDataCounts() const
 
     if (finishedSendsCalled_)
     {
-        forAll(recvPositions_, proci)
+        forAll(recvBuffers_, proci)
         {
             const label len(recvBuffers_[proci].size() - recvPositions_[proci]);
 
@@ -401,11 +418,11 @@ Foam::label Foam::PstreamBuffers::maxNonLocalRecvCount(const label proci) const
 
     if (finishedSendsCalled_)
     {
-        forAll(recvPositions_, i)
+        forAll(recvBuffers_, idx)
         {
-            if (i != proci)
+            const label len(recvBuffers_[idx].size() - recvPositions_[idx]);
+            if (idx != proci)
             {
-                const label len(recvBuffers_[i].size() - recvPositions_[i]);
                 maxLen = max(maxLen, len);
             }
         }
@@ -447,7 +464,7 @@ Foam::PstreamBuffers::peekRecvData(const label proci) const
         {
             return UList<char>
             (
-                const_cast<char*>(recvBuffers_[proci].cdata()) + pos,
+                const_cast<char*>(recvBuffers_[proci].cbegin(pos)),
                 (len - pos)
             );
         }
@@ -475,7 +492,7 @@ bool Foam::PstreamBuffers::allowClearRecv(bool on) noexcept
 void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedSends(const bool wait)
 {
     labelList recvSizes;
-    finalExchange(wait, false, recvSizes);
+    finalExchange(wait, recvSizes);
 }
 
 
@@ -485,7 +502,7 @@ void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedSends
     const bool wait
 )
 {
-    finalExchange(wait, true, recvSizes);
+    finalExchange(wait, recvSizes);
 
     if (commsType_ != UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking)
     {
@@ -509,7 +526,7 @@ void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedSends
 )
 {
     labelList recvSizes;
-    finalExchange(sendProcs, recvProcs, wait, false, recvSizes);
+    finalExchange(sendProcs, recvProcs, wait, recvSizes);
 }
 
 
@@ -521,7 +538,7 @@ void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedSends
     const bool wait
 )
 {
-    finalExchange(sendProcs, recvProcs, wait, true, recvSizes);
+    finalExchange(sendProcs, recvProcs, wait, recvSizes);
 
     if (commsType_ != UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking)
     {
@@ -605,6 +622,27 @@ bool Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedSends
 }
 
 
+void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedNeighbourSends
+(
+    const labelUList& neighProcs,
+    labelList& recvSizes,
+    const bool wait
+)
+{
+    finishedSends(neighProcs, neighProcs, recvSizes, wait);
+}
+
+
+void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedNeighbourSends
+(
+    const labelUList& neighProcs,
+    const bool wait
+)
+{
+    finishedSends(neighProcs, neighProcs, wait);
+}
+
+
 void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedGathers(const bool wait)
 {
     labelList recvSizes;
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H
index c3912569c9..05efab023b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ class PstreamBuffers
         void finalExchange
         (
             const bool wait,
-            const bool needSizes,   // If recvSizes needed or scratch
             labelList& recvSizes
         );
 
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ class PstreamBuffers
             const labelUList& sendProcs,
             const labelUList& recvProcs,
             const bool wait,
-            const bool needSizes,   // If recvSizes needed or scratch
             labelList& recvSizes
         );
 
@@ -354,15 +352,24 @@ public:
 
     // Edit
 
-        //- Clear individual buffers and reset states.
+        //- Clear all send/recv buffers and reset states.
         //  Does not remove the buffer storage.
         void clear();
 
+        //- Clear all send buffers (does not remove buffer storage)
+        void clearSends();
+
+        //- Clear all recv buffer and positions (does not remove buffer storage)
+        void clearRecvs();
+
+        //- Clear an individual send buffer (eg, data not required)
+        void clearSend(const label proci);
+
         //- Clear an individual receive buffer (eg, data not required)
         //  Does not remove the buffer storage.
         void clearRecv(const label proci);
 
-        //- Clear individual buffer storage and reset states.
+        //- Clear storage for all send/recv buffers and reset states.
         void clearStorage();
 
         //- Change allowClearRecv, return previous value
@@ -458,10 +465,7 @@ public:
         (
             const labelUList& neighProcs,
             const bool wait = true
-        )
-        {
-            finishedSends(neighProcs, neighProcs, wait);
-        }
+        );
 
         //- Mark sends as done using subset of send/recv ranks
         //- and recover the sizes (bytes) received.
@@ -478,10 +482,7 @@ public:
             const labelUList& neighProcs,
             labelList& recvSizes,
             const bool wait = true
-        )
-        {
-            finishedSends(neighProcs, neighProcs, recvSizes, wait);
-        }
+        );
 
 
     // Gather/scatter modes
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/globalMeshData/globalPoints.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/globalMeshData/globalPoints.C
index 5466f41130..e357bf5b22 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/globalMeshData/globalPoints.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/polyMesh/globalMeshData/globalPoints.C
@@ -903,6 +903,9 @@ void Foam::globalPoints::calculateSharedPoints
         )
     );
 
+    // Don't clear storage on persistent buffer
+    pBufs.allowClearRecv(false);
+
     // Do one exchange iteration to get neighbour points.
     {
         pBufs.clear();
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.C
index 89a0e372a4..c2064396d5 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.C
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2020 DLR
-    Copyright (C) 2020-2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2020-2023 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ Foam::zoneDistribute::zoneDistribute(const fvMesh& mesh)
     MeshObject<fvMesh, Foam::TopologicalMeshObject, zoneDistribute>(mesh),
     stencil_(zoneCPCStencil::New(mesh)),
     globalNumbering_(stencil_.globalNumbering()),
-    send_(UPstream::nProcs())
-{}
+    send_(UPstream::nProcs()),
+    pBufs_(UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking)
+{
+    // Don't clear storage on persistent buffer
+    pBufs_.allowClearRecv(false);
+}
 
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Selectors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -108,27 +112,27 @@ void Foam::zoneDistribute::setUpCommforZone
         // Stream the send data into PstreamBuffers,
         // which we also use to track the current topology.
 
-        PstreamBuffers pBufs(UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking);
+        pBufs_.clear();
 
         for (const int proci : UPstream::allProcs())
         {
             if (proci != UPstream::myProcNo() && !needed[proci].empty())
             {
                 // Serialize as List
-                UOPstream toProc(proci, pBufs);
+                UOPstream toProc(proci, pBufs_);
                 toProc << needed[proci].sortedToc();
             }
         }
 
-        pBufs.finishedSends(sendConnections_, sendProcs_, recvProcs_);
+        pBufs_.finishedSends(sendConnections_, sendProcs_, recvProcs_);
 
-        for (const int proci : pBufs.allProcs())
+        for (const int proci : pBufs_.allProcs())
         {
             send_[proci].clear();
 
-            if (proci != UPstream::myProcNo() && pBufs.recvDataCount(proci))
+            if (proci != UPstream::myProcNo() && pBufs_.recvDataCount(proci))
             {
-                UIPstream fromProc(proci, pBufs);
+                UIPstream fromProc(proci, pBufs_);
                 fromProc >> send_[proci];
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.H b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.H
index 4a58c8445f..3b0e182a58 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistribute.H
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Copyright (C) 2020 DLR
-    Copyright (C) 2022 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    Copyright (C) 2022-2023 OpenCFD Ltd.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ class zoneDistribute
         //- Parallel [cache]: recv data from these ranks
         DynamicList<label> recvProcs_;
 
+        //- Persistent set of exchange buffers
+        PstreamBuffers pBufs_;
+
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistributeI.H b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistributeI.H
index e82f33b4e5..32261eee49 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistributeI.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/zoneDistribute/zoneDistributeI.H
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Foam::Map<Type> Foam::zoneDistribute::getDatafromOtherProc
         // Stream the send data into PstreamBuffers,
         // which we also use to track the current topology.
 
-        PstreamBuffers pBufs(UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking);
+        pBufs_.clear();
 
         for (const int proci : UPstream::allProcs())
         {
@@ -191,18 +191,18 @@ Foam::Map<Type> Foam::zoneDistribute::getDatafromOtherProc
                     );
                 }
 
-                UOPstream toProc(proci, pBufs);
+                UOPstream toProc(proci, pBufs_);
                 toProc << sendValues;
             }
         }
 
-        pBufs.finishedSends(sendConnections_, sendProcs_, recvProcs_);
+        pBufs_.finishedSends(sendConnections_, sendProcs_, recvProcs_);
 
-        for (const int proci : pBufs.allProcs())
+        for (const int proci : pBufs_.allProcs())
         {
-            if (proci != UPstream::myProcNo() && pBufs.recvDataCount(proci))
+            if (proci != UPstream::myProcNo() && pBufs_.recvDataCount(proci))
             {
-                UIPstream fromProc(proci, pBufs);
+                UIPstream fromProc(proci, pBufs_);
                 Map<Type> tmpValues(fromProc);
 
                 neiValues += tmpValues;
diff --git a/src/functionObjects/field/DMD/DMDModels/derived/STDMD/STDMD.C b/src/functionObjects/field/DMD/DMDModels/derived/STDMD/STDMD.C
index 206f7025d0..f80669e29b 100644
--- a/src/functionObjects/field/DMD/DMDModels/derived/STDMD/STDMD.C
+++ b/src/functionObjects/field/DMD/DMDModels/derived/STDMD/STDMD.C
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ reducedKoopmanOperator()
         // Tests revealed that the distribution of "Q" does not affect
         // the final outcome of TSQR decomposition up to sign
 
+        // Don't clear storage on persistent buffer
         PstreamBuffers pBufs(Pstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking);
+        pBufs.allowClearRecv(false);
 
         const label myProcNo = Pstream::myProcNo();
         const label procNoInSubset = myProcNo % nAgglomerationProcs_;
diff --git a/src/meshTools/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWaveBase.C b/src/meshTools/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWaveBase.C
index 9cbeb1e675..d40dbcc365 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWaveBase.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/algorithms/MeshWave/FaceCellWaveBase.C
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ Foam::FaceCellWaveBase::FaceCellWaveBase
     changedCells_(mesh_.nCells()),
     nUnvisitedFaces_(mesh_.nFaces()),
     nUnvisitedCells_(mesh_.nCells())
-{}
+{
+    // Don't clear storage on persistent buffer
+    pBufs_.allowClearRecv(false);
+}
 
 
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/meshTools/algorithms/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWaveBase.C b/src/meshTools/algorithms/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWaveBase.C
index 2b67798974..044647f776 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/algorithms/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWaveBase.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/algorithms/PointEdgeWave/PointEdgeWaveBase.C
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ Foam::PointEdgeWaveBase::PointEdgeWaveBase
     changedEdges_(mesh_.nEdges()),
     nUnvisitedPoints_(mesh_.nPoints()),
     nUnvisitedEdges_(mesh_.nEdges())
-{}
+{
+    // Don't clear storage on persistent buffer
+    pBufs_.allowClearRecv(false);
+}
 
 
 // ************************************************************************* //