diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6d511a49f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2010-2010 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
+
+InClass
+    vtkPV3Foam
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap_H
+#define vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap_H
+
+// OpenFOAM includes
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
+#include "Swap.H"
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+template<class Type>
+inline void vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap(float vec[]);
+
+
+// a symmTensor specialization to remap OpenFOAM -> ParaView naming order
+// Qt/Core/pqScalarBarRepresentation.cxx defines this order
+//     { "XX", "YY", "ZZ", "XY", "YZ", "XZ" }
+// in pqScalarBarRepresentation::getDefaultComponentLabel()
+// whereas OpenFOAM uses this order
+//     { XX, XY, XZ, YY, YZ, ZZ }
+//
+// for extra safety, assert that symmTensor indeed has 6 components
+StaticAssert(Foam::symmTensor::nComponents == 6);
+
+
+// Template specialization for symmTensor
+template<>
+inline void vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Foam::symmTensor>(float vec[])
+{
+    Foam::Swap(vec[1], vec[3]);   // swap XY <-> YY
+    Foam::Swap(vec[2], vec[5]);   // swap XZ <-> ZZ
+}
+
+
+template<class Type>
+inline void vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap(float vec[])
+{}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#endif
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamFaceField.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamFaceField.H
index 72b23e4059..79c8b1aa97 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamFaceField.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamFaceField.H
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ InClass
 #include "vtkMultiBlockDataSet.h"
 #include "vtkPolyData.h"
 
+#include "vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H"
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertFaceField
         {
             Type t = 0.5*(tf[faceOwner[faceNo]] + tf[faceNeigh[faceNo]]);
 
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
@@ -88,11 +90,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertFaceField
         else
         {
             const Type& t = tf[faceOwner[faceNo]];
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
         }
+        vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
 
         cellData->InsertTuple(faceI, vec);
     }
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertFaceField
         {
             Type t = 0.5*(tf[faceOwner[faceNo]] + tf[faceNeigh[faceNo]]);
 
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
@@ -160,11 +163,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertFaceField
         else
         {
             const Type& t = tf[faceOwner[faceNo]];
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
         }
+        vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
 
         cellData->InsertTuple(faceI, vec);
         ++faceI;
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamLagrangianFields.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamLagrangianFields.H
index a88a7cfb9e..c3013022e8 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamLagrangianFields.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamLagrangianFields.H
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ InClass
 
 #include "Cloud.H"
 
+#include "vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H"
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
@@ -86,10 +88,11 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertLagrangianField
     forAll(tf, i)
     {
         const Type& t = tf[i];
-        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
         {
             vec[d] = component(t, d);
         }
+        vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
 
         pointData->InsertTuple(i, vec);
     }
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPatchField.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPatchField.H
index da55b9f2c3..6276a73fa8 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPatchField.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPatchField.H
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ InClass
 #include "vtkPointData.h"
 #include "vtkPolyData.h"
 
+#include "vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H"
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
@@ -61,10 +63,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertPatchField
     forAll(ptf, i)
     {
         const Type& t = ptf[i];
-        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
         {
             vec[d] = component(t, d);
         }
+        vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
+
         cellData->InsertTuple(i, vec);
     }
 
@@ -101,10 +105,11 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertPatchPointField
     forAll(pptf, i)
     {
         const Type& t = pptf[i];
-        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
         {
             vec[d] = component(t, d);
         }
+        vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
 
         pointData->InsertTuple(i, vec);
     }
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPointFields.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPointFields.H
index 38e5de9d25..1a4986682d 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPointFields.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamPointFields.H
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ InClass
 // Foam includes
 #include "interpolatePointToCell.H"
 
+#include "vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H"
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
@@ -210,10 +212,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertPointField
         forAll(pointMap, i)
         {
             const Type& t = ptf[pointMap[i]];
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
+            vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
+
             pointData->InsertTuple(i, vec);
         }
     }
@@ -222,10 +226,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertPointField
         forAll(ptf, i)
         {
             const Type& t = ptf[i];
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
+            vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
+
             pointData->InsertTuple(i, vec);
         }
     }
@@ -238,10 +244,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertPointField
         forAll(addPointCellLabels, apI)
         {
             const Type& t = tf[addPointCellLabels[apI]];
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
+            vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
+
             pointData->InsertTuple(i++, vec);
         }
     }
@@ -250,10 +258,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertPointField
         forAll(addPointCellLabels, apI)
         {
             Type t = interpolatePointToCell(ptf, addPointCellLabels[apI]);
-            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+            for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
             {
                 vec[d] = component(t, d);
             }
+            vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
+
             pointData->InsertTuple(i++, vec);
         }
     }
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamVolFields.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamVolFields.H
index 7246542d75..3bcfefdb2a 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamVolFields.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamVolFields.H
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ InClass
 #include "vtkPV3FoamFaceField.H"
 #include "vtkPV3FoamPatchField.H"
 
+#include "vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H"
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 template<class Type>
@@ -350,10 +352,12 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::convertVolField
     forAll(superCells, i)
     {
         const Type& t = tf[superCells[i]];
-        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; d++)
+        for (direction d=0; d<nComp; ++d)
         {
             vec[d] = component(t, d);
         }
+        vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Type>(vec);
+
         celldata->InsertTuple(i, vec);
     }