diff --git a/src/meshTools/indexedOctree/treeDataPoint.C b/src/meshTools/indexedOctree/treeDataPoint.C
index b5c52d4af6..cabc1acf7f 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/indexedOctree/treeDataPoint.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/indexedOctree/treeDataPoint.C
@@ -56,7 +56,14 @@ Foam::treeDataPoint::treeDataPoint
 
 Foam::pointField Foam::treeDataPoint::points() const
 {
-    return points_;
+    if (pointLabels_.size())
+    {
+        return pointField(points_, pointLabels_);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return points_;
+    }
 }