diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
index f9b6354dd4..582f764144 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/manipulation/transformPoints/transformPoints.C
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ void readAndRotateFields
 }
 
 
-void rotateFields(const Time& runTime, const tensor& T)
+void rotateFields(const argList& args, const Time& runTime, const tensor& T)
 {
-#   include "createMesh.H"
+#   include "createNamedMesh.H"
 
     // Read objects in time directory
     IOobjectList objects(mesh, runTime.timeName());
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void rotateFields(const Time& runTime, const tensor& T)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+#   include "addRegionOption.H"
     argList::validOptions.insert("translate", "vector");
     argList::validOptions.insert("rotate", "(vector vector)");
     argList::validOptions.insert("rollPitchYaw", "(roll pitch yaw)");
@@ -152,13 +153,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #   include "setRootCase.H"
 #   include "createTime.H"
 
+    word regionName = polyMesh::defaultRegion;
+    fileName meshDir;
+
+    if (args.optionReadIfPresent("region", regionName))
+    {
+        meshDir = regionName/polyMesh::meshSubDir;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        meshDir = polyMesh::meshSubDir;
+    }
+
     pointIOField points
     (
         IOobject
         (
             "points",
-            runTime.findInstance(polyMesh::meshSubDir, "points"),
-            polyMesh::meshSubDir,
+            runTime.findInstance(meshDir, "points"),
+            meshDir,
             runTime,
             IOobject::MUST_READ,
             IOobject::NO_WRITE,
@@ -197,7 +210,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         if (args.optionFound("rotateFields"))
         {
-            rotateFields(runTime, T);
+            rotateFields(args, runTime, T);
         }
     }
     else if (args.optionFound("rollPitchYaw"))
@@ -220,7 +233,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         if (args.optionFound("rotateFields"))
         {
-            rotateFields(runTime, R.R());
+            rotateFields(args, runTime, R.R());
         }
     }
     else if (args.optionFound("yawPitchRoll"))
@@ -249,7 +262,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         if (args.optionFound("rotateFields"))
         {
-            rotateFields(runTime, R.R());
+            rotateFields(args, runTime, R.R());
         }
     }