diff --git a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureConvert/surfaceFeatureConvert.C b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureConvert/surfaceFeatureConvert.C
index 046f9cefe8..4c76523116 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureConvert/surfaceFeatureConvert.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/surface/surfaceFeatureConvert/surfaceFeatureConvert.C
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void write
     const Time& runTime,
     const fileName& inFileName,
     const fileName& outFileName,
-    const edgeMesh& eMesh
+    const primitiveEdgeMesh& eMesh
 )
 {
     if (outFileName.ext() == "eMesh")
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         edgeList edges;
         readNASEdges(inFileName, points, edges);
 
-        edgeMesh eMesh(points, edges);
+        primitiveEdgeMesh eMesh(points, edges);
 
         write(runTime, inFileName, outFileName, eMesh);
     }
diff --git a/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.C b/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.C
index f6e6f022df..5cfe3cf57c 100644
--- a/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.C
+++ b/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.C
@@ -517,6 +517,30 @@ Foam::featureEdgeMesh::featureEdgeMesh
 {}
 
 
+Foam::featureEdgeMesh::featureEdgeMesh
+(
+    const IOobject& io,
+    const pointField& pts,
+    const edgeList& eds
+)
+:
+    regIOobject(io),
+    primitiveEdgeMesh(pts, eds),
+    concaveStart_(0),
+    mixedStart_(0),
+    nonFeatureStart_(0),
+    internalStart_(0),
+    flatStart_(0),
+    openStart_(0),
+    multipleStart_(0),
+    normals_(0),
+    edgeDirections_(0),
+    edgeNormals_(0),
+    featurePointNormals_(0),
+    regionEdges_(0)
+{}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destruct or  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::featureEdgeMesh::~featureEdgeMesh()
diff --git a/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.H b/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.H
index cc9725d79c..e0c58abf23 100644
--- a/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.H
+++ b/src/edgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh/featureEdgeMesh.H
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public:
             bool write = false
         );
 
-        //- Construct from components
+        //- Construct from all components
         featureEdgeMesh
         (
             const IOobject& io,
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ public:
             const labelList& regionEdges
         );
 
+        //- Construct from minimal primitiveEdgeMesh components
+        featureEdgeMesh
+        (
+            const IOobject& io,
+            const pointField& pts,
+            const edgeList& eds
+        );
 
     //- Destructor
     ~featureEdgeMesh();