diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C
index 0ab986f9ea..29852a42f8 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.C
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Foam::word Foam::pressureTools::pName() const
 }
 
 
-Foam::dimensionedScalar Foam::pressureTools::rho
+Foam::dimensionedScalar Foam::pressureTools::rhoScale
 (
     const volScalarField& p
 ) const
@@ -72,6 +72,38 @@ Foam::dimensionedScalar Foam::pressureTools::rho
 }
 
 
+Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> Foam::pressureTools::rho
+(
+    const volScalarField& p
+) const
+{
+    if (p.dimensions() == dimPressure)
+    {
+        return p.mesh().lookupObject<volScalarField>(rhoName_);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return
+            tmp<volScalarField>
+            (
+                new volScalarField
+                (
+                    IOobject
+                    (
+                        "rho",
+                        p.mesh().time().timeName(),
+                        p.mesh(),
+                        IOobject::NO_READ,
+                        IOobject::NO_WRITE
+                    ),
+                    p.mesh(),
+                    dimensionedScalar("zero", dimDensity, rhoRef_)
+                )
+            );
+    }
+}
+
+
 Foam::dimensionedScalar Foam::pressureTools::pRef() const
 {
     dimensionedScalar value("pRef", dimPressure, 0.0);
@@ -81,11 +113,14 @@ Foam::dimensionedScalar Foam::pressureTools::pRef() const
         value.value() += pRef_;
     }
 
-    return pRef();
+    return value;
 }
 
 
-Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> Foam::pressureTools::pDyn() const
+Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> Foam::pressureTools::pDyn
+(
+    const volScalarField& p
+) const
 {
     const fvMesh& mesh = refCast<const fvMesh>(obr_);
 
@@ -110,7 +145,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> Foam::pressureTools::pDyn() const
     {
         const volVectorField& U = obr_.lookupObject<volVectorField>(UName_);
 
-        tpDyn() == 0.5*magSqr(U);
+        tpDyn() == rho(p)*0.5*magSqr(U);
     }
 
     return tpDyn;
@@ -126,7 +161,7 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::volScalarField> Foam::pressureTools::convertToCoeff
 
     if (calcCoeff_)
     {
-        tCoeff() /= pDyn();
+        tCoeff() /= pDyn(p);
     }
 
     return tCoeff;
@@ -150,6 +185,7 @@ Foam::pressureTools::pressureTools
     calcCoeff_(false),
     pName_("p"),
     UName_("U"),
+    rhoName_("rho"),
     pRef_(0.0),
     rhoRef_(1.0)
 {
@@ -188,6 +224,7 @@ void Foam::pressureTools::read(const dictionary& dict)
     {
         dict.readIfPresent("pName", pName_);
         dict.readIfPresent("UName", UName_);
+        dict.readIfPresent("rhoName", rhoName_);
 
         const volScalarField& p = obr_.lookupObject<volScalarField>(pName_);
 
@@ -234,7 +271,7 @@ void Foam::pressureTools::write()
                 obr_,
                 IOobject::NO_READ
             ),
-            convertToCoeff(rho(p)*(p + pDyn()) + pRef())
+            convertToCoeff(rhoScale(p)*p + pDyn(p) + pRef())
         );
 
         pResult.write();
diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H
index 8b9d468bba..71784edf1d 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/utilities/pressureTools/pressureTools.H
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ class pressureTools
         //- Name of velocity field, default is "U"
         word UName_;
 
+        //- Name of density field, default is "rho"
+        word rhoName_;
+
         //- Reference pressure level (used for total pressure)
         scalar pRef_;
 
@@ -138,13 +141,16 @@ class pressureTools
         word pName() const;
 
         //- Return the density scaling if supplied with kinematic pressure
-        dimensionedScalar rho(const volScalarField& p) const;
+        dimensionedScalar rhoScale(const volScalarField& p) const;
+
+        //- Return the density field
+        tmp<volScalarField> rho(const volScalarField& p) const;
 
         //- Return the reference pressure
         dimensionedScalar pRef() const;
 
-        //- Calculate and return the (kinematic) dynamic pressure
-        tmp<volScalarField> pDyn() const;
+        //- Calculate and return the dynamic pressure
+        tmp<volScalarField> pDyn(const volScalarField& p) const;
 
         //- Convert to coeff data by applying the pDyn scaling
         tmp<volScalarField> convertToCoeff(const volScalarField& p) const;