diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H
index 39b1c9e551..439966188b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchField.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -278,6 +278,18 @@ public:
                 return internalField_;
             }
 
+            //- Optional patch type
+            const word& patchType() const
+            {
+                return patchType_;
+            }
+
+            //- Optional patch type
+            word& patchType()
+            {
+                return patchType_;
+            }
+
             //- Return true if this patch field fixes a value
             virtual bool fixesValue() const
             {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchFieldNew.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchFieldNew.C
index 84d26c9998..50a2105dee 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchFieldNew.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/pointPatchFields/pointPatchField/pointPatchFieldNew.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         |2011 OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ Foam::autoPtr<Foam::pointPatchField<Type> > Foam::pointPatchField<Type>::New
             return patchTypeCstrIter()(p, iF);
         }
     }
+    else
+    {
+        if (pointPatchConstructorTablePtr_->found(p.type()))
+        {
+            pfPtr().patchType() = actualPatchType;
+        }
+    }
 
     return pfPtr;
 }
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchField.H
index d3b2ed4e70..3b9d54a2d3 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchField.H
@@ -308,6 +308,18 @@ public:
                 return internalField_;
             }
 
+            //- Optional patch type
+            const word& patchType() const
+            {
+                return patchType_;
+            }
+
+            //- Optional patch type
+            word& patchType()
+            {
+                return patchType_;
+            }
+
             //- Return the type of the calculated for of fvPatchField
             static const word& calculatedType();
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchFieldNew.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchFieldNew.C
index dfb73c3607..e9eed24fae 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchFieldNew.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/fvPatchField/fvPatchFieldNew.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvPatchField<Type> > Foam::fvPatchField<Type>::New
             << exit(FatalError);
     }
 
+    typename patchConstructorTable::iterator patchTypeCstrIter =
+        patchConstructorTablePtr_->find(p.type());
+
     if
     (
         actualPatchType == word::null
      || actualPatchType != p.type()
     )
     {
-        typename patchConstructorTable::iterator patchTypeCstrIter =
-            patchConstructorTablePtr_->find(p.type());
-
         if (patchTypeCstrIter != patchConstructorTablePtr_->end())
         {
             return patchTypeCstrIter()(p, iF);
@@ -80,7 +80,14 @@ Foam::tmp<Foam::fvPatchField<Type> > Foam::fvPatchField<Type>::New
     }
     else
     {
-        return cstrIter()(p, iF);
+        tmp<fvPatchField<Type> > tfvp = cstrIter()(p, iF);
+
+        // Check if constraint type override and store patchType if so
+        if ((patchTypeCstrIter != patchConstructorTablePtr_->end()))
+        {
+            tfvp().patchType() = actualPatchType;
+        }
+        return tfvp;
     }
 }