diff --git a/src/Pstream/mpi/UIPstreamRead.C b/src/Pstream/mpi/UIPstreamRead.C
index 20fed25c8d..c60f95bb87 100644
--- a/src/Pstream/mpi/UIPstreamRead.C
+++ b/src/Pstream/mpi/UIPstreamRead.C
@@ -31,83 +31,30 @@ License
 #include "profilingPstream.H"
 #include "IOstreams.H"
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Local Functions * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-void Foam::UIPstream::bufferIPCrecv()
-{
-    // Called by constructor
-    if (debug)
-    {
-        Pout<< "UIPstream IPC read buffer :"
-            << " from:" << fromProcNo_
-            << " tag:" << tag_ << " comm:" << comm_
-            << " wanted size:" << recvBuf_.capacity()
-            << Foam::endl;
-    }
-
-    // No buffer size allocated/specified - probe size of incoming message
-    if (!recvBuf_.capacity())
-    {
-        profilingPstream::beginTiming();
-
-        MPI_Status status;
-
-        MPI_Probe
-        (
-            fromProcNo_,
-            tag_,
-            PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[comm_],
-            &status
-        );
-        MPI_Get_count(&status, MPI_BYTE, &messageSize_);
-
-        profilingPstream::addProbeTime();
-
-        recvBuf_.resize(messageSize_);
-
-        if (debug)
-        {
-            Pout<< "UIPstream::UIPstream : probed size:"
-                << messageSize_ << Foam::endl;
-        }
-    }
-
-    messageSize_ = UIPstream::read
-    (
-        commsType(),
-        fromProcNo_,
-        recvBuf_.data(),
-        recvBuf_.capacity(),
-        tag_,
-        comm_
-    );
-
-    // Set addressed size. Leave actual allocated memory intact.
-    recvBuf_.resize(messageSize_);
-
-    if (!messageSize_)
-    {
-        setEof();
-    }
-}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
+// General blocking/non-blocking MPI receive, optionally with probed
+// message information.
+static Foam::label UPstream_mpi_receive
 (
-    const UPstream::commsTypes commsType,
-    const int fromProcNo,
+    const Foam::UPstream::commsTypes commsType,
     char* buf,
     const std::streamsize bufSize,
+    const int fromProcNo,
     const int tag,
-    const label communicator,
-    UPstream::Request* req
+    const Foam::label communicator,
+    Foam::UPstream::Request* req
+#if defined(MPI_VERSION) && (MPI_VERSION >= 3)
+    // MPI-3 : eg, openmpi-1.7 (2013) and later
+    , MPI_Message* message = nullptr
+#endif
 )
 {
+    using namespace Foam;
+
     PstreamGlobals::reset_request(req);
 
-    if (debug)
+    if (UPstream::debug)
     {
         Pout<< "UIPstream::read : starting read from:" << fromProcNo
             << " tag:" << tag << " comm:" << communicator
@@ -134,11 +81,26 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
      || commsType == UPstream::commsTypes::scheduled
     )
     {
+        int returnCode = 0;
         MPI_Status status;
 
-        if
-        (
-            MPI_Recv
+#if defined(MPI_VERSION) && (MPI_VERSION >= 3)
+        // MPI-3 : eg, openmpi-1.7 (2013) and later
+        if (message)
+        {
+            returnCode = MPI_Mrecv
+            (
+                buf,
+                bufSize,
+                MPI_BYTE,
+                message,
+                &status
+            );
+        }
+        else
+#endif
+        {
+            returnCode = MPI_Recv
             (
                 buf,
                 bufSize,
@@ -147,8 +109,10 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
                 tag,
                 PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[communicator],
                 &status
-            )
-        )
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (returnCode != MPI_SUCCESS)
         {
             FatalErrorInFunction
                 << "MPI_Recv cannot receive incoming message"
@@ -163,7 +127,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
         int messageSize;
         MPI_Get_count(&status, MPI_BYTE, &messageSize);
 
-        if (debug)
+        if (UPstream::debug)
         {
             Pout<< "UIPstream::read : finished read from:" << fromProcNo
                 << " tag:" << tag << " read size:" << label(bufSize)
@@ -184,11 +148,26 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
     }
     else if (commsType == UPstream::commsTypes::nonBlocking)
     {
+        int returnCode = 0;
         MPI_Request request;
 
-        if
-        (
-            MPI_Irecv
+#if defined(MPI_VERSION) && (MPI_VERSION >= 3)
+        // MPI-3 : eg, openmpi-1.7 (2013) and later
+        if (message)
+        {
+            returnCode = MPI_Imrecv
+            (
+                buf,
+                bufSize,
+                MPI_BYTE,
+                message,
+                &request
+            );
+        }
+        else
+#endif
+        {
+            returnCode = MPI_Irecv
             (
                 buf,
                 bufSize,
@@ -197,8 +176,10 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
                 tag,
                 PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[communicator],
                 &request
-            )
-        )
+            );
+        }
+
+        if (returnCode != MPI_SUCCESS)
         {
             FatalErrorInFunction
                 << "MPI_Irecv cannot start non-blocking receive"
@@ -207,7 +188,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
             return 0;
         }
 
-        if (debug)
+        if (UPstream::debug)
         {
             Pout<< "UIPstream::read : started read from:" << fromProcNo
                 << " tag:" << tag << " read size:" << label(bufSize)
@@ -220,7 +201,7 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
         PstreamGlobals::push_request(request, req);
         profilingPstream::addRequestTime();
 
-        // Assume the message is completely received.
+        // Assume the message will be completely received.
         return bufSize;
     }
 
@@ -232,4 +213,114 @@ Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
 }
 
 
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * Private Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+void Foam::UIPstream::bufferIPCrecv()
+{
+    // Called by constructor
+    if (UPstream::debug)
+    {
+        Pout<< "UIPstream IPC read buffer :"
+            << " from:" << fromProcNo_
+            << " tag:" << tag_ << " comm:" << comm_
+            << " wanted size:" << recvBuf_.capacity()
+            << Foam::endl;
+    }
+
+#if defined(MPI_VERSION) && (MPI_VERSION >= 3)
+    // MPI-3 : eg, openmpi-1.7 (2013) and later
+    MPI_Message message;
+    MPI_Message* messagePtr = nullptr;
+#endif
+
+    // No buffer size allocated/specified - probe size of incoming message
+    if (!recvBuf_.capacity())
+    {
+        profilingPstream::beginTiming();
+
+        MPI_Status status;
+
+#if defined(MPI_VERSION) && (MPI_VERSION >= 3)
+        // MPI-3 : eg, openmpi-1.7 (2013) and later
+        messagePtr = &message;
+        MPI_Mprobe
+        (
+            fromProcNo_,
+            tag_,
+            PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[comm_],
+           &message,
+           &status
+        );
+#else
+        MPI_Probe
+        (
+            fromProcNo_,
+            tag_,
+            PstreamGlobals::MPICommunicators_[comm_],
+           &status
+        );
+#endif
+        MPI_Get_count(&status, MPI_BYTE, &messageSize_);
+
+        profilingPstream::addProbeTime();
+
+        recvBuf_.resize(messageSize_);
+
+        if (UPstream::debug)
+        {
+            Pout<< "UIPstream::UIPstream : probed size:"
+                << messageSize_ << Foam::endl;
+        }
+    }
+
+    messageSize_ = UPstream_mpi_receive
+    (
+        commsType(),
+        recvBuf_.data(),
+        recvBuf_.capacity(),
+        fromProcNo_,
+        tag_,
+        comm_,
+        nullptr   // UPstream::Request
+#if defined(MPI_VERSION) && (MPI_VERSION >= 3)
+        , messagePtr
+#endif
+    );
+
+    // Set addressed size. Leave actual allocated memory intact.
+    recvBuf_.resize(messageSize_);
+
+    if (!messageSize_)
+    {
+        setEof();
+    }
+}
+
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+Foam::label Foam::UIPstream::read
+(
+    const UPstream::commsTypes commsType,
+    const int fromProcNo,
+    char* buf,
+    const std::streamsize bufSize,
+    const int tag,
+    const label communicator,
+    UPstream::Request* req
+)
+{
+    return UPstream_mpi_receive
+    (
+        commsType,
+        buf,
+        bufSize,
+        fromProcNo,
+        tag,
+        communicator,
+        req
+    );
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //