diff --git a/src/lagrangian/DSMC/parcels/Templates/DSMCParcel/DSMCParcel.C b/src/lagrangian/DSMC/parcels/Templates/DSMCParcel/DSMCParcel.C
index c5c4e56234..cdc5ec680c 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/DSMC/parcels/Templates/DSMCParcel/DSMCParcel.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/DSMC/parcels/Templates/DSMCParcel/DSMCParcel.C
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ bool Foam::DSMCParcel<ParcelType>::move
 
     while (td.keepParticle && !td.switchProcessor && p.stepFraction() < 1)
     {
-        // Apply correction to position for reduced-D cases
-        p.constrainToMeshCentre();
-
         Utracking = U_;
 
         // Apply correction to velocity to constrain tracking for
         // reduced-D cases
         meshTools::constrainDirection(mesh, mesh.solutionD(), Utracking);
 
+        // Deviation from the mesh centre for reduced-D cases
+        const vector d = p.deviationFromMeshCentre();
+
         const scalar f = 1 - p.stepFraction();
-        p.trackToAndHitFace(f*trackTime*Utracking, f, cloud, td);
+        p.trackToAndHitFace(f*trackTime*Utracking - d, f, cloud, td);
     }
 
     return td.keepParticle;
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.C b/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.C
index e52ab0ba19..904f4c5723 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.C
@@ -984,25 +984,17 @@ Foam::scalar Foam::particle::trackToTri
 }
 
 
-void Foam::particle::constrainToMeshCentre()
+Foam::vector Foam::particle::deviationFromMeshCentre() const
 {
-    const Vector<label>& dirs = mesh_.geometricD();
-
-    bool isConstrained = false;
-    forAll(dirs, dirI)
+    if (cmptMin(mesh_.geometricD()) == -1)
     {
-        if (dirs[dirI] == -1)
-        {
-            isConstrained = true;
-            break;
-        }
+        vector pos = position(), posC = pos;
+        meshTools::constrainToMeshCentre(mesh_, posC);
+        return pos - posC;
     }
-
-    if (isConstrained)
+    else
     {
-        vector pos = position();
-        meshTools::constrainToMeshCentre(mesh_, pos);
-        track(pos - position(), 0);
+        return vector::zero;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.H b/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.H
index 21a8536b05..67c4dc393d 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.H
+++ b/src/lagrangian/basic/particle/particle.H
@@ -598,9 +598,10 @@ public:
             trackingData& td
         );
 
-        //- Set the constrained components of the particle position to the
-        //  mesh centre.
-        void constrainToMeshCentre();
+        //- Get the displacement from the mesh centre. Used to correct the
+        //  particle position in cases with reduced dimensionality. Returns a
+        //  zero vector for three-dimensional cases.
+        vector deviationFromMeshCentre() const;
 
 
     // Patch data
diff --git a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/parcels/Templates/KinematicParcel/KinematicParcel.C b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/parcels/Templates/KinematicParcel/KinematicParcel.C
index bc5d13c69e..394cf8ce2a 100644
--- a/src/lagrangian/intermediate/parcels/Templates/KinematicParcel/KinematicParcel.C
+++ b/src/lagrangian/intermediate/parcels/Templates/KinematicParcel/KinematicParcel.C
@@ -276,9 +276,6 @@ bool Foam::KinematicParcel<ParcelType>::move
 
     while (ttd.keepParticle && !ttd.switchProcessor && p.stepFraction() < 1)
     {
-        // Apply correction to position for reduced-D cases
-        p.constrainToMeshCentre();
-
         // Cache the current position, cell and step-fraction
         const point start = p.position();
         const scalar sfrac = p.stepFraction();
@@ -289,6 +286,9 @@ bool Foam::KinematicParcel<ParcelType>::move
         // Cell length scale
         const scalar l = cellLengthScale[p.cell()];
 
+        // Deviation from the mesh centre for reduced-D cases
+        const vector d = p.deviationFromMeshCentre();
+
         // Fraction of the displacement to track in this loop. This is limited
         // to ensure that the both the time and distance tracked is less than
         // maxCo times the total value.
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool Foam::KinematicParcel<ParcelType>::move
         if (p.active())
         {
             // Track to the next face
-            p.trackToFace(f*s, f);
+            p.trackToFace(f*s - d, f);
         }
         else
         {