diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.C
index 15a32c1e8e..4e3bf3fad6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.C
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ Foam::OutputFilterFunctionObject<OutputFilter>::OutputFilterFunctionObject
     const dictionary& dict
 )
 :
-    functionObject(),
-    name_(name),
+    functionObject(name),
     time_(t),
     dict_(dict),
     regionName_(polyMesh::defaultRegion),
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ bool Foam::OutputFilterFunctionObject<OutputFilter>::start()
             (
                 new IOOutputFilter<OutputFilter>
                 (
-                    name_,
+                    name(),
                     time_.lookupObject<objectRegistry>(regionName_),
                     dictName_
                 )
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ bool Foam::OutputFilterFunctionObject<OutputFilter>::start()
             (
                 new OutputFilter
                 (
-                    name_,
+                    name(),
                     time_.lookupObject<objectRegistry>(regionName_),
                     dict_
                 )
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.H
index 9ac00bd060..f6c183e803 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/OutputFilterFunctionObject/OutputFilterFunctionObject.H
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ class OutputFilterFunctionObject
 {
     // Private data
 
-        //- Output filter name
-        word name_;
-
         //- Reference to the time database
         const Time& time_;
 
@@ -121,12 +118,6 @@ public:
 
         // Access
 
-            //- Return name
-            virtual const word& name() const
-            {
-                return name_;
-            }
-
             //- Return time database
             virtual const Time& time() const
             {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
index a731621ff6..3157cea04b 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.C
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ int Foam::functionObject::debug(Foam::debug::debugSwitch("functionObject", 0));
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
-Foam::functionObject::functionObject()
+Foam::functionObject::functionObject(const word& name)
+:
+    name_(name)
 {}
 
 
@@ -103,6 +105,12 @@ Foam::functionObject::~functionObject()
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+const Foam::word& Foam::functionObject::name() const
+{
+    return name_;
+}
+
+
 bool Foam::functionObject::end()
 {
     return execute();
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
index 94a2f7aea4..8757c3adbc 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObject/functionObject.H
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ class Time;
 
 class functionObject
 {
+    // Private data
+
+        //- Name
+        const word name_;
+
+
     // Private Member Functions
 
         //- Disallow default bitwise copy construct
@@ -88,8 +94,8 @@ public:
 
     // Constructors
 
-        //- Construct null
-        functionObject();
+        //- Construct from components
+        functionObject(const word& name);
 
         //- Return clone
         autoPtr<functionObject> clone() const
@@ -137,6 +143,9 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
+        //- Name
+        virtual const word& name() const;
+
         //- Called at the start of the time-loop
         virtual bool start() = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H
index ea2c43adf3..0b3a035464 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/functionObjects/functionObjectList/functionObjectList.H
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ public:
         //- Return true if the List is empty (ie, size() is zero).
         using PtrList<functionObject>::empty;
 
+        //- Access to the functionObjects
+        using PtrList<functionObject>::operator[];
+
         //- Clear the list of function objects
         virtual void clear();