diff --git a/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh.C b/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh.C
index d7daba5486..a3f38112c8 100644
--- a/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh.C
+++ b/src/dynamicFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh/dynamicRefineFvMesh.C
@@ -860,16 +860,62 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::dynamicRefineFvMesh::selectUnrefinePoints
     // All points that can be unrefined
     const labelList splitPoints(meshCutter_.getSplitPoints());
 
+
+    const labelListList& pointCells = this->pointCells();
+
+    // If we have any protected cells make sure they also are not being
+    // unrefined
+
+    PackedBoolList protectedPoint(nPoints());
+
+    if (protectedCell_.size())
+    {
+        // Get all points on a protected cell
+        forAll(pointCells, pointI)
+        {
+            const labelList& pCells = pointCells[pointI];
+
+            forAll(pCells, pCellI)
+            {
+                label cellI = pCells[pCellI];
+
+                if (protectedCell_[cellI])
+                {
+                    protectedPoint[pointI] = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        syncTools::syncPointList
+        (
+            *this,
+            protectedPoint,
+            orEqOp<unsigned int>(),
+            0U
+        );
+
+        if (debug)
+        {
+            Info<< "From "
+                << returnReduce(protectedCell_.count(), sumOp<label>())
+                << " protected cells found "
+                << returnReduce(protectedPoint.count(), sumOp<label>())
+                << " protected points." << endl;
+        }
+    }
+
+
     DynamicList<label> newSplitPoints(splitPoints.size());
 
     forAll(splitPoints, i)
     {
         label pointI = splitPoints[i];
 
-        if (pFld[pointI] < unrefineLevel)
+        if (!protectedPoint[pointI] && pFld[pointI] < unrefineLevel)
         {
             // Check that all cells are not marked
-            const labelList& pCells = pointCells()[pointI];
+            const labelList& pCells = pointCells[pointI];
 
             bool hasMarked = false;