diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C
index a1db6529f1..dfb60891d6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.C
@@ -145,4 +145,19 @@ void Foam::PstreamBuffers::finishedSends(labelListList& sizes, const bool block)
 }
 
 
+void Foam::PstreamBuffers::clear()
+{
+    forAll(sendBuf_, i)
+    {
+        sendBuf_[i].clear();
+    }
+    forAll(recvBuf_, i)
+    {
+        recvBuf_[i].clear();
+    }
+    recvBufPos_ = 0;
+    finishedSendsCalled_ = false;
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H
index 52b9960bde..8d5998fe82 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/IOstreams/Pstreams/PstreamBuffers.H
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ class PstreamBuffers
 
         bool finishedSendsCalled_;
 
-    // Private Member Functions
-
 public:
 
     // Static data
@@ -155,6 +153,9 @@ public:
         //  non-blocking.
         void finishedSends(labelListList& sizes, const bool block = true);
 
+        //- Clear storage and reset
+        void clear();
+
 };