diff --git a/applications/test/reconstruct/Make/files b/applications/test/reconstruct/Make/files
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dd557e6f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/reconstruct/Make/files
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Test-reconstruct.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-reconstruct
diff --git a/applications/test/reconstruct/Make/options b/applications/test/reconstruct/Make/options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a8bb54992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/reconstruct/Make/options
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+EXE_INC = -g \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/finiteVolume/lnInclude
+
+EXE_LIBS = -lfiniteVolume
diff --git a/applications/test/reconstruct/Test-reconstruct.C b/applications/test/reconstruct/Test-reconstruct.C
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..59e9a03bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applications/test/reconstruct/Test-reconstruct.C
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Application
+    Test-reconstruct
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "fvCFD.H"
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    #include "setRootCase.H"
+
+    #include "createTime.H"
+    #include "createMesh.H"
+
+    surfaceScalarField phi(vector(1, 0, 0) & mesh.Sf());
+
+    volVectorField Uphi
+    (
+        IOobject
+        (
+            "Uphi",
+            runTime.timeName(),
+            mesh,
+            IOobject::NO_READ,
+            IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
+        ),
+        fvc::reconstruct(phi)
+    );
+
+    Uphi.write();
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //