diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C
index e9a32b05d0..6f48d62c76 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/directMappedFixedValue/directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.C
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ License
 
 #include "directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField.H"
 #include "directMappedFvPatch.H"
-#include "fvBoundaryMesh.H"
+#include "volFields.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -164,6 +164,38 @@ void directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::updateCoeffs()
 
 
     Field<Type> newValues(this->size());
+    Field<Type> sendValues(this->size());
+
+    switch(mpp.mode())
+    {
+        case directMappedPolyPatch::NEARESTCELL:
+        {
+            sendValues = this->internalField();
+            break;
+        }
+        case directMappedPolyPatch::NEARESTPATCHFACE:
+        {
+            const label patchID =
+                 this->patch().patch().boundaryMesh().findPatchID
+                 (
+                    mpp.samplePatch()
+                 );
+            typedef GeometricField<Type, fvPatchField, volMesh> fieldType;
+            const word& fieldName = this->dimensionedInternalField().name();
+            const fieldType& sendField =
+                this->db().objectRegistry::lookupObject<fieldType>(fieldName);
+            sendValues = sendField.boundaryField()[patchID];
+            break;
+        }
+        default:
+        {
+            FatalErrorIn
+            (
+                "directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::updateCoeffs()"
+            )<< "patch can only be used in NEARESTCELL or NEARESTPATCHFACE "
+             << "mode" << nl << abort(FatalError);
+        }
+    }
 
     forAll(schedule, i)
     {
@@ -174,11 +206,7 @@ void directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::updateCoeffs()
         if (Pstream::myProcNo() == sendProc)
         {
             OPstream toProc(Pstream::blocking, recvProc);
-            toProc<< IndirectList<Type>
-            (
-                this->internalField(),
-                sendLabels[recvProc]
-            )();
+            toProc<< IndirectList<Type>(sendValues, sendLabels[recvProc])();
         }
         else
         {
@@ -201,12 +229,8 @@ void directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::updateCoeffs()
 
     // Do data from myself
     {
-        IndirectList<Type> fromFld
-        (
-            this->internalField(),
-            sendLabels[Pstream::myProcNo()]
-        );
-    
+        IndirectList<Type> fromFld(sendValues, sendLabels[Pstream::myProcNo()]);
+
         // Destination faces
         const labelList& faceLabels = receiveFaceLabels[Pstream::myProcNo()];
 
@@ -220,7 +244,7 @@ void directMappedFixedValueFvPatchField<Type>::updateCoeffs()
 
     if (setAverage_)
     {
-        Type averagePsi = 
+        Type averagePsi =
             gSum(this->patch().magSf()*newValues)
            /gSum(this->patch().magSf());
 
diff --git a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H
index 144994d09a..152b727a5b 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/directMapped/directMappedPolyPatch/directMappedPolyPatch.H
@@ -271,7 +271,19 @@ public:
 
     // Member functions
 
-        //- Offset vector (from patch faces to internal cells)
+        //- What to sample
+        const sampleMode& mode() const
+        {
+            return mode_;
+        }
+
+        //- Patch (only if NEARESTBOUNDARY)
+        const word& samplePatch() const
+        {
+            return samplePatch_;
+        }
+
+        //- Offset vector (from patch faces to destination mesh objects)
         const vector& offset() const
         {
             return offset_;
@@ -290,11 +302,18 @@ public:
         //- Cells/faces to sample per processor
         const labelListList& sendLabels() const
         {
-            Pout<< "Asking for sendLabels." << endl;
+            if (debug)
+            {
+                Pout<< "Asking for sendLabels." << endl;
+            }
+
             if (!sendLabelsPtr_.valid())
             {
-                Pout<< "Calculating mapping." << endl;
-                calcMapping();
+                if (debug)
+                {
+                    Pout<< "Calculating mapping." << endl;
+                    calcMapping();
+                }
             }
             return sendLabelsPtr_();
         }
@@ -302,11 +321,18 @@ public:
         //- Patch faces to receive per processor
         const labelListList& receiveFaceLabels() const
         {
-            Pout<< "Asking for receiveFaceLabels." << endl;
+            if (debug)
+            {
+                Pout<< "Asking for receiveFaceLabels." << endl;
+            }
+
             if (!receiveFaceLabelsPtr_.valid())
             {
-                Pout<< "Calculating mapping." << endl;
-                calcMapping();
+                if (debug)
+                {
+                    Pout<< "Calculating mapping." << endl;
+                    calcMapping();
+                }
             }
             return receiveFaceLabelsPtr_();
         }