diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/createTimeControls.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/createTimeControls.H
index fc26ec7ad..4639d5c35 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/createTimeControls.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/createTimeControls.H
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ bool adjustTimeStep =
 scalar maxCo =
     runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("maxCo", 1.0);
 
+scalar minDeltaT =
+    runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("minDeltaT", SMALL);
+
 scalar maxDeltaT =
     runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("maxDeltaT", GREAT);
 
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/readTimeControls.H b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/readTimeControls.H
index c8224d742..edaf285b1 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/readTimeControls.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/cfdTools/general/include/readTimeControls.H
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ adjustTimeStep =
 maxCo =
     runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("maxCo", 1.0);
 
+minDeltaT =
+    runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("minDeltaT", GREAT);
+
 maxDeltaT =
     runTime.controlDict().lookupOrDefault<scalar>("maxDeltaT", GREAT);