diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C
index 3a237570f..b0a9aec64 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.C
@@ -369,6 +369,61 @@ void Foam::decompositionMethod::calcCellCells
 }
 
 
+void Foam::decompositionMethod::fixCyclics
+(
+    const polyMesh& mesh,
+    labelList& decomp
+)
+{
+    const polyBoundaryMesh& pbm = mesh.boundaryMesh();
+
+    label nFixedCyclics = 0;
+
+    // Coupled faces. Only cyclics done.
+    do
+    {
+        nFixedCyclics = 0;
+
+        forAll(pbm, patchi)
+        {
+            if (isA<cyclicPolyPatch>(pbm[patchi]))
+            {
+                const unallocLabelList& faceCells = pbm[patchi].faceCells();
+
+                const label sizeby2 = faceCells.size()/2;
+
+                for (label facei=0; facei<sizeby2; facei++)
+                {
+                    const label own = faceCells[facei];
+                    const label nei = faceCells[facei + sizeby2];
+
+                    if(decomp[own] < decomp[nei])
+                    {
+                        decomp[own] = decomp[nei];
+                        nFixedCyclics++;
+                    }
+                    else if(decomp[own] > decomp[nei])
+                    {
+                        decomp[nei] = decomp[own];
+                        nFixedCyclics++;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(nFixedCyclics > 0)
+        {
+            WarningIn
+            (
+                "decompositionMethod::fixCyclics"
+                "(const polyMesh& mesh, labelList& decomp)"
+            )   << "Fixed " << nFixedCyclics << " disconnected cyclic faces";
+        }
+    }
+	while (nFixedCyclics > 0);
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::autoPtr<Foam::decompositionMethod> Foam::decompositionMethod::New
diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H
index 4e85f7a0a..0bce3b4ba 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethod/decompositionMethod.H
@@ -96,6 +96,12 @@ protected:
             labelListList& cellCells
         );
 
+        static void fixCyclics
+        (
+            const polyMesh& mesh,
+            labelList& decomp
+        );
+
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/patchConstrainedDecomp/patchConstrainedDecomp.C b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/patchConstrainedDecomp/patchConstrainedDecomp.C
index 5250f9fa3..534a82148 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/patchConstrainedDecomp/patchConstrainedDecomp.C
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/decompositionMethods/patchConstrainedDecomp/patchConstrainedDecomp.C
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::patchConstrainedDecomp::decompose
         }
     }
 
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, finalDecomp);
+
     return finalDecomp;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C b/src/decompositionMethods/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C
index 1d1fc7e98..ab6fd118d 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/metisDecomp/metisDecomp.C
@@ -316,10 +316,14 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::metisDecomp::decompose
 
     // Copy back to labelList
     labelList decomp(finalDecomp.size());
+
     forAll(decomp, i)
     {
         decomp[i] = finalDecomp[i];
     }
+
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, decomp);
+
     return decomp;
 }
 
@@ -374,6 +378,8 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::metisDecomp::decompose
         fineDistribution[i] = finalDecomp[fineToCoarse[i]];
     }
 
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, fineDistribution);
+
     return fineDistribution;
 }
 
@@ -417,6 +423,8 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::metisDecomp::decompose
         decomp[i] = finalDecomp[i];
     }
 
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, decomp);
+
     return decomp;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/parMetisDecomp/parMetisDecomp.C b/src/decompositionMethods/parMetisDecomp/parMetisDecomp.C
index a4ea23ce0..08f5a0cd3 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/parMetisDecomp/parMetisDecomp.C
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/parMetisDecomp/parMetisDecomp.C
@@ -595,10 +595,14 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::parMetisDecomp::decompose
 
     // Copy back to labelList
     labelList decomp(finalDecomp.size());
+
     forAll(decomp, i)
     {
         decomp[i] = finalDecomp[i];
     }
+
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, decomp);
+
     return decomp;
 }
 
@@ -738,6 +742,8 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::parMetisDecomp::decompose
         cellDistribution[cellI] = regionDecomp[cellToRegion[cellI]];
     }
 
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, cellDistribution);
+
     return cellDistribution;
 }
 
@@ -868,10 +874,14 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::parMetisDecomp::decompose
 
     // Copy back to labelList
     labelList decomp(finalDecomp.size());
+
     forAll(decomp, i)
     {
         decomp[i] = finalDecomp[i];
     }
+
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, decomp);
+
     return decomp;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp.C b/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp.C
index 7a74d817f..321c1c820 100644
--- a/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp.C
+++ b/src/decompositionMethods/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp/scotchDecomp.C
@@ -453,10 +453,14 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::scotchDecomp::decompose
 
     // Copy back to labelList
     labelList decomp(finalDecomp.size());
+
     forAll(decomp, i)
     {
         decomp[i] = finalDecomp[i];
     }
+
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, decomp);
+
     return decomp;
 }
 
@@ -510,6 +514,8 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::scotchDecomp::decompose
         fineDistribution[i] = finalDecomp[fineToCoarse[i]];
     }
 
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, fineDistribution);
+
     return fineDistribution;
 }
 
@@ -553,6 +559,8 @@ Foam::labelList Foam::scotchDecomp::decompose
         decomp[i] = finalDecomp[i];
     }
 
+    fixCyclics(mesh_, decomp);
+
     return decomp;
 }