diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
index 9bcfd34cb..6fee487f4 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.C
@@ -255,6 +255,53 @@ Foam::fvMesh::fvMesh
 }
 
 
+Foam::fvMesh::fvMesh
+(
+    const IOobject& io,
+    const Xfer<pointField>& points,
+    const cellShapeList& shapes,
+    const faceListList& boundaryFaces,
+    const wordList& boundaryPatchNames,
+    const wordList& boundaryPatchTypes,
+    const word& defaultBoundaryPatchName,
+    const word& defaultBoundaryPatchType,
+    const wordList& boundaryPatchPhysicalTypes,
+    const bool syncPar
+)
+:
+    polyMesh
+    (
+        io,
+        points,
+        shapes,
+        boundaryFaces,
+        boundaryPatchNames,
+        boundaryPatchTypes,
+        defaultBoundaryPatchName,
+        defaultBoundaryPatchType,
+        boundaryPatchPhysicalTypes,
+        syncPar
+    ),
+    surfaceInterpolation(*this),
+    boundary_(*this),
+    lduPtr_(NULL),
+    curTimeIndex_(time().timeIndex()),
+    VPtr_(NULL),
+    V0Ptr_(NULL),
+    V00Ptr_(NULL),
+    SfPtr_(NULL),
+    magSfPtr_(NULL),
+    CPtr_(NULL),
+    CfPtr_(NULL),
+    phiPtr_(NULL)
+{
+    if (debug)
+    {
+        Info<< "Constructing fvMesh from components" << endl;
+    }
+}
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::fvMesh::~fvMesh()
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H
index f738975d9..6cd36f617 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fvMesh/fvMesh.H
@@ -201,6 +201,21 @@ public:
             const bool syncPar = true
         );
 
+        //- Construct from cell shapes
+        fvMesh
+        (
+            const IOobject& io,
+            const Xfer<pointField>& points,
+            const cellShapeList& shapes,
+            const faceListList& boundaryFaces,
+            const wordList& boundaryPatchNames,
+            const wordList& boundaryPatchTypes,
+            const word& defaultBoundaryPatchName,
+            const word& defaultBoundaryPatchType,
+            const wordList& boundaryPatchPhysicalTypes,
+            const bool syncPar = true
+        );
+
 
     // Destructor