diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocity/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocity/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H
index 423b0fc6c..b24c6c00b 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocity/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/fields/fvPatchFields/derived/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocity/pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField.H
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Foam
 {
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
-          Class pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocityFvPatch Declaration
+    Class pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField Declaration
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 class pressureDirectedInletOutletVelocityFvPatchVectorField
@@ -170,6 +170,18 @@ public:
                 return phiName_;
             }
 
+            //- Return inlet direction
+            const vectorField& inletDir() const
+            {
+                return inletDir_;
+            }
+
+            //- Return access to inlet direction
+            vectorField& inletDir()
+            {
+                return inletDir_;
+            }
+
 
         // Mapping functions