diff --git a/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.C b/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.C
index c5f5d5cbc..8e7cde6fe 100644
--- a/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.C
+++ b/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.C
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ License
 #include "meshTools.H"
 #include "polyMesh.H"
 #include "hexMatcher.H"
+#include "faceZone.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -897,4 +898,33 @@ Foam::label Foam::meshTools::cutDirToEdge
 }
 
 
+void Foam::meshTools::setFaceInfo
+(
+    const polyMesh& mesh,
+    const label faceI,
+    label& patchID,
+    label& zoneID,
+    label& zoneFlip
+)
+{
+    patchID = -1;
+
+    if (!mesh.isInternalFace(faceI))
+    {
+        patchID = mesh.boundaryMesh().whichPatch(faceI);
+    }
+
+    zoneID = mesh.faceZones().whichZone(faceI);
+
+    zoneFlip = false;
+
+    if (zoneID > -1)
+    {
+        const faceZone& fZone = mesh.faceZones()[zoneID];
+
+        zoneFlip = fZone.flipMap()[fZone.whichFace(faceI)];
+    }
+}
+
+
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.H b/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.H
index b630cb0f0..6bd0f96cb 100644
--- a/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.H
+++ b/src/foam/meshes/meshTools/meshTools.H
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace meshTools
         );
 
 
-    // Hex only functionality.
+    // Hex only functionality
 
         //- Given edge on hex find other 'parallel', non-connected edges.
         void getParallelEdges
@@ -305,6 +305,19 @@ namespace meshTools
             const vector& cutDir
         );
 
+
+    // Face information
+
+        //- Set face information: patch, zone and zone flip for a face
+        void setFaceInfo
+        (
+            const polyMesh& mesh,
+            const label faceI,
+            label& patchID,
+            label& zoneID,
+            label& zoneFlip
+        );
+
 } // End namespace meshTools