diff --git a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.C b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.C
index 28a209568b8d1aaf68b10fbeab706084ee8a8f40..50a0a09c58b3e4d2eb366686f2882b0f9e4d7bdd 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             | Copyright (C) 2011-2014 OpenFOAM Foundation
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ namespace coordSystem
 }
 
 
+const Foam::coordSystem::cartesian Foam::coordSystem::cartesian::null;
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::coordSystem::cartesian::cartesian()
diff --git a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.H b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.H
index b5ed32bcc1a9e30a9c475812a389004915eb3e77..4a593c39a757df7d35c89d1f5bda62153914df49 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cartesianCS.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ public:
     TypeNameNoDebug("cartesian");
 
 
+    // Static Members
+
+        //- Global (identity) cartesian coordinate system
+        static const cartesian null;
+
+
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct null. This is an identity coordinateSystem.
diff --git a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.C b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.C
index 286f3ecc4aed10a30b15db2da9df42ad1454c39b..9c01f3f2067ffdbf1a372e8f5e66a0fa6e8d2a5b 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.C
+++ b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2018 OpenCFD Ltd.
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2018-2019 OpenCFD Ltd.
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ namespace coordSystem
 }
 
 
+const Foam::coordSystem::cylindrical Foam::coordSystem::cylindrical::null;
+
+
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Local Functions * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 namespace Foam
diff --git a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.H b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.H
index d7262f6489b7616ccd89227958c021fbc1232a0e..06d9fe4d9b22c695e7903deefecc6a28e1c350cb 100644
--- a/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.H
+++ b/src/meshTools/coordinate/systems/cylindricalCS.H
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ public:
     TypeNameNoDebug("cylindrical");
 
 
+    // Static Members
+
+        //- Global (identity) cylindrical coordinate system
+        static const cylindrical null;
+
+
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct null (identity coordinateSystem)