diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.C b/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.C
index c814f220601e2618adc0cc1976e8bed0e15e6529..1c68b9cf12eb497f20b35a12bd84e913a6838f5d 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.C
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.C
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ namespace fv
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+template<class Type>
+const surfaceInterpolationScheme<Type>&
+gaussConvectionScheme<Type>::interpScheme() const
+{
+    return tinterpScheme_();
+}
+
+
 template<class Type>
 tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvsPatchField, surfaceMesh> >
 gaussConvectionScheme<Type>::interpolate
diff --git a/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.H b/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.H
index 61d6c22d37aadd055fa8546a2ddbab561760b6ad..a3ce0d1ec0d02ac8e23db84cd220c707023ae09d 100644
--- a/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.H
+++ b/src/finiteVolume/finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2012 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2013 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ public:
 
     // Member Functions
 
+        const surfaceInterpolationScheme<Type>& interpScheme() const;
+
         tmp<GeometricField<Type, fvsPatchField, surfaceMesh> > interpolate
         (
             const surfaceScalarField&,