diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
index fe3f48e6be53a0d5d634d4659072419e711761d3..2b5549f3bf93d2a9c87856fb61be8b16434babab 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.C
@@ -927,6 +927,19 @@ Foam::word Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::select
 }
 
 
+template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
+void Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::writeMinMax
+(
+    Ostream& os
+) const
+{
+    os  << "min/max(" << this->name() << ") = "
+        << min(*this).value() << ", "
+        << max(*this).value()
+        << endl;
+}
+
+
 // writeData member function required by regIOobject
 template<class Type, template<class> class PatchField, class GeoMesh>
 bool Foam::GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
index ba510d77e86f5109fed052770affe935315d5ecf..e966f6f81b91509fcd9de880282af95e503a49de 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/GeometricFields/GeometricField/GeometricField.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
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ public:
         //  otherwise the standard parameters by returning the field name
         word select(bool final) const;
 
+        //- Helper function to write the min and max to an Ostream
+        void writeMinMax(Ostream& os) const;
+
 
     // Member function *this operators