diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Mesh/src/ESMCI_Mesh.C b/src/Infrastructure/Mesh/src/ESMCI_Mesh.C
index b45286c928..753aca2a32 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/Mesh/src/ESMCI_Mesh.C
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Mesh/src/ESMCI_Mesh.C
@@ -1892,21 +1892,33 @@ void Mesh::resolve_cspec_delete_owners(UInt obj_type) {
 #undef  ESMC_METHOD
 #define ESMC_METHOD "ESMCI::Mesh::MeshToPointList()"
 
+   // Add original coords
+   bool add_orig_coords=true;
+   
    ESMCI::PointList *plp = NULL;
 
    int localrc;
-   MEField<> *cfield;
+   MEField<> *cfield=NULL;
+   MEField<> *orig_cfield=NULL;
    MEField<> *src_mask_val;
    Mesh::MeshObjIDMap::const_iterator mb,mi,me;
    bool check_id=false;
    int max_ok_id=std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
-
+   int orig_coord_dim=0; // 0 indicates not to add orig. coordinates
+   ESMC_CoordSys_Flag orig_coord_sys=ESMC_COORDSYS_UNINIT;
+   
    // Initialize the parallel environment for mesh (if not already done)
    ESMCI::Par::Init("MESHLOG", false /* use log */,VM::getCurrent(&localrc)->getMpi_c());
    if (ESMC_LogDefault.MsgFoundError(localrc,ESMCI_ERR_PASSTHRU,ESMC_CONTEXT,rc))
      throw localrc;  // bail out with exception
 
+   // If original coords requested, add information from Mesh
+   if (add_orig_coords) {
+     orig_coord_dim=orig_spatial_dim;
+     orig_coord_sys=coordsys;
+   }
 
+   
    // Set up based on whether nodes or elem
    if (meshLoc == ESMC_MESHLOC_NODE) {
      // Get coord field
@@ -1918,6 +1930,17 @@ void Mesh::resolve_cspec_delete_owners(UInt obj_type) {
                                         ESMC_CONTEXT, &localrc)) throw localrc;
      }
 
+     // If requested, get orig coord field
+     if (add_orig_coords) {
+       orig_cfield = GetField("orig_coordinates");
+       if (orig_cfield == NULL) {
+         int localrc;
+         if(ESMC_LogDefault.MsgFoundError(ESMC_RC_ARG_VALUE,
+                                          "mesh node original coordinates unavailable",
+                                          ESMC_CONTEXT, &localrc)) throw localrc;
+       }
+     }
+     
      // Get Iterators
      mb = map_begin(MeshObj::NODE);
      me = map_end(MeshObj::NODE);
@@ -1938,6 +1961,17 @@ void Mesh::resolve_cspec_delete_owners(UInt obj_type) {
                                         ESMC_CONTEXT, &localrc)) throw localrc;
      }
 
+     // If requested, get orig coord field
+     if (add_orig_coords) {
+       orig_cfield = GetField("elem_orig_coordinates");
+       if (orig_cfield == NULL) {
+         int localrc;
+         if(ESMC_LogDefault.MsgFoundError(ESMC_RC_ARG_VALUE,
+                                          "mesh elem original coordinates unavailable",
+                                          ESMC_CONTEXT, &localrc)) throw localrc;
+       }
+     }     
+     
      // Get Iterators
      mb = map_begin(MeshObj::ELEMENT);
      me = map_end(MeshObj::ELEMENT);
@@ -1977,7 +2011,7 @@ void Mesh::resolve_cspec_delete_owners(UInt obj_type) {
      }
 
      // Create PointList
-     plp = new PointList(num_local_pts,spatial_dim());
+     plp = new PointList(num_local_pts,spatial_dim(),orig_coord_dim,orig_coord_sys);
 
      // Loop through adding local nodes
      for (mi=mb; mi != me; ++mi) {
@@ -2033,7 +2067,7 @@ void Mesh::resolve_cspec_delete_owners(UInt obj_type) {
      }
 
      // Create PointList
-     plp = new PointList(num_local_pts,spatial_dim());
+     plp = new PointList(num_local_pts,spatial_dim(),orig_coord_dim,orig_coord_sys);
 
      // Loop through adding unmasked points
      for (mi=mb; mi != me; ++mi) {