diff --git a/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.hpp b/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.hpp
index 6b39fc0e2..f776afa6b 100644
--- a/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.hpp
+++ b/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class DeckRecord;
 
 enum class BCType {
      RATE,
-     FREE
+     FREE,
+     DIRICHLET
 };
 
 enum class BCComponent {
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ public:
         FaceDir::DirEnum dir;
         BCComponent component;
         double rate;
+        double pressure;
+        double temperature;
 
         BCFace() = default;
         explicit BCFace(const DeckRecord& record);
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ public:
             serializer(dir);
             serializer(component);
             serializer(rate);
+            serializer(pressure);
+            serializer(temperature);
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.cpp b/src/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.cpp
index 040e83fef..ec319300f 100644
--- a/src/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/opm/input/eclipse/EclipseState/SimulationConfig/BCConfig.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ BCType bctype(const std::string& s) {
     if (s == "FREE")
         return BCType::FREE;
 
+    if (s == "DIRICHLET")
+        return BCType::DIRICHLET;
+
     throw std::invalid_argument("Not recognized boundary condition type: " + s);
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@ BCConfig::BCFace::BCFace(const DeckRecord& record) :
     bctype(fromstring::bctype(record.getItem("TYPE").get<std::string>(0))),
     dir(FaceDir::FromString(record.getItem("DIRECTION").get<std::string>(0))),
     component(fromstring::component(record.getItem("COMPONENT").get<std::string>(0))),
-    rate(record.getItem("RATE").getSIDouble(0))
+    rate(record.getItem("RATE").getSIDouble(0)),
+    pressure(record.getItem("PRESSURE").getSIDouble(0)),
+    temperature(record.getItem("TEMPERATURE").getSIDouble(0))
 {
 }
 
@@ -91,6 +96,8 @@ BCConfig::BCFace BCConfig::BCFace::serializationTestObject()
     result.dir = FaceDir::XPlus;
     result.component = BCComponent::GAS;
     result.rate = 100.0;
+    result.pressure = 101.0;
+    result.temperature = 102.0;
 
     return result;
 }
@@ -106,7 +113,9 @@ bool BCConfig::BCFace::operator==(const BCConfig::BCFace& other) const {
            this->bctype == other.bctype &&
            this->dir == other.dir &&
            this->component == other.component &&
-           this->rate == other.rate;
+           this->rate == other.rate &&
+           this->pressure == other.pressure &&
+           this->temperature == other.temperature;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/opm/input/eclipse/share/keywords/900_OPM/B/BC b/src/opm/input/eclipse/share/keywords/900_OPM/B/BC
index 0c16119af..ed6633457 100644
--- a/src/opm/input/eclipse/share/keywords/900_OPM/B/BC
+++ b/src/opm/input/eclipse/share/keywords/900_OPM/B/BC
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@
       "value_type": "DOUBLE",
       "dimension": "Mass/Time*Length*Length",
       "default": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "PRESSURE",
+      "value_type": "DOUBLE",
+      "dimension": "Pressure",
+      "default": 1
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "TEMPERATURE",
+      "value_type": "DOUBLE",
+      "dimension": "Temperature"
     }
   ]
 }