diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index 221587f3d..a3598e370 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -2005,6 +2005,12 @@ std::size_t packSize(const Fault& data,
            packSize(data.getFaceList(), comm);
 }
 
+std::size_t packSize(const FaultCollection& data,
+                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    return packSize(data.getFaults(), comm);
+}
+
 ////// pack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -3919,6 +3925,13 @@ void pack(const Fault& data,
     pack(data.getFaceList(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
+void pack(const FaultCollection& data,
+          std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    pack(data.getFaults(), buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
 /// unpack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -6659,6 +6672,16 @@ void unpack(Fault& data,
     data = Fault(name, transMult, faceList);
 }
 
+void unpack(FaultCollection& data,
+            std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    OrderedMap<std::string, Fault> faults;
+
+    unpack(faults, buffer, position, comm);
+    data = FaultCollection(faults);
+}
+
 #define INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR(...) \
 template std::size_t packSize(const std::vector<__VA_ARGS__>& data, \
                               Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm); \
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
index d5c4a6f67..7d6865a4e 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Equil;
 class EquilRecord;
 class Events;
 class Fault;
+class FaultCollection;
 class FaultFace;
 class FoamConfig;
 class FoamData;
@@ -668,6 +669,7 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Eqldims)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(EquilRecord)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Events)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Fault)
+ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(FaultCollection)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(FaultFace)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(FoamConfig)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(FoamData)
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index cb0f7273a..04e58f085 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -2512,6 +2512,20 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Fault)
 }
 
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FaultCollection)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_MPI
+    Opm::Fault fault("test", 1.0, {{{1,2,3,4,5,6}, Opm::FaceDir::YPlus}});
+    Opm::OrderedMap<std::string, Opm::Fault> faults;
+    faults.insert({"test2", fault});
+    Opm::FaultCollection val1(faults);
+    auto val2 = PackUnpack(val1);
+    BOOST_CHECK(std::get<1>(val2) == std::get<2>(val2));
+    BOOST_CHECK(val1 == std::get<0>(val2));
+#endif
+}
+
+
 bool init_unit_test_func()
 {
     return true;