diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index bf4db5d80..90c4f062c 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ std::size_t packSize(const Equil& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
     return packSize(data.records(), comm);
 }
 
+std::size_t packSize(const FoamConfig& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    return packSize(data.records(), comm);
+}
+
 ////// pack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -618,6 +623,12 @@ void pack(const Equil& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     pack(data.records(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
+void pack(const FoamConfig& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    pack(data.records(), buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
 /// unpack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -969,6 +980,14 @@ void unpack(Equil& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     data = Equil(records);
 }
 
+void unpack(FoamConfig& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    std::vector<FoamData> records;
+    unpack(records, buffer, position, comm);
+    data = FoamConfig(records);
+}
+
 } // end namespace Mpi
 RestartValue loadParallelRestart(const EclipseIO* eclIO, SummaryState& summaryState,
                                  const std::vector<Opm::RestartKey>& solutionKeys,
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
index ae2ebe4a3..e2c7b41da 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ColumnSchema;
 class EDITNNC;
 class Equil;
 class EquilRecord;
+class FoamConfig;
 class FoamData;
 class NNC;
 struct NNCdata;
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(data::WellRates)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(EDITNNC)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Equil)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(EquilRecord)
+ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(FoamConfig)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(FoamData)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(NNC)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(NNCdata)
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 32824db32..639ebcd83 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -441,6 +441,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FoamData)
 }
 
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(FoamConfig)
+{
+#if HAVE_MPI
+    Opm::FoamConfig val1({getFoamData(), getFoamData()});
+    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;