diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index c862676ef..d3d06f7b7 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -399,6 +399,15 @@ std::size_t packSize(const EndpointScaling& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicat
     return packSize(data.getBits(), comm);
 }
 
+std::size_t packSize(const UDQParams& data, Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    return packSize(data.reseed(), comm) +
+           packSize(data.rand_seed(), comm) +
+           packSize(data.range(), comm) +
+           packSize(data.undefinedValue(), comm) +
+           packSize(data.cmpEpsilon(), comm);
+}
+
 ////// pack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -786,6 +795,16 @@ void pack(const EndpointScaling& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     pack(data.getBits(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
+void pack(const UDQParams& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    pack(data.reseed(), buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.rand_seed(), buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.range(), buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.undefinedValue(), buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.cmpEpsilon(), buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
 /// unpack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -1261,6 +1280,21 @@ void unpack(EndpointScaling& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
     data = EndpointScaling(std::bitset<4>(bits));
 }
 
+void unpack(UDQParams& data, std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    bool reseed;
+    int rand_seed;
+    double range, undefVal, cmp_eps;
+
+    unpack(reseed, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(rand_seed, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(range, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(undefVal, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(cmp_eps, buffer, position, comm);
+    data = UDQParams(reseed, rand_seed, range, undefVal, cmp_eps);
+}
+
 } // 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 2609e2dc5..bed199d50 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class TableColumn;
 class TableContainer;
 class TableSchema;
 class ThresholdPressure;
+class UDQParams;
 class Welldims;
 class WellSegmentDims;
 
@@ -274,6 +275,7 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(TableSchema)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(ThresholdPressure)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(TimeMap)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(TimeMap::StepData)
+ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(UDQParams)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(Welldims)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(WellSegmentDims)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 4072c2ec5..38408da3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -604,6 +604,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(WellSegmentDims)
 }
 
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(UDQParams)
+{
+#if HAVE_MPI
+    Opm::UDQParams val1(true, 1, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0);
+    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;