diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
index de616cfdc..6816f3f50 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -1316,6 +1316,21 @@ std::size_t packSize(const UDQDefine& data,
            packSize(data.input_string(), comm);
 }
 
+std::size_t packSize(const UDQAssign::AssignRecord& data,
+                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    return packSize(data.selector, comm) +
+           packSize(data.value, comm);
+}
+
+std::size_t packSize(const UDQAssign& data,
+                     Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    return packSize(data.keyword(), comm) +
+           packSize(data.var_type(), comm) +
+           packSize(data.getRecords(), comm);
+}
+
 ////// pack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -2648,6 +2663,23 @@ void pack(const UDQDefine& data,
     pack(data.input_string(), buffer, position, comm);
 }
 
+void pack(const UDQAssign::AssignRecord& data,
+          std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    pack(data.selector, buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.value, buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
+void pack(const UDQAssign& data,
+          std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+          Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    pack(data.keyword(), buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.var_type(), buffer, position, comm);
+    pack(data.getRecords(), buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
 /// unpack routines
 
 template<class T>
@@ -4532,6 +4564,29 @@ void unpack(UDQDefine& data,
     data = UDQDefine(keyword, ast, varType, string_data);
 }
 
+void unpack(UDQAssign::AssignRecord& data,
+            std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    unpack(data.selector, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(data.value, buffer, position, comm);
+}
+
+void unpack(UDQAssign& data,
+            std::vector<char>& buffer, int& position,
+            Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm)
+{
+    std::string keyword;
+    UDQVarType varType;
+    std::vector<UDQAssign::AssignRecord> records;
+    unpack(keyword, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(varType, buffer, position, comm);
+    unpack(records, buffer, position, comm);
+    data = UDQAssign(keyword, varType, records);
+}
+
+
+
 #define INSTANTIATE_PACK_VECTOR(T) \
 template std::size_t packSize(const std::vector<T>& data, \
                               Dune::MPIHelper::MPICommunicator comm); \
diff --git a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
index bf8f3b916..ef191865f 100644
--- a/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
+++ b/opm/simulators/utils/ParallelRestart.hpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/DynamicVector.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Group/Group.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/TimeMap.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/UDQ/UDQAssign.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/Well.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/Well/WellTestConfig.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Util/OrderedMap.hpp>
@@ -631,6 +632,8 @@ ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(ThresholdPressure)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(TimeMap)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(TimeMap::StepData)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(UDAValue)
+ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(UDQAssign)
+ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(UDQAssign::AssignRecord)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(UDQASTNode)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(UDQDefine)
 ADD_PACK_PROTOTYPES(UDQFunction)
diff --git a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
index 77e7f474d..51c711ef2 100644
--- a/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ParallelRestart.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/MSW/Valve.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/OilVaporizationProperties.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/TimeMap.hpp>
+#include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/UDQ/UDQAssign.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/UDQ/UDQASTNode.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/UDQ/UDQDefine.hpp>
 #include <opm/parser/eclipse/EclipseState/Schedule/UDQ/UDQFunction.hpp>
@@ -1725,6 +1726,19 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(UDQDefine)
 }
 
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(UDQAssign)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_MPI
+    Opm::UDQAssign val1("test", Opm::UDQVarType::NONE,
+                        {Opm::UDQAssign::AssignRecord{{"test1"}, 1.0},
+                         Opm::UDQAssign::AssignRecord{{"test2"}, 2.0}});
+    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;