diff --git a/src/fix_store.cpp b/src/fix_store.cpp
index abdbd20774..ecd052a295 100644
--- a/src/fix_store.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_store.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "fix_store.h"
 #include "atom.h"
+#include "comm.h"
 #include "force.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "error.h"
@@ -123,6 +124,35 @@ int FixStore::setmask()
   return mask;
 }
 
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   write global array to restart file
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void FixStore::write_restart(FILE *fp)
+{
+  int n = nrow*ncol;
+  if (comm->me == 0) {
+    int size = n * sizeof(double);
+    fwrite(&size,sizeof(int),1,fp);
+    if (vecflag) fwrite(vstore,sizeof(double),n,fp);
+    else fwrite(&astore[0][0],sizeof(double),n,fp);
+  }
+}
+
+/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+   use global array from restart file to restart the Fix
+------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+void FixStore::restart(char *buf)
+{
+  // HOWTO insure size of buf is the same
+
+  int n = nrow*ncol;
+  double *dbuf = (double *) buf;
+  if (vecflag) memcpy(vstore,dbuf,n*sizeof(double));
+  else memcpy(&astore[0][0],dbuf,n*sizeof(double));
+}
+
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    allocate atom-based array
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/fix_store.h b/src/fix_store.h
index 459e3f05c1..8bfef28c90 100644
--- a/src/fix_store.h
+++ b/src/fix_store.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ FixStyle(STORE,FixStore)
 #ifndef LMP_FIX_STORE_H
 #define LMP_FIX_STORE_H
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include "fix.h"
 
 namespace LAMMPS_NS {
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ class FixStore : public Fix {
   ~FixStore();
   int setmask();
 
+  void write_restart(FILE *);
+  void restart(char *);
+
   void grow_arrays(int);
   void copy_arrays(int, int, int);
   int pack_exchange(int, double *);