diff --git a/include/openmc/surface.h b/include/openmc/surface.h
index 1e16c4919b..febfed27cc 100644
--- a/include/openmc/surface.h
+++ b/include/openmc/surface.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public:
   int id_; //!< Unique ID
   std::string name_; //!< User-defined name
   std::shared_ptr<BoundaryCondition> bc_ {nullptr}; //!< Boundary condition
+  bool surf_src_ {false};     //!< Activate source banking for the surface?
 
   explicit Surface(pugi::xml_node surf_node);
   Surface();
diff --git a/src/surface.cpp b/src/surface.cpp
index e0f2787b6e..1e1307eff9 100644
--- a/src/surface.cpp
+++ b/src/surface.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ Surface::Surface(pugi::xml_node surf_node)
     }
   }
 
+  if (check_for_node(surf_node, "surf_src")) {
+    surf_src_ = get_node_value_bool(surf_node, "surf_src");
+  }
+
 }
 
 bool