diff --git a/meshmode/discretization/connection/__init__.py b/meshmode/discretization/connection/__init__.py
index bdb0f5250256ad6e8a67a10d9b735c3ff085da4b..e2a451133e21a871acab331e859a5fb10033e23b 100644
--- a/meshmode/discretization/connection/__init__.py
+++ b/meshmode/discretization/connection/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from meshmode.discretization.connection.face import (
         FRESTR_INTERIOR_FACES, FRESTR_ALL_FACES,
         make_face_restriction, make_face_to_all_faces_embedding)
 from meshmode.discretization.connection.opposite_face import \
-        make_opposite_face_connection
+        make_opposite_face_connection, make_opposite_partition_connection
 from meshmode.discretization.connection.refinement import \
         make_refinement_connection
 
diff --git a/meshmode/discretization/connection/opposite_face.py b/meshmode/discretization/connection/opposite_face.py
index 6ce70b2a11b148ce6a1e2cca6f7588ac2549aada..629782ffe0440cd2d89935261b4766c26c6b19ec 100644
--- a/meshmode/discretization/connection/opposite_face.py
+++ b/meshmode/discretization/connection/opposite_face.py
@@ -392,4 +392,40 @@ def make_opposite_face_connection(volume_to_bdry_conn):
 
 # }}}
 
+
+def make_opposite_partition_connection(vol_to_bdry_conns):
+    """
+    Given a list of boundary restriction connections *volume_to_bdry_conn*,
+    return a :class:`DirectDiscretizationConnection` that performs data
+    exchange across adjacent faces of different partitions.
+
+    :arg :vol_to_bdry_conns A list of *volume_to_bdry_conn* corresponding to 
+                                a partition of a parent mesh.
+    """
+
+    disc_conns = []
+    return disc_conns
+    nparts = len(vol_to_bdry_conns)
+    from meshmode.discretization.connection import (
+                DirectDiscretizationConnection, DiscretizationConnectionElementGroup)
+    for part_idx in range(nparts):  
+        vol_discr = vol_to_bdry_conns[part_idx].from_discr
+        vol_mesh = vol_discr.mesh
+        bdry_discr = vol_to_bdry_conns[part_idx].to_discr
+
+        with cl.CommandQueue(vol_discr.cl_context) as queue:
+            # Create a list of batches. Each batch contains interpolation
+            #   data from one partition to another.
+            nop
+
+        disc_conns.append(DirectDiscretizationConnection(
+                            from_discr=bdry_discr,
+                            to_discr=bdry_discr,
+                            groups=[
+                                DiscretizationConnectionElementGroup(batches=batches)
+                                for batches in groups],
+                            is_surjective=True))
+
+    return disc_conns
+
 # vim: foldmethod=marker
diff --git a/test/test_meshmode.py b/test/test_meshmode.py
index e2251a36a1b1fb47ef071c7b4d5001ced25deba0..f3f9802bbe7d096b916e352266a2137bf38d15e6 100644
--- a/test/test_meshmode.py
+++ b/test/test_meshmode.py
@@ -78,11 +78,18 @@ def test_partition_interpolation(ctx_getter):
     vol_discrs = [Discretization(cl_ctx, part_meshes[i], group_factory) 
                     for i in range(num_parts)]
 
-    from meshmode.discretization.connection import (make_face_restriction,
-            check_connection)
+    from meshmode.discretization.connection import make_face_restriction
     bdry_connections = [make_face_restriction(vol_discrs[i], group_factory, 
                             FRESTR_INTERIOR_FACES) for i in range(num_parts)]
 
+    from meshmode.discretization.connection import \
+                            make_opposite_partition_connection
+    opp_faces = make_opposite_partition_connection(bdry_connections)
+
+    from meshmode.discretization.connection import check_connection
+    for opp_face in opp_faces:
+        check_connection(opp_face)
+
 
 # {{{ partition_mesh