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diff --git a/Source/Particles/WarpXParticleContainer.cpp b/Source/Particles/WarpXParticleContainer.cpp
index 59699d710..cd5bcaaf9 100644
--- a/Source/Particles/WarpXParticleContainer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Particles/WarpXParticleContainer.cpp
@@ -748,6 +748,25 @@ WarpXParticleContainer::PushX (int lev, amrex::Real dt)
     }
 }
 
+// When using runtime components, AMReX requires to touch all tiles
+// in serial and create particles tiles with runtime components if
+// they do not exist (or if they were defined by default, i.e.,
+// without runtime component).
+void WarpXParticleContainer::defineAllParticleTiles () noexcept
+{
+    tmp_particle_data.resize(finestLevel()+1);
+    for (int lev = 0; lev <= finestLevel(); ++lev)
+    {
+        for (auto mfi = MakeMFIter(lev); mfi.isValid(); ++mfi)
+        {
+            const int grid_id = mfi.index();
+            const int tile_id = mfi.LocalTileIndex();
+            tmp_particle_data[lev][std::make_pair(grid_id,tile_id)];
+            DefineAndReturnParticleTile(lev, grid_id, tile_id);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // This function is called in Redistribute, just after locate
 void
 WarpXParticleContainer::particlePostLocate(ParticleType& p,