diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SIM_Aircraft.cpp b/libraries/SITL/SIM_Aircraft.cpp
index e422e97f45..b7d608dc4b 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/SIM_Aircraft.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SIM_Aircraft.cpp
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ void Aircraft::fill_fdm(struct sitl_fdm &fdm)
         smooth_sensors();
     }
     fdm.timestamp_us = time_now_us;
+    if (fdm.home.lat == 0 && fdm.home.lng == 0) {
+        // initialise home
+        fdm.home = home;
+    }
     fdm.latitude  = location.lat * 1.0e-7;
     fdm.longitude = location.lng * 1.0e-7;
     fdm.altitude  = location.alt * 1.0e-2;
diff --git a/libraries/SITL/SITL.h b/libraries/SITL/SITL.h
index d6e7ae73f6..648b87ab89 100644
--- a/libraries/SITL/SITL.h
+++ b/libraries/SITL/SITL.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace SITL {
 struct sitl_fdm {
     // this is the structure passed between FDM models and the main SITL code
     uint64_t timestamp_us;
+    Location home;
     double latitude, longitude; // degrees
     double altitude;  // MSL
     double heading;   // degrees