diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/ipctiein.h b/src/include/ngspice/ipctiein.h
index 8b20b9eee..28ba60cd9 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/ipctiein.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/ipctiein.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 
 extern  Ipc_Tiein_t  g_ipc;
+extern bool wantevtdata;
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c
index 91e730725..fb5527ed5 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/dcpss.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ DCpss(CKTcircuit *ckt,
 #ifdef XSPICE
 /* gtri - modify - wbk - 12/19/90 - Send IPC stuff */
 
-    if(g_ipc.enabled) {
+    if ((g_ipc.enabled) || wantevtdata) {
 
         if (pss_state == PSS)
         {
diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctran.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctran.c
index fc62f782a..572c5dc7b 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctran.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctran.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ DCtran(CKTcircuit *ckt,
 #ifdef XSPICE
 /* gtri - modify - wbk - 12/19/90 - Send IPC stuff */
 
-    if(g_ipc.enabled) {
+    if ((g_ipc.enabled) || wantevtdata) {
 
         /* Send event-driven results */
         EVTdump(ckt, IPC_ANAL_TRAN, 0.0);
diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
index 80b7ec21d..7b499c288 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/dctrcurv.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ DCtrCurv(CKTcircuit *ckt, int restart)
         /* If first time through, call CKTdump to output Operating Point info */
         /* for Mspice compatibility */
 
-        if (g_ipc.enabled && firstTime) {
+        if (((g_ipc.enabled) || wantevtdata) && firstTime) {
             ipc_send_dcop_prefix();
             CKTdump(ckt, 0.0, plot);
             ipc_send_dcop_suffix();