diff --git a/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_input.cpp b/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_input.cpp
index fb923adc0ca..032f2ede2be 100644
--- a/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_input.cpp
+++ b/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_input.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ void Constraints::set_valid_conditions(std::vector<Core::Conditions::ConditionDe
       Core::Conditions::PointLinearCoupledEquation, false, Core::Conditions::geometry_type_point);
 
   linear_ce.add_component(parameter<int>("EQUATION", {.description = "EQUATION"}));
-  linear_ce.add_component(deprecated_selection<std::string>("ADD", {"dispx", "dispy", "undefined"},
-      {.description = "degrees of freedom", .default_value = "undefined"}));
+  linear_ce.add_component(
+      deprecated_selection<std::string>("ADD", {"dispx", "dispy", "dispz", "undefined"},
+          {.description = "degrees of freedom", .default_value = "undefined"}));
   linear_ce.add_component(parameter<double>("COEFFICIENT"));
 
   condlist.push_back(linear_ce);
diff --git a/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_submodelevaluator_mpc.cpp b/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_submodelevaluator_mpc.cpp
index 1c2062feff5..9262de54d8d 100644
--- a/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_submodelevaluator_mpc.cpp
+++ b/src/constraint_framework/4C_constraint_framework_submodelevaluator_mpc.cpp
@@ -632,6 +632,10 @@ int Constraints::SubmodelEvaluator::RveMultiPointConstraintManager::build_linear
     {
       dofPos = 1;
     }
+    else if (dofStr == "dispz")
+    {
+      dofPos = 2;
+    }
     else
     {
       FOUR_C_THROW(