diff --git a/config_src/nuopc_driver/mom_cap.F90 b/config_src/nuopc_driver/mom_cap.F90
index 8d48607281..6880addfb2 100644
--- a/config_src/nuopc_driver/mom_cap.F90
+++ b/config_src/nuopc_driver/mom_cap.F90
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ module MOM_cap_mod
 use NUOPC_Model, only: model_label_SetRunClock    => label_SetRunClock
 use NUOPC_Model, only: model_label_Finalize       => label_Finalize
 use NUOPC_Model, only: SetVM
+use get_stochy_pattern_mod, only: write_stoch_restart_ocn
 
 implicit none; private
 
@@ -1584,6 +1585,16 @@ subroutine ModelAdvance(gcomp, rc)
 
         ! write restart file(s)
         call ocean_model_restart(ocean_state, restartname=restartname)
+
+        ! write stochastic physics restart file if active
+        if (ESMF_AlarmIsRinging(stop_alarm, rc=rc)) then
+           write(restartname,'(A)')"ocn_stoch.res.nc")
+        else
+           write(restartname,'(A,I4.4,"-",I2.2,"-",I2.2,"-",I2.2,"-",I2.2,"-",I2.2,A)') &
+                "oc_stoch.res.", year, month, day, hour, minute, seconds,".nc"
+        endif
+        call ESMF_LogWrite("MOM_cap: Writing restart :  "//trim(restartname), ESMF_LOGMSG_INFO)
+        call write_stoch_restart_ocn('RESTART/'//trim(timestamp)//'.ocn_stoch.res.nc')
      endif
 
      if (is_root_pe()) then