diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3df72b3f56..2bf4587188 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ if (AMR_WIND_ENABLE_OPENFAST)
   if(OpenFAST_FOUND)
     message(STATUS "Found OpenFAST = ${OPENFAST_DIR}")
   endif()
+  include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
+  set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES "${OpenFAST_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
+  check_include_file_cxx("SCDataEx_Types.h" USE_SCDX)
+  if(USE_SCDX)
+    target_compile_definitions(${amr_wind_lib_name} PUBLIC AMR_WIND_FAST_USE_SCDX)
+  endif()
   target_compile_definitions(${amr_wind_lib_name} PUBLIC AMR_WIND_USE_OPENFAST)
   target_include_directories(${amr_wind_lib_name} PUBLIC ${OpenFAST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
   target_link_libraries(${amr_wind_lib_name} PUBLIC ${OpenFAST_LIBRARIES})
diff --git a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.H b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.H
index a8d80c33d7..d3a6ed45be 100644
--- a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.H
+++ b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.H
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ protected:
     int m_num_sc_inputs{0};
     int m_num_sc_outputs{0};
 
+#ifdef AMR_WIND_FAST_USE_SCDX
+    int m_num_sc_inputs_glob{0};
+    float m_init_sc_inputs_glob{0.0};
+    float m_init_sc_inputs_turbine{0.0};
+#endif
+
     bool m_is_initialized{false};
 };
 
diff --git a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.cpp b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.cpp
index 1c2b9ac1eb..c3430e8448 100644
--- a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.cpp
+++ b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/FastIface.cpp
@@ -201,11 +201,20 @@ void FastIface::fast_init_turbine(FastTurbine& fi)
     char inp_file[fast_strlen()];
     copy_filename(fi.input_file, inp_file);
 
+#ifdef AMR_WIND_FAST_USE_SCDX
+    fast_func(
+        FAST_OpFM_Init, &fi.tid_local, &fi.stop_time, inp_file, &fi.tid_global,
+        &m_num_sc_inputs_glob, &m_num_sc_inputs, &m_num_sc_outputs,
+        &m_init_sc_inputs_glob, &m_init_sc_inputs_turbine, &fi.num_pts_blade,
+        &fi.num_pts_tower, fi.base_pos, &abort_lev, &fi.dt_fast, &fi.num_blades,
+        &fi.num_blade_elem, &fi.to_cfd, &fi.from_cfd, &fi.to_sc, &fi.from_sc);
+#else
     fast_func(
         FAST_OpFM_Init, &fi.tid_local, &fi.stop_time, inp_file, &fi.tid_global,
         &m_num_sc_inputs, &m_num_sc_outputs, &fi.num_pts_blade,
         &fi.num_pts_tower, fi.base_pos, &abort_lev, &fi.dt_fast, &fi.num_blades,
         &fi.num_blade_elem, &fi.to_cfd, &fi.from_cfd, &fi.to_sc, &fi.from_sc);
+#endif
 
     {
 #ifdef AMR_WIND_USE_OPENFAST
diff --git a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_types.H b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_types.H
index ff22a9e6af..2e0c9f7695 100644
--- a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_types.H
+++ b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_types.H
@@ -77,8 +77,13 @@ struct FastTurbine
     exw_fast::OpFM_InputType to_cfd;
     exw_fast::OpFM_OutputType from_cfd;
 
+#ifdef AMR_WIND_FAST_USE_SCDX
+    exw_fast::SC_DX_InputType to_sc;
+    exw_fast::SC_DX_OutputType from_sc;
+#else
     exw_fast::SC_InputType to_sc;
     exw_fast::SC_OutputType from_sc;
+#endif
 };
 
 } // namespace exw_fast
diff --git a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_wrapper.H b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_wrapper.H
index b7ed23faae..1196ff8df9 100644
--- a/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_wrapper.H
+++ b/amr-wind/wind_energy/actuator/turbine/fast/fast_wrapper.H
@@ -23,10 +23,18 @@ struct OpFM_InputType
 {};
 struct OpFM_OutputType
 {};
+
+#ifdef AMR_WIND_FAST_USE_SCDX
+struct SC_DX_InputType
+{};
+struct SC_DX_OutputType
+{};
+#else
 struct SC_InputType
 {};
 struct SC_OutputType
 {};
+#endif
 
 inline constexpr int fast_strlen() { return 1025; }
 
@@ -38,6 +46,18 @@ inline void FAST_OpFM_Solution0(int*, int*, char*) {}
 inline void FAST_OpFM_Step(int*, int*, char*) {}
 
 // clang-format off
+#ifdef AMR_WIND_FAST_USE_SCDX
+inline void FAST_OpFM_Init(
+    int*, double*, const char*, int*, int*, int*, int*, float*,
+    float*, int*, int*, float*, int*, double*, int*, int*,
+    OpFM_InputType*, OpFM_OutputType*, SC_DX_InputType*,
+    SC_DX_OutputType*, int*, char*) {}
+
+inline void FAST_OpFM_Restart(
+    int*, char*, int*, double*, int*, int*, int*,
+    OpFM_InputType*, OpFM_OutputType*,
+    SC_DX_InputType*, SC_DX_OutputType*, int*, char*) {}
+#else
 inline void FAST_OpFM_Init(
     int*, double*, const char*, int*, int*, int*, int*, int*, float*,
     int*, double*, int*, int*, OpFM_InputType*, OpFM_OutputType*,
@@ -47,6 +67,7 @@ inline void FAST_OpFM_Restart(
     int*, char*, int*, double*, int*, int*, int*,
     OpFM_InputType*, OpFM_OutputType*,
     SC_InputType*, SC_OutputType*, int*, char*) {}
+#endif
 // clang-format on
 #endif
 } // namespace exw_fast