diff --git a/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.cpp b/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.cpp
index 9e1e720bbd8..3d03b7cda46 100644
--- a/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.cpp
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ namespace Core::IO
         std::make_shared<Core::LinAlg::Map>(*discretization_->node_row_map());
     nodecolmap_last_geometry_set_ =
         std::make_shared<Core::LinAlg::Map>(*discretization_->node_col_map());
+    elemrowmap_last_geometry_set_ =
+        std::make_shared<Core::LinAlg::Map>(*discretization_->element_row_map());
+    elemcolmap_last_geometry_set_ =
+        std::make_shared<Core::LinAlg::Map>(*discretization_->element_col_map());
   }
 
   /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*
@@ -145,7 +149,9 @@ namespace Core::IO
     // check if parallel distribution of discretization changed
     int map_changed =
         ((not noderowmap_last_geometry_set_->same_as(*discretization_->node_row_map())) or
-            (not nodecolmap_last_geometry_set_->same_as(*discretization_->node_col_map())));
+            (not nodecolmap_last_geometry_set_->same_as(*discretization_->node_col_map())) or
+            (not elemrowmap_last_geometry_set_->same_as(*discretization_->element_row_map())) or
+            (not elemcolmap_last_geometry_set_->same_as(*discretization_->element_col_map())));
     int map_changed_allproc(0);
     map_changed_allproc = Core::Communication::max_all(map_changed, discretization_->get_comm());
 
diff --git a/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.hpp b/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.hpp
index 1de557dbf18..b85655da5ad 100644
--- a/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.hpp
+++ b/src/core/io/src/4C_io_discretization_visualization_writer_mesh.hpp
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ namespace Core::IO
     //! Node row and col maps the geometry of visualization writer is based on
     std::shared_ptr<Core::LinAlg::Map> noderowmap_last_geometry_set_;
     std::shared_ptr<Core::LinAlg::Map> nodecolmap_last_geometry_set_;
+    std::shared_ptr<Core::LinAlg::Map> elemrowmap_last_geometry_set_;
+    std::shared_ptr<Core::LinAlg::Map> elemcolmap_last_geometry_set_;
   };
 
   /**