diff --git a/source/ClosestSourcePointAdaptation.hh b/source/ClosestSourcePointAdaptation.hh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fad45050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/ClosestSourcePointAdaptation.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 - 2024, the adamantine authors.
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the Modified BSD License and may not be distributed
+ * without copyright and license information. Please refer to the file LICENSE
+ * for the text and further information on this license.
+ */
+
+#ifndef CLOSEST_SOURCE_POINT_ADAPTATION_HH
+#define CLOSEST_SOURCE_POINT_ADAPTATION_HH
+
+#include <deal.II/fe/fe_nothing.h>
+#include <deal.II/fe/fe_values.h>
+
+#include <random>
+
+namespace adamantine
+{
+
+template <int dim, int spacedim, typename quad_point_value_type>
+class ClosestQuadPointAdaptation
+{
+public:
+  template <class Quadrature>
+  ClosestQuadPointAdaptation(const Quadrature &quadrature)
+      : m_fe_values_coarse(m_fe_nothing, quadrature,
+                           dealii::update_quadrature_points),
+        m_fe_values_fine(m_fe_nothing, quadrature,
+                         dealii::update_quadrature_points)
+  {
+  }
+
+  std::vector<std::vector<quad_point_value_type>> coarse_to_fine(
+      const typename dealii::Triangulation<dim, spacedim>::cell_iterator
+          &parent,
+      const std::vector<quad_point_value_type> parent_values)
+  {
+    m_fe_values_coarse.reinit(parent);
+    const std::vector<dealii::Point<spacedim>> &coarse_quad_points =
+        m_fe_values_coarse.get_quadrature_points();
+
+    std::vector<std::vector<quad_point_value_type>> child_values(
+        parent->n_children(),
+        std::vector<quad_point_value_type>(coarse_quad_points.size()));
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < parent->n_children(); ++i)
+    {
+      m_fe_values_fine.reinit(parent->child(i));
+      const std::vector<dealii::Point<spacedim>> &fine_quad_points =
+          m_fe_values_fine.get_quadrature_points();
+      for (unsigned int j = 0; j < fine_quad_points.size(); ++j)
+      {
+        std::pair min_index_distance{-1, std::numeric_limits<double>::max()};
+        for (unsigned int k = 0; k < coarse_quad_points.size(); ++k)
+        {
+          double candidate_distance =
+              (fine_quad_points[j] - coarse_quad_points[k]).norm_square();
+          if (candidate_distance < min_index_distance.second)
+          {
+            min_index_distance.first = k;
+            min_index_distance.second = candidate_distance;
+          }
+        }
+        child_values[i][j] = parent_values[min_index_distance.first];
+      }
+    }
+    return child_values;
+  }
+
+  std::vector<quad_point_value_type> fine_to_coarse(
+      const typename dealii::Triangulation<dim, spacedim>::cell_iterator
+          &parent,
+      const std::vector<std::vector<quad_point_value_type>> &children_values)
+  {
+    m_fe_values_coarse.reinit(parent);
+    const std::vector<dealii::Point<spacedim>> &coarse_quad_points =
+        m_fe_values_coarse.get_quadrature_points();
+
+    std::vector<std::pair<std::pair<int, int>, double>> min_index_distances{
+        coarse_quad_points.size(),
+        std::pair{std::pair{-1, -1}, std::numeric_limits<double>::max()}};
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < parent->n_children(); ++i)
+    {
+      m_fe_values_fine.reinit(parent->child(i));
+      const std::vector<dealii::Point<spacedim>> &fine_quad_points =
+          m_fe_values_fine.get_quadrature_points();
+      for (unsigned int j = 0; j < fine_quad_points.size(); ++j)
+      {
+        for (unsigned int k = 0; k < coarse_quad_points.size(); ++k)
+        {
+          double candidate_distance =
+              (fine_quad_points[j] - coarse_quad_points[k]).norm_square();
+          if (candidate_distance < min_index_distances[k].second)
+          {
+            min_index_distances[k].first = std::pair{i, j};
+            min_index_distances[k].second = candidate_distance;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    std::vector<quad_point_value_type> parent_values(coarse_quad_points.size());
+    for (unsigned int k = 0; k < coarse_quad_points.size(); ++k)
+    {
+      parent_values[k] = children_values[min_index_distances[k].first.first]
+                                        [min_index_distances[k].first.second];
+    }
+
+    return parent_values;
+  }
+
+private:
+  dealii::FE_Nothing<dim, spacedim> m_fe_nothing;
+  dealii::FEValues<dim, spacedim> m_fe_values_coarse;
+  dealii::FEValues<dim, spacedim> m_fe_values_fine;
+};
+
+} // namespace adamantine
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 8486c32e..c493ec7c 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ list(APPEND
 # test_integration_da is a special test that we need to test with more
 # processors than the others
 adamantine_ADD_BOOST_TEST(test_integration_da 1 2 3 6)
+# same goes for test_closest_source_point_adaptation
+adamantine_ADD_BOOST_TEST(test_closest_source_point_adaptation 1 2 3 6)
 
 foreach(TEST_NAME ${UNIT_TESTS})
   adamantine_ADD_BOOST_TEST(${TEST_NAME})
diff --git a/tests/test_closest_source_point_adaptation.cc b/tests/test_closest_source_point_adaptation.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e16183e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_closest_source_point_adaptation.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+/* Copyright (c) 2016 - 2024, the adamantine authors.
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the Modified BSD License and may not be distributed
+ * without copyright and license information. Please refer to the file LICENSE
+ * for the text and further information on this license.
+ */
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE ClosestSourcePointAdaptation
+
+#include "../source/ClosestSourcePointAdaptation.hh"
+
+#include <deal.II/base/quadrature_lib.h>
+#include <deal.II/distributed/cell_data_transfer.templates.h>
+#include <deal.II/distributed/tria.h>
+#include <deal.II/fe/fe_nothing.h>
+#include <deal.II/fe/fe_values.h>
+#include <deal.II/grid/grid_generator.h>
+
+#include <random>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "main.cc"
+
+template <int dim, int spacedim>
+void test()
+{
+  dealii::parallel::distributed::Triangulation<dim, spacedim> tria(
+      MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+
+  dealii::GridGenerator::subdivided_hyper_cube(tria, 2);
+  tria.refine_global(3);
+
+  dealii::QGauss<dim> quadrature(2);
+  const unsigned int n_q_points = quadrature.size();
+  const unsigned int n_active_cells = tria.n_global_active_cells();
+
+  std::vector<std::vector<double>> cell_quad_point_values(
+      n_active_cells,
+      std::vector<double>(n_q_points,
+                          std::numeric_limits<double>::signaling_NaN()));
+
+  std::random_device rnd_device;
+  std::mt19937 mersenne_engine{rnd_device()};
+  std::uniform_real_distribution<double> dist{1., 2.};
+
+  for (auto &cell : tria.active_cell_iterators())
+    if (cell->is_locally_owned())
+    {
+      cell->set_refine_flag();
+      std::generate(cell_quad_point_values[cell->active_cell_index()].begin(),
+                    cell_quad_point_values[cell->active_cell_index()].end(),
+                    [&]() { return dist(mersenne_engine); });
+    }
+
+  adamantine::ClosestQuadPointAdaptation<dim, spacedim, double>
+      closest_quad_point_adaptation(quadrature);
+  dealii::parallel::distributed::CellDataTransfer<
+      dim, spacedim, std::vector<std::vector<double>>>
+      cell_data_transfer(
+          tria, false,
+          [&](const typename dealii::Triangulation<dim, spacedim>::cell_iterator
+                  &parent,
+              const std::vector<double> parent_values)
+          {
+            return closest_quad_point_adaptation.coarse_to_fine(parent,
+                                                                parent_values);
+          },
+          [&](const typename dealii::Triangulation<dim, spacedim>::cell_iterator
+                  &parent,
+              const std::vector<std::vector<double>> child_values)
+          {
+            return closest_quad_point_adaptation.fine_to_coarse(parent,
+                                                                child_values);
+          });
+
+  cell_data_transfer.prepare_for_coarsening_and_refinement(
+      cell_quad_point_values);
+  tria.execute_coarsening_and_refinement();
+
+  const unsigned int n_active_cells_new = tria.n_global_active_cells();
+
+  std::vector<std::vector<double>> cell_quad_point_values_new(
+      n_active_cells_new,
+      std::vector<double>(n_q_points,
+                          std::numeric_limits<double>::signaling_NaN()));
+  cell_data_transfer.unpack(cell_quad_point_values_new);
+
+  for (auto &cell : tria.active_cell_iterators())
+    if (cell->is_locally_owned())
+    {
+      cell->set_coarsen_flag();
+      for (unsigned int i = 0; i < n_q_points; ++i)
+      {
+        const double quad_point_value =
+            cell_quad_point_values_new[cell->active_cell_index()][i];
+        BOOST_TEST(quad_point_value >= 1.);
+        BOOST_TEST(quad_point_value <= 2.);
+      }
+    }
+
+  cell_data_transfer.prepare_for_coarsening_and_refinement(
+      cell_quad_point_values_new);
+  tria.execute_coarsening_and_refinement();
+
+  BOOST_TEST(tria.n_global_active_cells() == n_active_cells);
+  std::vector<std::vector<double>> cell_quad_point_values_final(
+      n_active_cells,
+      std::vector<double>(n_q_points,
+                          std::numeric_limits<double>::signaling_NaN()));
+
+  cell_data_transfer.unpack(cell_quad_point_values_final);
+
+  for (auto &cell : tria.active_cell_iterators())
+    if (cell->is_locally_owned())
+    {
+      cell->set_refine_flag();
+      for (unsigned int i = 0; i < n_q_points; ++i)
+      {
+        BOOST_TEST(cell_quad_point_values_final[cell->active_cell_index()][i] ==
+                   cell_quad_point_values[cell->active_cell_index()][i]);
+      }
+    }
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(closest_source_point_adaptation)
+{
+  test<2, 2>();
+  test<3, 3>();
+}