diff --git a/mbuild/formats/gsdwriter.py b/mbuild/formats/gsdwriter.py
index c67620c0..92d00252 100644
--- a/mbuild/formats/gsdwriter.py
+++ b/mbuild/formats/gsdwriter.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 
 def write_gsd(structure, filename, ref_distance=1.0, ref_mass=1.0,
-              ref_energy=1.0, rigid_bodies=None, shift_coords=True):
+              ref_energy=1.0, rigid_bodies=None, shift_coords=True,
+              write_special_pairs=True):
     """Output a GSD file (HOOMD v2 default data format).
 
     Parameters
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ def write_gsd(structure, filename, ref_distance=1.0, ref_mass=1.0,
         part of a rigid body.
     shift_coords : bool, optional, default=True
         Shift coordinates from (0, L) to (-L/2, L/2) if necessary.
+    write_special_pairs : bool, optional, default=True
+        Writes out special pair information necessary to correctly use the OPLS fudged 1,4 interactions
+        in HOOMD.
 
     Notes
     -----
@@ -79,6 +83,8 @@ def write_gsd(structure, filename, ref_distance=1.0, ref_mass=1.0,
 
     _write_particle_information(gsd_file, structure, xyz, ref_distance,
             ref_mass, ref_energy, rigid_bodies)
+    if write_special_pairs:
+        _write_pair_information(gsd_file, structure)
     if structure.bonds:
         _write_bond_information(gsd_file, structure)
     if structure.angles:
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ def write_gsd(structure, filename, ref_distance=1.0, ref_mass=1.0,
     if structure.rb_torsions:
         _write_dihedral_information(gsd_file, structure)
 
+
     gsd.hoomd.create(filename, gsd_file)
 
 def _write_particle_information(gsd_file, structure, xyz, ref_distance,
@@ -124,6 +131,33 @@ def _write_particle_information(gsd_file, structure, xyz, ref_distance,
         rigid_bodies = [-1 if body is None else body for body in rigid_bodies]
     gsd_file.particles.body = rigid_bodies
 
+def _write_pair_information(gsd_file, structure):
+    """Write the special pairs in the system.
+
+        Parameters
+    ----------
+    gsd_file :
+        The file object of the GSD file being written
+    structure : parmed.Structure
+        Parmed structure object holding system information
+    """
+    pair_types = []
+    pair_typeid = []
+    pairs = []
+    for ai in structure.atoms:
+        for aj in ai.dihedral_partners:
+            #make sure we don't double add
+            if ai.idx > aj.idx:
+                ps = '-'.join(sorted([ai.type, aj.type], key=natural_sort))
+                if ps not in pair_types:
+                    pair_types.append(ps)
+                pair_typeid.append(pair_types.index(ps))
+                pairs.append((ai.idx, aj.idx))
+    gsd_file.pairs.types = pair_types
+    gsd_file.pairs.typeid = pair_typeid
+    gsd_file.pairs.group = pairs
+    gsd_file.pairs.N = len(pairs)
+
 def _write_bond_information(gsd_file, structure):
     """Write the bonds in the system.
 
diff --git a/mbuild/tests/test_gsd.py b/mbuild/tests/test_gsd.py
index 7d867a98..6b474d0e 100755
--- a/mbuild/tests/test_gsd.py
+++ b/mbuild/tests/test_gsd.py
@@ -190,6 +190,26 @@ def test_bonded(self, ethane):
         assert np.array_equal(dihedral_atoms, expected_dihedral_atoms)
         assert np.array_equal(dihedral_typeids, np.zeros(n_dihedrals))
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(not has_gsd, reason="GSD package not installed")
+    def test_pairs(self, benzene):
+        from foyer import Forcefield
+        import gsd, gsd.pygsd
+
+        benzene.save(filename='benzene.gsd', forcefield_name='oplsaa')
+        gsd_file = gsd.pygsd.GSDFile(open('benzene.gsd', 'rb'))
+        frame = gsd.hoomd.HOOMDTrajectory(gsd_file).read_frame(0)
+
+        structure = benzene.to_parmed()
+        forcefield = Forcefield(name='oplsaa')
+        structure = forcefield.apply(structure)
+
+        # Pairs
+        assert len(frame.pairs.types) == 3
+        assert frame.pairs.N == 21
+
+
+
+
     @pytest.mark.skipif(not has_gsd, reason="GSD package not installed")
     def test_units(self, ethane):
         import gsd, gsd.pygsd