diff --git a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index b5c1fe5..105ae6f 100644
--- a/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/documentation/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 This document summarizes the changes to the module between releases.
 
+## Release 4.X.Y (EPICS 7.X.Y, MMM 20YY)
+
+* Added support for the whole structure (master field) server side plugins. The whole structure
+is identified as the `_` string, and the pvRequest string that applies a plugin to it
+has the form `field(_[pluginXYZ=optionA:3;optionB:uniqueId])`. 
+
 ## Release 4.6.0 (EPICS 7.0.6, Jul 2021)
 
 * Access Security is now supported.
diff --git a/src/copy/pvCopy.cpp b/src/copy/pvCopy.cpp
index fd98a24..7694ecf 100644
--- a/src/copy/pvCopy.cpp
+++ b/src/copy/pvCopy.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ PVCopyPtr PVCopy::create(
     bool result = pvCopy->init(pvStructure);
     if(!result) return PVCopyPtr();
     pvCopy->traverseMasterInitPlugin();
-//cout << pvCopy->dump() << endl;
     return pvCopy;
 }
 
@@ -433,10 +432,19 @@ bool PVCopy::init(epics::pvData::PVStructurePtr const &pvRequest)
     PVStructurePtr pvMasterStructure = pvMaster;
     size_t len = pvRequest->getPVFields().size();
     bool entireMaster = false;
-    if(len==0) entireMaster = true;
     PVStructurePtr pvOptions;
-    if(len==1) {
-        pvOptions = pvRequest->getSubField<PVStructure>("_options");
+    if(len==0) {
+        entireMaster = true;
+    }
+    else {
+        // If "_" is in the request, but not in the master structure,
+        // then assume the top level PV structure is requested
+        PVStructurePtr masterFieldPtr = pvMaster->getSubField<PVStructure>("_");
+        PVStructurePtr requestFieldPtr = pvRequest->getSubField<PVStructure>("_");
+        if (!masterFieldPtr && requestFieldPtr) {
+            entireMaster = true;
+            pvOptions = requestFieldPtr->getSubField<PVStructure>("_options");
+        }
     }
     if(entireMaster) {
         structure = pvMasterStructure->getStructure();
diff --git a/src/database/pvRecord.cpp b/src/database/pvRecord.cpp
index ed2b2be..d343b6c 100644
--- a/src/database/pvRecord.cpp
+++ b/src/database/pvRecord.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,10 @@ void PVRecordField::postParent(PVRecordFieldPtr const & subField)
         listener->dataPut(pvrs,subField);
     }
     PVRecordStructurePtr parent(this->parent.lock());
-    if(parent) parent->postParent(subField);
+    if(parent) {
+        parent->postParent(subField);
+        parent->callListener();
+    }
 }
 
 void PVRecordField::postSubField()
diff --git a/test/src/testPVCopy.cpp b/test/src/testPVCopy.cpp
index b39eeda..a86493f 100644
--- a/test/src/testPVCopy.cpp
+++ b/test/src/testPVCopy.cpp
@@ -274,6 +274,33 @@ static void testPVScalarArray(
     }
 }
 
+static void testMasterField(PVRecordPtr const& pvRecord)
+{
+    CreateRequest::shared_pointer createRequest = CreateRequest::create();
+    PVStructurePtr pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest("field(_)");
+    if(debug) {
+        cout << "pvRequest" << *pvRequest << endl ;
+    }
+    PVStructurePtr pvStructureRecord = pvRecord->getPVRecordStructure()->getPVStructure();
+    PVCopyPtr pvCopy = PVCopy::create(pvStructureRecord,pvRequest,"");
+    PVStructurePtr pvMasterField = pvCopy->getPVMaster();
+    if(debug) {
+        cout << "PV structure from record" << endl << *pvStructureRecord << endl;
+        cout << "Master PV structure from copy" << endl << *pvMasterField << endl;
+        cout << "Master PV structure from copy offset " << pvMasterField->getFieldOffset() << endl;
+    }
+    testOk1(pvMasterField->getNumberFields() == pvStructureRecord->getNumberFields());
+    testOk1(pvMasterField->getFieldOffset() == 0);
+    PVStructurePtr pvStructureCopy = pvCopy->createPVStructure();
+    BitSetPtr bitSet = BitSetPtr(new BitSet(pvStructureCopy->getNumberFields()));
+    pvCopy->initCopy(pvStructureCopy, bitSet);
+    if(debug) {
+        cout << "PV structure from copy" << endl << *pvStructureCopy << endl;
+        cout << "PV structure from copy offset " << pvStructureCopy->getFieldOffset() << endl;
+    }
+    testOk1(pvMasterField->getNumberFields() == pvStructureCopy->getNumberFields());
+}
+
 static void scalarTest()
 {
     if(debug) {cout << endl << endl << "****scalarTest****" << endl;}
@@ -393,11 +420,21 @@ static void powerSupplyTest()
     testPVScalar(valueNameRecord,valueNameCopy,pvRecord,pvCopy);
 }
 
+static void masterFieldTest()
+{
+    if(debug) {
+        cout << endl << endl << "****masterFieldTest****" << endl;
+    }
+    PVRecordPtr pvRecord = createScalar("doubleRecord",pvDouble,"alarm,timeStamp,display");
+    testMasterField(pvRecord);
+}
+
 MAIN(testPVCopy)
 {
-    testPlan(67);
+    testPlan(70);
     scalarTest();
     arrayTest();
     powerSupplyTest();
+    masterFieldTest();
     return 0;
 }