diff --git a/src/delegation-list.hpp b/src/delegation-list.hpp
index 9f74399..9ef5d97 100644
--- a/src/delegation-list.hpp
+++ b/src/delegation-list.hpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define NDN_DELEGATION_LIST_HPP
 
 #include "delegation.hpp"
+#include <initializer_list>
 
 namespace ndn {
 
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@
    */
   DelegationList();
 
+  /** \brief construct a sorted DelegationList with specified delegations
+   *
+   *  This is equivalent to inserting each delegation into an empty DelegationList with INS_REPLACE
+   *  conflict resolution.
+   */
+  DelegationList(std::initializer_list<Delegation> dels);
+
   /** \brief decode a DelegationList
    *  \sa wireDecode
    */