diff --git a/lib/base/array.hpp b/lib/base/array.hpp
index f28d66b4b..b224fba31 100644
--- a/lib/base/array.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/array.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define ARRAY_H
 
 #include "base/i2-base.hpp"
+#include "base/objectlock.hpp"
 #include "base/value.hpp"
 #include <boost/range/iterator.hpp>
 #include <vector>
@@ -100,6 +101,15 @@ public:
 
 	static Object::Ptr GetPrototype(void);
 
+	template<typename T>
+	static Array::Ptr FromVector(const std::vector<T>& v)
+	{
+		Array::Ptr result = new Array();
+		ObjectLock olock(result);
+		std::copy(v.begin(), v.end(), std::back_inserter(result->m_Data));
+		return result;
+	}
+
 private:
 	std::vector<Value> m_Data; /**< The data for the array. */
 };