diff --git a/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.c b/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.c
index af07038a3..c95ece432 100644
--- a/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.c
+++ b/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.c
@@ -187,6 +187,24 @@ pk_package_id_new_from_string (const gchar *package_id)
 	return ident;
 }
 
+/**
+ * pk_package_id_new_from_list:
+ **/
+PkPackageId *
+pk_package_id_new_from_list (const gchar *name, const gchar *version,
+		     const gchar *arch, const gchar *data)
+{
+	PkPackageId *ident = NULL;
+
+	/* create new object */
+	ident = pk_package_id_new ();
+	ident->name = g_strdup (name);
+	ident->version = g_strdup (version);
+	ident->arch = g_strdup (arch);
+	ident->data = g_strdup (data);
+	return ident;
+}
+
 /**
  * pk_package_id_to_string:
  **/
diff --git a/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.h b/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.h
index 330ed5e2e..88050cb8c 100644
--- a/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.h
+++ b/libpackagekit/pk-package-id.h
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ typedef struct {
 
 PkPackageId	*pk_package_id_new			(void);
 PkPackageId	*pk_package_id_new_from_string		(const gchar	*package_id);
+PkPackageId	*pk_package_id_new_from_list		(const gchar	*name,
+							 const gchar	*version,
+							 const gchar	*arch,
+							 const gchar	*data);
 gchar		*pk_package_id_build			(const gchar	*name,
 							 const gchar	*version,
 							 const gchar	*arch,