diff --git a/object.hpp b/object.hpp
index 9d33c4e..805c27d 100644
--- a/object.hpp
+++ b/object.hpp
@@ -200,6 +200,16 @@ namespace cruft::vk {
     };
 
 
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    template <typename SelfT, typename OwnerT>
+    auto
+    make_owned (native_t<SelfT> _native, OwnerT &_owner)
+    {
+        return owned_ptr<SelfT> {
+            SelfT (_native), _owner
+        };
+    }
+
 
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     template <typename SelfT, typename OwnerT, typename ...Args>