diff --git a/moo/moocpp/utils.h b/moo/moocpp/utils.h
index a4899e2e..0f2c59ef 100644
--- a/moo/moocpp/utils.h
+++ b/moo/moocpp/utils.h
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args)
     return std::unique_ptr<T> (new T (std::forward<Args> (args)...));
 }
 
+template<class T, class... Args>
+std::shared_ptr<T> make_shared (Args&&... args)
+{
+    return std::shared_ptr<T> (new T (std::forward<Args> (args)...));
+}
+
 class raii
 {
 public: