diff --git a/include/sled/make_unique.h b/include/sled/make_unique.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08944bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sled/make_unique.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef SLED_MAKE_UNIQUE_H
+#define SLED_MAKE_UNIQUE_H
+#pragma once
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace sled {
+template<typename T, typename... Args>
+inline auto
+MakeUnique(Args &&...args) -> std::unique_ptr<T>
+{
+    return std::move(std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...)));
+}
+
+}// namespace sled
+#endif// SLED_MAKE_UNIQUE_H
diff --git a/include/sled/sled.h b/include/sled/sled.h
index 84b836b..5c8df03 100644
--- a/include/sled/sled.h
+++ b/include/sled/sled.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include "sled/byte_order.h"
 #include "sled/cleanup.h"
 #include "sled/make_ref_counted.h"
+#include "sled/make_unique.h"
 #include "sled/operations_chain.h"
 #include "sled/optional.h"
 #include "sled/random.h"