diff --git a/src/ops/custom.rs b/src/ops/custom.rs
index 28ff420cd..a458cd9cb 100644
--- a/src/ops/custom.rs
+++ b/src/ops/custom.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ pub struct OpaqueOp {
 }
 
 impl OpaqueOp {
+    /// Initialize a new named OpaqueOp
+    pub fn new(id: impl Into<SmolStr>, custom: Box<dyn CustomOp>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: id.into(),
+            custom,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// The name of the operation, cached for fast equality checks.
     pub fn name(&self) -> SmolStr {
         self.id.clone()