diff --git a/tstl/include/unique_ptr.hpp b/tstl/include/unique_ptr.hpp
index b452b5b2..9e67e6ce 100644
--- a/tstl/include/unique_ptr.hpp
+++ b/tstl/include/unique_ptr.hpp
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ public:
 static_assert(sizeof(unique_ptr<long>) == sizeof(long), "unique_ptr must have zero overhead with default deleter");
 static_assert(sizeof(unique_ptr<long[]>) == sizeof(long), "unique_ptr must have zero overhead with default deleter");
 
+template <typename T, typename... Args>
+std::unique_ptr<T> make_unique(Args&&... args){
+    return std::unique_ptr<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+}
+
 } //end of namespace std
 
 #endif