diff --git a/common/entdata.cc b/common/entdata.cc
index 7ba2f9b4..94ec79a2 100644
--- a/common/entdata.cc
+++ b/common/entdata.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include <light/ltface.hh>
 #include <common/bsputils.hh>
 
+entdict_t::entdict_t(std::initializer_list<keyvalue_t> l) : keyvalues(l) {}
+
+entdict_t::entdict_t() = default;
+
 const std::string& entdict_t::get(const std::string& key) const {
     if (auto it = find(key); it != keyvalues.end()) {
         return it->second;
diff --git a/include/common/entdata.h b/include/common/entdata.h
index 675e32de..5314a62b 100644
--- a/include/common/entdata.h
+++ b/include/common/entdata.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <initializer_list>
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <utility>
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ using keyvalues_t = std::vector<keyvalue_t>;
 class entdict_t {
     keyvalues_t keyvalues;
 public:
+    entdict_t(std::initializer_list<keyvalue_t> l);
+    entdict_t();
+
     const std::string& get(const std::string& key) const;
     void set(const std::string& key, const std::string& value);
     void remove(const std::string& key);