diff --git a/include/FLAC++/metadata.h b/include/FLAC++/metadata.h
index 90bf198..bbf4e89 100644
--- a/include/FLAC++/metadata.h
+++ b/include/FLAC++/metadata.h
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ namespace FLAC {
 			 */
 			inline Padding(::FLAC__StreamMetadata *object, bool copy): Prototype(object, copy) { }
 
+			/** Constructs an object with the given length.
+			 */
+			Padding(unsigned length);
+
 			~Padding();
 
 			//@{
@@ -387,6 +391,8 @@ namespace FLAC {
 			inline bool operator!=(const ::FLAC__StreamMetadata *object) const { return Prototype::operator!=(object); }
 			//@}
 
+			/** Sets the length in bytes of the padding block.
+			 */
 			void set_length(unsigned length);
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp b/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp
index ee671a0..a378624 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp
+++ b/src/libFLAC++/metadata.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,12 @@ namespace FLAC {
 		Prototype(FLAC__metadata_object_new(FLAC__METADATA_TYPE_PADDING), /*copy=*/false)
 		{ }
 
+		Padding::Padding(unsigned length):
+		Prototype(FLAC__metadata_object_new(FLAC__METADATA_TYPE_PADDING), /*copy=*/false)
+		{
+			set_length(length);
+		}
+
 		Padding::~Padding()
 		{ }