diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.C b/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.C
index aa6d0d750f..9ea1307ee1 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.C
@@ -67,11 +67,25 @@ Foam::interpolationTable<Type>::interpolationTable()
 
 
 template<class Type>
-Foam::interpolationTable<Type>::interpolationTable(const fileName& fn)
+Foam::interpolationTable<Type>::interpolationTable
+(
+    const List<Tuple2<scalar, Type> >& values,
+    const boundsHandling bounds,
+    const fileName& fName
+)
+:
+    List<Tuple2<scalar, Type> >(values),
+    boundsHandling_(bounds),
+    fileName_(fName)
+{}
+
+
+template<class Type>
+Foam::interpolationTable<Type>::interpolationTable(const fileName& fName)
 :
     List<Tuple2<scalar, Type> >(),
     boundsHandling_(interpolationTable::WARN),
-    fileName_(fn)
+    fileName_(fName)
 {
     readTable();
 }
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.H b/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.H
index 2637ccf808..884c3cabd7 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/interpolations/interpolationTable/interpolationTable.H
@@ -102,8 +102,16 @@ public:
         //- Construct null
         interpolationTable();
 
+        //- Construct from components
+        interpolationTable
+        (
+            const List<Tuple2<scalar, Type> >& values,
+            const boundsHandling bounds,
+            const fileName& fName
+        );
+
         //- Construct given the name of the file containing the table of data
-        interpolationTable(const fileName& fn);
+        interpolationTable(const fileName& fName);
 
         //- Construct by reading the fileName and boundsHandling from dictionary
         //  and read the table from that file.