Index: src/OFObject.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFObject.h
+++ src/OFObject.h
@@ -564,10 +564,17 @@
  *
  * @return The allocated object
  */
 + (instancetype)alloc;
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Calls @ref alloc on `self` and then `init` on the returned object.
+ *
+ * @return An allocated and initialized object
+ */
++ (instancetype)new;
+
 /*!
  * @brief Returns the class.
  *
  * @return The class
  */

Index: src/OFObject.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFObject.m
+++ src/OFObject.m
@@ -283,10 +283,15 @@
 
 + (instancetype)alloc
 {
 	return of_alloc_object(self, 0, 0, NULL);
 }
+
++ (instancetype)new
+{
+	return [[self alloc] init];
+}
 
 + (Class)class
 {
 	return self;
 }