diff --git a/include/boost/compute/utility/wait_list.hpp b/include/boost/compute/utility/wait_list.hpp
index 71915620c..c63795b7d 100644
--- a/include/boost/compute/utility/wait_list.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/compute/utility/wait_list.hpp
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ class wait_list
         return reinterpret_cast<const cl_event *>(&m_events[0]);
     }
 
+    /// Reserves a minimum length of storage for the wait list object.
+    void reserve(size_t new_capacity) {
+        m_events.reserve(new_capacity);
+    }
+
     /// Inserts \p event into the wait-list.
     void insert(const event &event)
     {