diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/KeyChainGroup.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/KeyChainGroup.java
index 48570a91447..6849e54dd0d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/KeyChainGroup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/KeyChainGroup.java
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ public KeyChainGroup(NetworkParameters params, DeterministicSeed seed) {
         this(params, null, ImmutableList.of(new DeterministicKeyChain(seed)), null, null);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a keychain group with the given chain.
+     */
+    public KeyChainGroup(NetworkParameters params, DeterministicKeyChain chain) {
+        this(params, null, ImmutableList.of(chain), null, null);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a keychain group with no basic chain, and an HD chain that is watching the given watching key.
      * This HAS to be an account key as returned by {@link DeterministicKeyChain#getWatchingKey()}.