diff --git a/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/node/BaseComposableNode.java b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/node/BaseComposableNode.java
index 271a746c..4c328aaa 100644
--- a/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/node/BaseComposableNode.java
+++ b/rcljava/src/main/java/org/ros2/rcljava/node/BaseComposableNode.java
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public BaseComposableNode(String name) {
     node = RCLJava.createNode(this.name);
   }
 
+  public BaseComposableNode(String name, String namespace) {
+    this.name = name;
+    node = RCLJava.createNode(name, namespace);
+  }
+
   public Node getNode() {
     return node;
   }