diff --git a/src/prfl.js b/src/prfl.js
index 233fa24..60ebeae 100644
--- a/src/prfl.js
+++ b/src/prfl.js
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 (function(exports) {
   exports.Profiler = Profiler;
+  exports.createObject = createObject;
+
+  function createObject(base) {
+    function Constructor() {}
+    Constructor.prototype = base;
+    return new Constructor();
+  }
 
   function Profiler() {
     this.samples = {};
diff --git a/test/construct-spec.js b/test/construct-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/test/create-spec.js b/test/create-spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddd3064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/create-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var expect = require('expect.js');
+var createObject = require('../src/prfl.js').createObject;
+
+test('creates an object that inherits from a second object', function() {
+  function Constructor() {}
+  Constructor.prototype = { foo: {}, bar: function() {}};
+
+  expect(createObject(Constructor.prototype)).not.to.be(Constructor.prototype);
+  expect(createObject(Constructor.prototype).foo).to.be(Constructor.prototype.foo);
+  expect(createObject(Constructor.prototype).bar).to.be(Constructor.prototype.bar);
+});