diff --git a/lib/malloc_ext.rb b/lib/malloc_ext.rb
index 791eda9..74e8bd5 100644
--- a/lib/malloc_ext.rb
+++ b/lib/malloc_ext.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class << self
       #
       # @param [Integer] size Number of bytes to allocate.
       # @return [Malloc] A new Malloc object.
+      #
+      # @see Malloc
       def new( size )
         retval = orig_new size
         retval.instance_eval { @size = size }
@@ -183,4 +185,22 @@ def write( string )
 
   end
 
+  # Shortcut for instantiating Malloc object
+  #
+  # @example Create malloc object
+  # require 'malloc'
+  # include Hornetseye
+  # m = Malloc 4
+  # # Malloc(4)
+  #
+  # @param [Integer] size Number of bytes to allocate.
+  # @return [Malloc] A new Malloc object.
+  #
+  # @see Malloc.new
+  def Malloc( size )
+    Malloc.new size
+  end
+
+  module_function :Malloc
+
 end
diff --git a/test/tc_malloc.rb b/test/tc_malloc.rb
index adcdab4..bcaf490 100644
--- a/test/tc_malloc.rb
+++ b/test/tc_malloc.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class TC_Malloc < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   def test_new
     assert_nothing_raised { Hornetseye::Malloc.new 32 }
+    assert_nothing_raised { Hornetseye::Malloc 32 }
     assert_raise( ArgumentError ) { Hornetseye::Malloc.new }
   end