diff --git a/src/Reference.php b/src/Reference.php
index 41e08190..27ac18b4 100644
--- a/src/Reference.php
+++ b/src/Reference.php
@@ -29,10 +29,16 @@ class Reference implements Hashable, Comparable, Immutable, Countable {
 	/**
 	 * An array of Snak objects is only supported since version 1.1.
 	 *
-	 * @param Snak[]|SnakList $snaks
+	 * @param Snak[]|SnakList|Snak $snaks
+	 * @param Snak [$snak2,...]
+	 *
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
 	 */
-	public function __construct( $snaks = [] ) {
+	public function __construct( $snaks = [] /*...*/ ) {
+		if ( $snaks instanceof Snak ) {
+			$snaks = func_get_args();
+		}
+
 		if ( is_array( $snaks ) ) {
 			$snaks = new SnakList( $snaks );
 		}
diff --git a/src/ReferenceList.php b/src/ReferenceList.php
index 1c61e86c..4658ac31 100644
--- a/src/ReferenceList.php
+++ b/src/ReferenceList.php
@@ -33,11 +33,16 @@ class ReferenceList implements Comparable, Countable, IteratorAggregate, Seriali
 	private $references = [];
 
 	/**
-	 * @param Reference[]|Traversable $references
+	 * @param Reference[]|Traversable|Reference $references
+	 * @param Reference [$reference2,...]
 	 *
 	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
 	 */
-	public function __construct( $references = [] ) {
+	public function __construct( $references = [] /*...*/ ) {
+		if ( $references instanceof Reference ) {
+			$references = func_get_args();
+		}
+
 		if ( !is_array( $references ) && !( $references instanceof Traversable ) ) {
 			throw new InvalidArgumentException( '$references must be an array or an instance of Traversable' );
 		}
diff --git a/src/Snak/SnakList.php b/src/Snak/SnakList.php
index 5de20d4a..9d4b700a 100644
--- a/src/Snak/SnakList.php
+++ b/src/Snak/SnakList.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Wikibase\DataModel\Snak;
 
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+use Traversable;
 use Wikibase\DataModel\HashArray;
 use Wikibase\DataModel\Internal\MapValueHasher;
 
@@ -17,6 +19,26 @@
  */
 class SnakList extends HashArray {
 
+	/**
+	 * @param Snak[]|Traversable|Snak $snaks
+	 * @param Snak [$snak2,...]
+	 *
+	 * @throws InvalidArgumentException
+	 */
+	public function __construct( $snaks = array() /*...*/ ) {
+		if ( $snaks instanceof Snak ) {
+			$snaks = func_get_args();
+		}
+
+		if ( !is_array( $snaks ) && !( $snaks instanceof Traversable ) ) {
+			throw new InvalidArgumentException( '$snaks must be an array or an instance of Traversable' );
+		}
+
+		foreach ( $snaks as $index => $snak ) {
+			$this->setElement( $index, $snak );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @see GenericArrayObject::getObjectType
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/unit/HashArray/HashArrayTest.php b/tests/unit/HashArray/HashArrayTest.php
index 83323bc9..427cbd3d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/HashArray/HashArrayTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/HashArray/HashArrayTest.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function instanceProvider() {
 		$instances = [];
 
 		foreach ( $this->constructorProvider() as $args ) {
-			$instances[] = [ new $class( array_key_exists( 0, $args ) ? $args[0] : null ) ];
+			$instances[] = [ new $class( array_key_exists( 0, $args ) ? $args[0] : [] ) ];
 		}
 
 		return $instances;
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReferenceListTest.php b/tests/unit/ReferenceListTest.php
index 9dc772ec..3d0435e7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReferenceListTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/ReferenceListTest.php
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ public function invalidConstructorArgumentsProvider() {
 			[ 'string' ],
 			[ $id1 ],
 			[ new PropertyNoValueSnak( $id1 ) ],
-			[ new Reference() ],
 			[ new SnakList( [ new PropertyNoValueSnak( $id1 ) ] ) ],
 			[ [ new PropertyNoValueSnak( $id1 ) ] ],
 			[ [ new ReferenceList() ] ],
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReferenceTest.php b/tests/unit/ReferenceTest.php
index 1e7ad5e9..8e1a87e8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReferenceTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/ReferenceTest.php
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@ public function invalidConstructorArgumentsProvider() {
 			[ 0.1 ],
 			[ 'string' ],
 			[ $id1 ],
-			[ new PropertyNoValueSnak( $id1 ) ],
-			[ new PropertyValueSnak( $id1, new StringValue( 'a' ) ) ],
+			[ [ new Reference() ] ],
 			[ [ new SnakList() ] ],
 			[ new Reference() ],
 		];
diff --git a/tests/unit/Snak/SnakListTest.php b/tests/unit/Snak/SnakListTest.php
index ff5bb7aa..1f5b8478 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Snak/SnakListTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Snak/SnakListTest.php
@@ -84,13 +84,12 @@ public function invalidConstructorArgumentsProvider() {
 		$id1 = new PropertyId( 'P1' );
 
 		return [
+			[ null ],
 			[ false ],
 			[ 1 ],
 			[ 0.1 ],
 			[ 'string' ],
 			[ $id1 ],
-			[ new PropertyNoValueSnak( $id1 ) ],
-			[ new PropertyValueSnak( $id1, new StringValue( 'a' ) ) ],
 			[ [ null ] ],
 			[ [ $id1 ] ],
 			[ [ new SnakList() ] ],
diff --git a/tests/unit/Statement/StatementTest.php b/tests/unit/Statement/StatementTest.php
index 9e4ad6e6..ee08fae4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Statement/StatementTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Statement/StatementTest.php
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ public function testGivenSameStatement_equalsReturnsTrue() {
 			new SnakList( [
 				new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ),
 			] ),
-			new ReferenceList( [
-				new Reference( [ new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ) ] ),
-			] )
+			new ReferenceList( new Reference( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ) ) )
 		);
 
 		$statement->setGuid( 'kittens' );
@@ -347,17 +345,13 @@ public function testStatementWithDifferentReferences_equalsReturnsFalse() {
 		$statement = new Statement(
 			new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ),
 			new SnakList(),
-			new ReferenceList( [
-				new Reference( [ new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ) ] ),
-			] )
+			new ReferenceList( new Reference( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ) ) )
 		);
 
 		$differentStatement = new Statement(
 			new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ),
 			new SnakList(),
-			new ReferenceList( [
-				new Reference( [ new PropertyNoValueSnak( 32202 ) ] ),
-			] )
+			new ReferenceList( new Reference( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 32202 ) ) )
 		);
 
 		$this->assertFalse( $statement->equals( $differentStatement ) );
@@ -406,9 +400,7 @@ private function newStatement() {
 		$statement = new Statement(
 			new PropertyNoValueSnak( 42 ),
 			$qualifiers,
-			new ReferenceList( [
-				new Reference( [ new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ) ] ),
-			] )
+			new ReferenceList( new Reference( new PropertyNoValueSnak( 1337 ) ) )
 		);
 
 		$statement->setRank( Statement::RANK_NORMAL );