diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Member.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Member.cs
index c0f0a42871..1263e927b9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Member.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Member.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         private object _providerUserKey;
         private Type _userTypeKey;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor for creating an empty Member object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contentType">ContentType for the current Content object</param>
+        public Member(IMemberType contentType)
+            : base("", -1, contentType, new PropertyCollection())
+        {
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructor for creating a Member object
         /// </summary>