diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/UmbracoEntity.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/UmbracoEntity.cs
index 0a8302dea1..6822582576 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/UmbracoEntity.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/UmbracoEntity.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             Trashed = trashed;
         }
 
+        public UmbracoEntity(int trashed)
+        {
+            AdditionalData = new Dictionary<string, object>();
+            Trashed = trashed == 1;
+        }
+
         public int CreatorId
         {
             get { return _creatorId; }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/UmbracoEntityTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/UmbracoEntityTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2be59c7b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/UmbracoEntityTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Tests.Models
+{
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class UmbracoEntityTests
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void UmbracoEntity_Can_Be_Initialized_From_Dynamic()
+        {
+            var boolIsTrue = true;
+            var intIsTrue = 1;
+
+            var trashedWithBool = new UmbracoEntity((dynamic)boolIsTrue);
+            var trashedWithInt = new UmbracoEntity((dynamic)intIsTrue);
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(trashedWithBool.Trashed);
+            Assert.IsTrue(trashedWithInt.Trashed);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
index ac240834d5..3aa044cf76 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Umbraco.Tests.csproj
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Membership\MembershipProviderBaseTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Membership\UmbracoServiceMembershipProviderTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MockTests.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\UmbracoEntityTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoViewPageTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Auditing\AuditTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="BootManagers\CoreBootManagerTests.cs" />