diff --git a/includes/solution_packs.inc b/includes/solution_packs.inc
index 47a8f23c..e4cb23bd 100644
--- a/includes/solution_packs.inc
+++ b/includes/solution_packs.inc
@@ -58,6 +58,46 @@ function islandora_solution_packs_get_required_objects($module = NULL) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convenience function used to create objects in hook_required_objects().
+ *
+ * @param IslandoraTuque $connection
+ *   The connection to the fedora repository.
+ * @param array $args
+ *   An associative array defining the objects properties and datastreams"
+ *   - pid: The identifier for the new object.
+ *   - label: The new object's label.
+ *   - models: String / array of content model identifier(s) for the new object.
+ *   - datastreams: An associative array of properties for each datastream where
+ *     each key represents the datastream's identifier:
+ *     - control_group: The control group for this datastream defaults to 'M'.
+ *     - label: The datastream's label.
+ *     - file: The file path to the datastream's content.
+ *     - mimetype: The mimetype of the given file. Defaults to 'text/xml'.
+ *
+ * @return AbstractObject
+ *   A new Fedora Object, that has yet to be persisted to the repository.
+ */
+function islandora_solution_pack_create_required_object(IslandoraTuque $connection, array $args) {
+  $object = $connection->repository->constructObject($args['pid']);
+  $object->owner = 'fedoraAdmin';
+  $object->label = $args['label'];
+  foreach ($args['datastreams'] as $dsid => $properties) {
+    $control_group = isset($properties['control_group']) ? $properties['control_group'] : 'M';
+    $datastream = $object->constructDatastream($dsid, $control_group);
+    $datastream->label = isset($properties['label']) ? $properties['label'] : $dsid;
+    $datastream->mimetype = isset($properties['mimetype']) ? $properties['mimetype'] : 'text/xml';
+    $datastream->setContentFromFile($properties['file'], FALSE);
+    $object->ingestDatastream($datastream);
+  }
+  // We must set the model after the datastreams as Tuque will ignore the
+  // RELS-EXT content if the model is set first.
+  if (isset($args['model'])) {
+    $object->models = $args['model'];
+  }
+  return $object;
+}
+
 /**
  * Solution pack admin page callback.
  *