diff --git a/parsers/src/muc/user.rs b/parsers/src/muc/user.rs
index e355c3db9b775768a3c8f3b2fe3f38d7fb67b5d9..a4613f82e37c3c5cbc9c52e91f150b89924155c1 100644
--- a/parsers/src/muc/user.rs
+++ b/parsers/src/muc/user.rs
@@ -271,6 +271,25 @@ generate_element!(
     ]
 );
 
+impl MucUser {
+    pub fn new() -> MucUser {
+        MucUser {
+            status: vec![],
+            items: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_status(mut self, status: Vec<Status>) -> MucUser {
+        self.status = status;
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_items(mut self, items: Vec<Item>) -> MucUser {
+        self.items = items;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
 impl MessagePayload for MucUser {}
 impl PresencePayload for MucUser {}