diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp
index 077c835c9..cd1bcfcb5 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ u_string_list_create_with_capacity(uint32_t capacity)
 	}
 }
 
+struct u_string_list *
+u_string_list_create_from_list(struct u_string_list *usl)
+{
+	try {
+		auto ret = std::make_unique<u_string_list>(xrt::auxiliary::util::StringList{usl->list});
+		return ret.release();
+	} catch (std::exception const &) {
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+}
+
 
 uint32_t
 u_string_list_get_size(const struct u_string_list *usl)
diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h
index 9c70d1986..af494f382 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ u_string_list_create(void);
 struct u_string_list *
 u_string_list_create_with_capacity(uint32_t capacity);
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Create a new string list from an existing string list.
+ *
+ * @public @memberof u_string_list
+ */
+struct u_string_list *
+u_string_list_create_from_list(struct u_string_list *usl);
+
 /*!
  * @brief Retrieve the number of elements in the list
  *