diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp
index cd1bcfcb5..84709e847 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,22 @@ u_string_list_create_from_list(struct u_string_list *usl)
 	}
 }
 
+struct u_string_list *
+u_string_list_create_from_array(const char *const *arr, uint32_t size)
+{
+	if (arr == nullptr || size == 0) {
+		return u_string_list_create();
+	}
+	try {
+		auto ret = std::make_unique<u_string_list>(xrt::auxiliary::util::StringList{size});
+		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+			ret->list.push_back(arr[i]);
+		}
+		return ret.release();
+	} catch (std::exception const &) {
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+}
 
 uint32_t
 u_string_list_get_size(const struct u_string_list *usl)
@@ -95,6 +111,23 @@ u_string_list_append(struct u_string_list *usl, const char *str)
 	}
 }
 
+int
+u_string_list_append_array(struct u_string_list *usl, const char *const *arr, uint32_t size)
+{
+
+	if (usl == nullptr) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+	try {
+		for (uint32_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+			usl->list.push_back(arr[i]);
+		}
+		return 1;
+	} catch (std::exception const &) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
 int
 u_string_list_append_unique(struct u_string_list *usl, const char *str)
 {
diff --git a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h
index af494f382..9319fc110 100644
--- a/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h
+++ b/src/xrt/auxiliary/util/u_string_list.h
@@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ u_string_list_create_with_capacity(uint32_t capacity);
 struct u_string_list *
 u_string_list_create_from_list(struct u_string_list *usl);
 
+/*!
+ * @brief Create a new string list from an array of suitable strings.
+ *
+ * @param arr an array of zero or more non-null, null-terminated string that must live at least as long as the list,
+ * preferably string literals.
+ * @param size the number of elements in the array.
+ *
+ * @public @memberof u_string_list
+ */
+struct u_string_list *
+u_string_list_create_from_array(const char *const *arr, uint32_t size);
+
 /*!
  * @brief Retrieve the number of elements in the list
  *
@@ -77,6 +89,21 @@ u_string_list_get_data(const struct u_string_list *usl);
 int
 u_string_list_append(struct u_string_list *usl, const char *str);
 
+
+/*!
+ * @brief Append an array of new string literals to the list.
+ *
+ * @param usl self pointer
+ * @param arr an array of zero or more non-null, null-terminated string that must live at least as long as the list,
+ * preferably string literals.
+ * @param size the number of elements in the array.
+ * @return 1 if successfully added, negative for errors.
+ *
+ * @public @memberof u_string_list
+ */
+int
+u_string_list_append_array(struct u_string_list *usl, const char *const *arr, uint32_t size);
+
 /*!
  * @brief Append a new string literal to the list, if it's not the same as a string already in the list.
  *