diff --git a/mie/ctx.c b/mie/ctx.c
index 989b1d8..69689c3 100644
--- a/mie/ctx.c
+++ b/mie/ctx.c
@@ -70,6 +70,27 @@ struct mie_ctx *mie_ctx_create(void)
 	return out;
 }
 
+struct mie_op *mie_ctx_create_op(
+	const struct mie_ctx *ctx, const char *dialect, const char *op)
+{
+	const struct mie_op_definition *def
+		= mie_ctx_get_op_definition(ctx, dialect, op);
+	if (!def) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	struct mie_op *out = mie_op_create();
+	if (!out) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	out->op_flags |= MIE_OP_F_OP_RESOLVED;
+	out->op_info = def;
+	out->op_dialect = def->op_parent;
+
+	return out;
+}
+
 bool mie_ctx_resolve_op(const struct mie_ctx *ctx, struct mie_op *op)
 {
 	if (op->op_flags & MIE_OP_F_OP_RESOLVED) {
diff --git a/mie/include/mie/ctx.h b/mie/include/mie/ctx.h
index 0a3ecdc..e53290e 100644
--- a/mie/include/mie/ctx.h
+++ b/mie/include/mie/ctx.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct mie_ctx {
 MIE_API struct mie_ctx *mie_ctx_create(void);
 MIE_API void mie_ctx_destroy(struct mie_ctx *ctx);
 
+MIE_API struct mie_op *mie_ctx_create_op(
+	const struct mie_ctx *ctx, const char *dialect, const char *op);
 MIE_API bool mie_ctx_resolve_op(const struct mie_ctx *ctx, struct mie_op *op);
 
 MIE_API struct mie_dialect *mie_ctx_get_dialect(