diff --git a/include/rcp.h b/include/rcp.h
index b439666..eaacf74 100644
--- a/include/rcp.h
+++ b/include/rcp.h
@@ -123,16 +123,14 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-template <typename T>
-class managed
-{
-public:
-    static_assert(std::is_base_of<root, T>::value,
-            "T must inherit from rcp::root to use rcp::managed<T>");
-
-    rcp<T> get_rcp()
-    {
-        root * r = (root *)this;
-        return rcp<T>(r->get_root_rcp());
+#define rcp_managed(classname) \
+    rcp<classname> get_rcp() \
+    { \
+        root * r = (root *)this; \
+        return rcp<classname>(r->get_root_rcp()); \
+    } \
+    template <typename... Args> \
+    static rcp<classname> create(Args&&... args) \
+    { \
+        return (new classname(std::forward<Args>(args)...))->get_rcp(); \
     }
-};
diff --git a/test/tests.cpp b/test/tests.cpp
index 519a476..04645bc 100644
--- a/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 #include <rcp.h>
 
+class MyBase : public root
+{
+protected:
+    MyBase(int x, int y) {}
+
+public:
+    rcp_managed(MyBase);
+};
+
+class MyDerived : public MyBase
+{
+protected:
+    MyDerived(double v) : MyBase(1, 2) {}
+
+public:
+    rcp_managed(MyDerived)
+};
+
 int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
     return 0;