diff --git a/m-algo.h b/m-algo.h
index 48d33a77..cfbb76ff 100644
--- a/m-algo.h
+++ b/m-algo.h
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
     (ALGOI_REDUCE_MAP(dest, cont, contOp, __VA_ARGS__),                 \
      ALGOI_REDUCE_MAP_ARG(dest, cont, contOp, __VA_ARGS__) ) )
 
+#define ALGO_INIT_VA(dest, contOp, ...) do {            \
+    M_GET_INIT contOp (dest);                           \
+    M_MAP2(ALGOI_INIT_VA_FUNC, (dest, M_GET_PUSH contOp, ) , __VA_ARGS__); \
+  } while (0)
+
 /********************************** INTERNAL ************************************/
 
 #define ALGOI_DEF(name, container_t, cont_oplist, type_t, type_oplist, it_t) \
@@ -421,4 +426,7 @@
     M_GET_CLEAR M_GET_OPLIST cont_oplist (m_tmp);                       \
   } while (0)
 
+#define ALGOI_INIT_VA_FUNC(d, a)                                        \
+  M_RET_ARG2 d (M_RET_ARG1 d, a) ;
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/test-malgo.c b/tests/test-malgo.c
index b7c09f05..49f4231d 100644
--- a/tests/test-malgo.c
+++ b/tests/test-malgo.c
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ static void test_list(void)
   ALGO_MAP(l, LIST_OPLIST(int), g, 100);
   
   list_int_clear(l);
+
+  ALGO_INIT_VA(l, LIST_OPLIST(int), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+  assert (list_int_size(l) == 5);
+  list_int_clear(l);
 }
 
 static void test_array(void)
@@ -52,6 +56,10 @@ static void test_array(void)
   assert( algo_array_count(l, -1) == 0);
 
   array_int_clear(l);
+
+  ALGO_INIT_VA(l, ARRAY_OPLIST(int), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+  assert (array_int_size(l) == 5);
+  array_int_clear(l);
 }
 
 static void test_string(void)