diff --git a/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp b/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp
index 8a048df..20b0bd7 100644
--- a/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp
+++ b/sdbusplus/bus/match.hpp
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 
         _slot = decltype(_slot){slot};
     }
+    match(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& _match,
+          sd_bus_message_handler_t handler, void* context = nullptr)
+                : match(bus, _match.c_str(), handler, context) {}
 
     using callback_t = std::function<void(sdbusplus::message::message&)>;
 
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@
 
         _slot = decltype(_slot){slot};
     }
+    match(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& _match,
+          callback_t callback)
+                : match(bus, _match.c_str(), callback) {}
 
     private:
         slot::slot _slot;
diff --git a/test/bus/match.cpp b/test/bus/match.cpp
index 12d2336..c69c76b 100644
--- a/test/bus/match.cpp
+++ b/test/bus/match.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             return 0;
         };
 
-    sdbusplus::bus::match_t m{bus, matchRule().c_str(), trigger, &triggered};
+    sdbusplus::bus::match_t m{bus, matchRule(), trigger, &triggered};
     auto m2 = std::move(m);  // ensure match is move-safe.
 
     waitForIt(triggered);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             triggered = true;
         };
 
-    sdbusplus::bus::match_t m{bus, matchRule().c_str(), trigger};
+    sdbusplus::bus::match_t m{bus, matchRule(), trigger};
     auto m2 = std::move(m);  // ensure match is move-safe.
 
     waitForIt(triggered);
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     };
     BoolHolder b;
 
-    sdbusplus::bus::match_t m{bus, matchRule().c_str(),
+    sdbusplus::bus::match_t m{bus, matchRule(),
                               std::bind(std::mem_fn(&BoolHolder::callback),
                                         &b, std::placeholders::_1)};
     auto m2 = std::move(m);  // ensure match is move-safe.