diff --git a/src/bus.cpp b/src/bus.cpp
index 6dc2309..7f96419 100644
--- a/src/bus.cpp
+++ b/src/bus.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #include <sdbusplus/bus.hpp>
 
-namespace sdbusplus
-{
-namespace bus
+namespace sdbusplus::bus
 {
 
 void bus::emit_interfaces_added(const char* path,
@@ -21,5 +19,101 @@
                                                static_cast<char**>(s));
 }
 
-} // namespace bus
-} // namespace sdbusplus
+/* Create a new default connection: system bus if root, session bus if user. */
+bus new_default()
+{
+    sd_bus* b = nullptr;
+    sd_bus_default(&b);
+    return bus(b, std::false_type());
+}
+
+/* Create a new default connection to the session bus. */
+bus new_default_user()
+{
+    sd_bus* b = nullptr;
+    sd_bus_default_user(&b);
+    return bus(b, std::false_type());
+}
+
+/* Create a new default connection to the system bus. */
+bus new_default_system()
+{
+    sd_bus* b = nullptr;
+    sd_bus_default_system(&b);
+    return bus(b, std::false_type());
+}
+
+/* Create a new connection: system bus if root, session bus if user. */
+bus new_bus()
+{
+    sd_bus* b = nullptr;
+    sd_bus_open(&b);
+    bus bus(b, std::false_type());
+    bus.set_should_close(true);
+    return bus;
+}
+
+/* Create a new connection to the session bus. */
+bus new_user()
+{
+    sd_bus* b = nullptr;
+    sd_bus_open_user(&b);
+    bus bus(b, std::false_type());
+    bus.set_should_close(true);
+    return bus;
+}
+
+/* Create a new connection to the system bus. */
+bus new_system()
+{
+    sd_bus* b = nullptr;
+    sd_bus_open_system(&b);
+    bus bus(b, std::false_type());
+    bus.set_should_close(true);
+    return bus;
+}
+
+bus::bus(busp_t b, sdbusplus::SdBusInterface* intf) :
+    _intf(intf), _bus(_intf->sd_bus_ref(b), details::BusDeleter(intf))
+{
+    // Emitting object added causes a message to get the properties
+    // which can trigger a 'transaction' in the server bindings.  If
+    // the bus isn't up far enough, this causes an assert deep in
+    // sd-bus code.  Get the 'unique_name' to ensure the bus is up far
+    // enough to avoid the assert.
+    if (b != nullptr)
+    {
+        get_unique_name();
+    }
+}
+
+bus::bus(busp_t b) :
+    _intf(&sdbus_impl),
+    _bus(_intf->sd_bus_ref(b), details::BusDeleter(&sdbus_impl))
+{
+    // Emitting object added causes a message to get the properties
+    // which can trigger a 'transaction' in the server bindings.  If
+    // the bus isn't up far enough, this causes an assert deep in
+    // sd-bus code.  Get the 'unique_name' to ensure the bus is up far
+    // enough to avoid the assert.
+    if (b != nullptr)
+    {
+        get_unique_name();
+    }
+}
+
+bus::bus(busp_t b, std::false_type) :
+    _intf(&sdbus_impl), _bus(b, details::BusDeleter(&sdbus_impl))
+{
+    // Emitting object added causes a message to get the properties
+    // which can trigger a 'transaction' in the server bindings.  If
+    // the bus isn't up far enough, this causes an assert deep in
+    // sd-bus code.  Get the 'unique_name' to ensure the bus is up far
+    // enough to avoid the assert.
+    if (b != nullptr)
+    {
+        get_unique_name();
+    }
+}
+
+} // namespace sdbusplus::bus