diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java
index 0a4906e..90b9863 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/service/DocumentPath.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.apache.commons.collections.CollectionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -95,6 +96,39 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Creates a new {@code DocumentPath} from a list of path elements.
+     *
+     * @param elements path elements
+     * @return {@code DocumentPath} instance
+     */
+    public static DocumentPath from(String... elements) {
+        return from(Arrays.asList(elements));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@code DocumentPath} from a list of path elements.
+     *
+     * @param elements path elements
+     * @return {@code DocumentPath} instance
+     */
+    public static DocumentPath from(List<String> elements) {
+        return new DocumentPath(elements);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@code DocumentPath} from a list of path elements.
+     *
+     * @param elements path elements
+     * @param child child element
+     * @return {@code DocumentPath} instance
+     */
+    public static DocumentPath from(List<String> elements, String child) {
+        elements = new ArrayList<>(elements);
+        elements.add(child);
+        return from(elements);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the relative  path to the given node.
      *
      * @return relative  path to the given node.