diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp
index 7577d3ef..7d60ce85 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_bones.hpp
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ class Cube : public BaseCube< eT, Cube<eT> >
   template<typename fill_type> inline Cube(const uword in_rows, const uword in_cols, const uword in_slices, const fill::fill_class<fill_type>& f);
   template<typename fill_type> inline Cube(const SizeCube& s,                                               const fill::fill_class<fill_type>& f);
   
+  inline Cube(const uword in_rows, const uword in_cols, const uword in_slices, const fill::scalar_holder<eT> f);
+  inline Cube(const SizeCube& s,                                               const fill::scalar_holder<eT> f);
+  
   inline            Cube(Cube&& m);
   inline Cube& operator=(Cube&& m);
   
diff --git a/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_meat.hpp b/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_meat.hpp
index 71175a4a..09fb21f8 100644
--- a/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_meat.hpp
+++ b/include/armadillo_bits/Cube_meat.hpp
@@ -230,6 +230,51 @@ Cube<eT>::Cube(const SizeCube& s, const fill::fill_class<fill_type>&)
 
 
 
+//! construct the cube to have user specified dimensions and fill with specified value
+template<typename eT>
+inline
+Cube<eT>::Cube(const uword in_n_rows, const uword in_n_cols, const uword in_n_slices, const fill::scalar_holder<eT> f)
+  : n_rows(in_n_rows)
+  , n_cols(in_n_cols)
+  , n_elem_slice(in_n_rows*in_n_cols)
+  , n_slices(in_n_slices)
+  , n_elem(in_n_rows*in_n_cols*in_n_slices)
+  , n_alloc()
+  , mem_state(0)
+  , mem()
+  , mat_ptrs(nullptr)
+  {
+  arma_extra_debug_sigprint_this(this);
+  
+  init_cold();
+  
+  (*this).fill(f.scalar);
+  }
+
+
+
+template<typename eT>
+inline
+Cube<eT>::Cube(const SizeCube& s, const fill::scalar_holder<eT> f)
+  : n_rows(s.n_rows)
+  , n_cols(s.n_cols)
+  , n_elem_slice(s.n_rows*s.n_cols)
+  , n_slices(s.n_slices)
+  , n_elem(s.n_rows*s.n_cols*s.n_slices)
+  , n_alloc()
+  , mem_state(0)
+  , mem()
+  , mat_ptrs(nullptr)
+  {
+  arma_extra_debug_sigprint_this(this);
+  
+  init_cold();
+  
+  (*this).fill(f.scalar);
+  }
+
+
+
 template<typename eT>
 inline
 Cube<eT>::Cube(Cube<eT>&& in_cube)