diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
index bc8b3deb6..c73d4363a 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/TaskAdapter.java
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ public class TaskAdapter extends Task implements TypeAdapter {
     /** Object to act as a proxy for. */
     private Object proxy;
 
+    /**
+     * No-arg constructor for reflection.
+     */
+    public TaskAdapter() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for given proxy.
+     * So you could write easier code
+     * <pre>
+     * myTaskContainer.addTask( new TaskAdapter(myProxy) );
+     * </pre>
+     *
+     * @param proxy The object which Ant should use as task.
+     */
+    public TaskAdapter(Object proxy) {
+        this();
+        setProxy(proxy);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Checks whether or not a class is suitable to be adapted by TaskAdapter.
      * If the class is of type Dispatchable, the check is not performed because