diff --git a/zenoh/src/api/sample.rs b/zenoh/src/api/sample.rs
index b3559012d6..1bfddab18a 100644
--- a/zenoh/src/api/sample.rs
+++ b/zenoh/src/api/sample.rs
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ pub struct SourceInfo {
 
 #[zenoh_macros::unstable]
 impl SourceInfo {
+    #[zenoh_macros::unstable]
+    /// Build a new [`SourceInfo`].
+    pub fn new(source_id: Option<EntityGlobalId>, source_sn: Option<SourceSn>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            source_id,
+            source_sn,
+        }
+    }
+
     #[zenoh_macros::unstable]
     /// The [`EntityGlobalId`] of the zenoh entity that published the concerned [`Sample`].
     pub fn source_id(&self) -> Option<&EntityGlobalId> {