diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/ListMarshaller.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/ListMarshaller.java
index 6c26ed76d..8c79b134f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/ListMarshaller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/ListMarshaller.java
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ import static net.openhft.chronicle.hash.serialization.StatefulCopyable.copyIfNe
 public final class ListMarshaller<T>
         implements BytesReader<List<T>>, BytesWriter<List<T>>, StatefulCopyable<ListMarshaller<T>> {
 
+    public static <T> ListMarshaller<T> of(
+            BytesReader<T> elementReader, BytesWriter<? super T> elementWriter) {
+        return new ListMarshaller<>(elementReader, elementWriter);
+    }
+
+    public static <T, M extends BytesReader<T> & BytesWriter<? super T>> ListMarshaller<T> of(
+            M elementMarshaller) {
+        return of(elementMarshaller, elementMarshaller);
+    }
+
     // Config fields
     private BytesReader<T> elementReader;
     private BytesWriter<? super T> elementWriter;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/SetMarshaller.java b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/SetMarshaller.java
index 3fd2e84ca..136b0d940 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/SetMarshaller.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/openhft/chronicle/hash/serialization/SetMarshaller.java
@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ import static net.openhft.chronicle.hash.serialization.StatefulCopyable.copyIfNe
 public final class SetMarshaller<T>
         implements BytesReader<Set<T>>, BytesWriter<Set<T>>, StatefulCopyable<SetMarshaller<T>> {
 
+    public static <T> SetMarshaller<T> of(
+            BytesReader<T> elementReader, BytesWriter<? super T> elementWriter) {
+        return new SetMarshaller<>(elementReader, elementWriter);
+    }
+
+    public static <T, M extends BytesReader<T> & BytesWriter<? super T>> SetMarshaller<T> of(
+            M elementMarshaller) {
+        return of(elementMarshaller, elementMarshaller);
+    }
+
     // Config fields
     private BytesReader<T> elementReader;
     private BytesWriter<? super T> elementWriter;
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/CHMUseCasesTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/CHMUseCasesTest.java
index 287ee009f..1ba58a3c9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/CHMUseCasesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/CHMUseCasesTest.java
@@ -2415,12 +2415,11 @@ public class CHMUseCasesTest {
     @Test
     public void testListValue() throws IOException {
 
-        ListMarshaller<String> valueMarshaller = new ListMarshaller<>(
-                new StringBytesReader(), CharSequenceBytesWriter.INSTANCE);
         ChronicleMapBuilder<String, List<String>> builder = ChronicleMapBuilder
                 .of(String.class, (Class<List<String>>) (Class) List.class)
                 .entries(2)
-                .valueMarshaller(valueMarshaller);
+                .valueMarshaller(ListMarshaller.of(
+                        new StringBytesReader(), CharSequenceBytesWriter.INSTANCE));
 
 
         try (ChronicleMap<String, List<String>> map = newInstance(builder)) {
@@ -2463,12 +2462,11 @@ public class CHMUseCasesTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testSetValue() throws IOException {
-        SetMarshaller<String> valueMarshaller = new SetMarshaller<>(
-                new StringBytesReader(), CharSequenceBytesWriter.INSTANCE);
         ChronicleMapBuilder<String, Set<String>> builder = ChronicleMapBuilder
                 .of(String.class, (Class<Set<String>>) (Class) Set.class)
                 .entries(10)
-                .valueMarshaller(valueMarshaller);
+                .valueMarshaller(SetMarshaller.of(
+                        new StringBytesReader(), CharSequenceBytesWriter.INSTANCE));
 
 
         try (ChronicleMap<String, Set<String>> map = newInstance(builder)) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java
index 65f5fda69..2c75232be 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/openhft/chronicle/map/DefaultValueTest.java
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ public class DefaultValueTest {
 
             ArrayList<Integer> defaultValue = new ArrayList<Integer>();
             defaultValue.add(42);
-            ListMarshaller<Integer> valueMarshaller =
-                    new ListMarshaller<>(IntegerMarshaller.INSTANCE, IntegerMarshaller.INSTANCE);
             try (ChronicleMap<String, List<Integer>> map = ChronicleMap
                     .of(String.class, (Class<List<Integer>>) ((Class) List.class))
                     .entries(3)
-                    .valueMarshaller(valueMarshaller)
+                    .valueMarshaller(ListMarshaller.of(IntegerMarshaller.INSTANCE))
                     .averageKey("a").averageValue(Arrays.asList(1, 2))
                     .defaultValueProvider(absentEntry ->
                             absentEntry.context().wrapValueAsData(defaultValue))