diff --git a/public/UUID.h b/public/UUID.h
index 6b39fd1..d7acda8 100644
--- a/public/UUID.h
+++ b/public/UUID.h
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ public:
         /* empty */
     }
 
+    UUID(const UUID &source) {
+        type      = source.type;
+        shortUUID = source.shortUUID;
+        memcpy(baseUUID, source.baseUUID, LENGTH_OF_LONG_UUID);
+    }
+
+    UUID(void) : type(UUID_TYPE_SHORT), shortUUID(BLE_UUID_UNKNOWN) {
+        /* empty */
+    }
+
 public:
     UUID_Type_t       shortOrLong(void)  const {return type;     }
     const uint8_t    *getBaseUUID(void)  const {