diff --git a/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt b/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt
index 3eea3062..ccf98fb8 100644
--- a/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/lasso/lasso-sections.txt
@@ -2477,6 +2477,7 @@ LASSO_SOAP_DETAIL_GET_CLASS
 <TITLE>LassoSoapEnvelope</TITLE>
 LassoSoapEnvelope
 lasso_soap_envelope_new
+lasso_soap_envelope_new_full
 lasso_soap_envelope_new_from_message
 <SUBSECTION SoapBinding>
 lasso_soap_envelope_add_action
diff --git a/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.c b/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.c
index 4a327f66..fe6e571b 100644
--- a/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.c
+++ b/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.c
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ lasso_soap_envelope_get_type()
 	return this_type;
 }
 
+/**
+ * lasso_soap_envelope_new:
+ *
+ * Creates a new #LassoSoapEnvelope with a new empty #LassoSoapBody
+ * member.  Note, this function does not add a #LassoSoapHeader, if
+ * you need both headers and a body use
+ * lasso_soap_envelope_new_full() instead.
+ *
+ * Returns: new #LassoSoapEnvelope
+ **/
 LassoSoapEnvelope*
 lasso_soap_envelope_new(LassoSoapBody *body)
 {
@@ -94,6 +104,16 @@ lasso_soap_envelope_new(LassoSoapBody *body)
 	return envelope;
 }
 
+/**
+ * lasso_soap_envelope_new_from_message:
+ * @message: XML document
+ *
+ * Given an XML document in @message, parse it and convert it into a
+ * #LassoNode, then insert that #LassoNode into the body of the newly
+ * returned #LassoSoapEnvelope.
+ *
+ * Returns: new #LassoSoapEnvelope
+ **/
 LassoSoapEnvelope*
 lasso_soap_envelope_new_from_message(const gchar *message)
 {
@@ -108,3 +128,38 @@ lasso_soap_envelope_new_from_message(const gchar *message)
 
 	return envelope;
 }
+
+/**
+ * lasso_soap_envelope_new_full:
+ *
+ * Creates a new #LassoSoapEnvelope with new empty #LassoSoapHeader
+ * and #LassoSoapBody members.
+ *
+ * Returns: new #LassoSoapEnvelope
+ **/
+LassoSoapEnvelope*
+lasso_soap_envelope_new_full()
+{
+	LassoSoapEnvelope *envelope = NULL;
+	LassoSoapHeader *header = NULL;
+	LassoSoapBody *body = NULL;
+
+	envelope = g_object_new(LASSO_TYPE_SOAP_ENVELOPE, NULL);
+	goto_cleanup_if_fail(envelope);
+
+	header = lasso_soap_header_new();
+	goto_cleanup_if_fail(header);
+	lasso_assign_gobject(envelope->Header, header);
+
+	body = lasso_soap_body_new();
+	goto_cleanup_if_fail(body);
+	lasso_assign_gobject(envelope->Body, body);
+
+	return envelope;
+
+ cleanup:
+	lasso_release_gobject(envelope);
+	lasso_release_gobject(header);
+	lasso_release_gobject(body);
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.h b/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.h
index 75b067e8..3cb37f17 100644
--- a/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.h
+++ b/lasso/xml/soap-1.1/soap_envelope.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ LASSO_EXPORT LassoSoapEnvelope* lasso_soap_envelope_new(LassoSoapBody *body);
 
 LASSO_EXPORT LassoSoapEnvelope* lasso_soap_envelope_new_from_message(const gchar *message);
 
+LASSO_EXPORT LassoSoapEnvelope* lasso_soap_envelope_new_full(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */