diff --git a/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.cpp b/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.cpp
index f11c97a0c..8a26457a6 100644
--- a/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.cpp
+++ b/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ namespace client {
     : _description(std::move(description)),
       _map(MakeMap(_description.open_drive_file)) {}
 
+  Map::Map(std::string name, std::string xodr_content)
+    : Map(rpc::MapInfo{
+          std::move(name),
+          std::move(xodr_content),
+          std::vector<geom::Transform>{}}) {}
+
   Map::~Map() = default;
 
   SharedPtr<Waypoint> Map::GetWaypoint(
diff --git a/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.h b/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.h
index 3375ecf0b..23961380f 100644
--- a/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.h
+++ b/LibCarla/source/carla/client/Map.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ namespace client {
 
     explicit Map(rpc::MapInfo description);
 
+    explicit Map(std::string name, std::string xodr_content);
+
     ~Map();
 
     const std::string &GetName() const {
diff --git a/PythonAPI/source/libcarla/Map.cpp b/PythonAPI/source/libcarla/Map.cpp
index da1c1b93b..b23d49b94 100644
--- a/PythonAPI/source/libcarla/Map.cpp
+++ b/PythonAPI/source/libcarla/Map.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void export_map() {
   namespace cg = carla::geom;
 
   class_<cc::Map, boost::noncopyable, boost::shared_ptr<cc::Map>>("Map", no_init)
+    .def(init<std::string, std::string>((arg("name"), arg("xodr_content"))))
     .add_property("name", CALL_RETURNING_COPY(cc::Map, GetName))
     .def("get_spawn_points", CALL_RETURNING_LIST(cc::Map, GetRecommendedSpawnPoints))
     .def("get_waypoint", &cc::Map::GetWaypoint, (arg("location"), arg("project_to_road")=true))