diff --git a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/array.hpp b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/array.hpp
index ac9e0370..7d989e7f 100644
--- a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/array.hpp
+++ b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/array.hpp
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ namespace psemek::util
 
 		void resize(dims_type const & dims, T const & value);
 
+		void assign(dims_type const & dims, T const & value);
+
 		T * data() { return data_.get(); }
 		T const * data() const { return data_.get(); }
 
@@ -394,6 +396,16 @@ namespace psemek::util
 		resize_impl(std::move(data), dims);
 	}
 
+	template <typename T, std::size_t N>
+	void array<T, N>::assign(dims_type const & dims, T const & value)
+	{
+		auto const size = detail::product(dims);
+		std::unique_ptr<T[]> data(new T[size]);
+		std::fill(data.get(), data.get() + size, value);
+		data_ = std::move(data);
+		dims_ = dims;
+	}
+
 	template <typename T, std::size_t N>
 	std::unique_ptr<T[]> array<T, N>::release()
 	{