diff --git a/option.go b/option.go
index 3f61c42..cc66aae 100644
--- a/option.go
+++ b/option.go
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/go-util/container"
 // Option is an alias for ucontainer.Option, defined here for convenience
 type Option[T any] = ucontainer.Option[T]
 
+// O is an alias for ucontainer.O, defined here for convenience
+func O[T any](value T) Option[T] {
+	return ucontainer.O(value)
+}