diff --git a/github/MainClass.py b/github/MainClass.py
index cf38e7a2..5760c3c9 100644
--- a/github/MainClass.py
+++ b/github/MainClass.py
@@ -278,3 +278,12 @@ class Github(object):
             None
         )
         return GitignoreTemplate.GitignoreTemplate(self.__requester, attributes, completed=True)
+
+    def create_from_raw_data(self, klass, raw_data):
+        """
+        Creates an object from raw_data previously obtained by myObject.raw_data
+        :param klass: the class of the object to create
+        :param raw_data: dict
+        :rtype: instance of class ``klass``
+        """
+        return klass(self.__requester, raw_data, completed=True)
diff --git a/github/tests/RawData.py b/github/tests/RawData.py
index cd81dd35..53b8e470 100644
--- a/github/tests/RawData.py
+++ b/github/tests/RawData.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import Framework
 
+import github.NamedUser
+
 class RawData(Framework.TestCase):
     jacquev6RawData = {
         u'disk_usage': 13812,
@@ -80,3 +82,8 @@ class RawData(Framework.TestCase):
     def testNonCompletableObject(self):
         plan = self.g.get_user().plan
         self.assertEqual(plan.raw_data, RawData.planRawData)
+
+    def testCreateObjectFromRawData(self):
+        user = self.g.create_from_raw_data(github.NamedUser.NamedUser, RawData.jacquev6RawData)
+        self.assertEqual(user._CompletableGithubObject__completed, True)
+        self.assertEqual(user.name, "Vincent Jacques")