diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaImpl.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaImpl.java
index ad5cccc617..7b2fd235b3 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaImpl.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaImpl.java
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ final class CatalogMetaImpl extends AbstractMeta {
         return filterSchemas(configuration, new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(schemas)));
     }
 
-
     static final Meta filterSchemas(Configuration configuration, final Set<Schema> schemas) {
 
         // TODO: Some schemas may belong to another catalog
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaProvider.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaProvider.java
index 029b5a5bac..93b50fb546 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/CatalogMetaProvider.java
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
+import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.EMPTY_CATALOG;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.jooq.Catalog;
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
 import org.jooq.Meta;
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ public class CatalogMetaProvider implements MetaProvider {
         this.catalogs = catalogs;
     }
 
+    public CatalogMetaProvider(Configuration configuration, Collection<? extends Catalog> catalogs) {
+        this(configuration, catalogs.toArray(EMPTY_CATALOG));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Meta provide() {
         return CatalogMetaImpl.filterCatalogs(configuration, catalogs);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SchemaMetaProvider.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SchemaMetaProvider.java
index 9152632e97..434f540119 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SchemaMetaProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/SchemaMetaProvider.java
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
+import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.EMTPY_SCHEMA;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
 import org.jooq.Meta;
 import org.jooq.MetaProvider;
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ public class SchemaMetaProvider implements MetaProvider {
         this.schemas = schemas;
     }
 
+    public SchemaMetaProvider(Configuration configuration, Collection<? extends Schema> schemas) {
+        this(configuration, schemas.toArray(EMTPY_SCHEMA));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Meta provide() {
         return CatalogMetaImpl.filterSchemas(configuration, schemas);
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableMetaProvider.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableMetaProvider.java
index 53a431e7f5..e2666189fe 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableMetaProvider.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/TableMetaProvider.java
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
  */
 package org.jooq.impl;
 
+import static org.jooq.impl.Tools.EMPTY_TABLE;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
 import org.jooq.Configuration;
 import org.jooq.Meta;
 import org.jooq.MetaProvider;
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ public class TableMetaProvider implements MetaProvider {
         this.tables = tables;
     }
 
+    public TableMetaProvider(Configuration configuration, Collection<? extends Table<?>> tables) {
+        this(configuration, tables.toArray(EMPTY_TABLE));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Meta provide() {
         return CatalogMetaImpl.filterTables(configuration, tables);