diff --git a/units/src/fee_rate.rs b/units/src/fee_rate.rs
index 3cf0269b9..f6e9bddc4 100644
--- a/units/src/fee_rate.rs
+++ b/units/src/fee_rate.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ impl FeeRate {
     /// Constructs a new [`FeeRate`] from satoshis per virtual bytes without overflow check.
     pub const fn from_sat_per_vb_unchecked(sat_vb: u64) -> Self { FeeRate(sat_vb * (1000 / 4)) }
 
+    /// Constructs a new [`FeeRate`] from satoshis per kilo virtual bytes (1,000 vbytes).
+    pub const fn from_sat_per_kvb(sat_kvb: u64) -> Self { FeeRate(sat_kvb / 4) }
+
     /// Returns raw fee rate.
     ///
     /// Can be used instead of `into()` to avoid inference issues.