diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp
index 5a10cfe14f..e9f0338876 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet() noexcept {}
 NamedValueSet::~NamedValueSet() noexcept {}
 
 NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (const NamedValueSet& other)  : values (other.values) {}
-NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (NamedValueSet&& other) noexcept  : values (static_cast<Array<NamedValue>&&> (other.values)) {}
+
+NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (NamedValueSet&& other) noexcept
+   : values (static_cast<Array<NamedValue>&&> (other.values)) {}
+
+NamedValueSet::NamedValueSet (std::initializer_list<NamedValue> list)
+   : values (static_cast<std::initializer_list<NamedValue>&&> (list))
+{
+}
 
 NamedValueSet& NamedValueSet::operator= (const NamedValueSet& other)
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h
index 49089ec6b6..d76651d1cc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_NamedValueSet.h
@@ -34,23 +34,6 @@ namespace juce
 class JUCE_API  NamedValueSet
 {
 public:
-    /** Creates an empty set. */
-    NamedValueSet() noexcept;
-
-    NamedValueSet (const NamedValueSet&);
-    NamedValueSet (NamedValueSet&&) noexcept;
-    NamedValueSet& operator= (const NamedValueSet&);
-    NamedValueSet& operator= (NamedValueSet&&) noexcept;
-
-    /** Destructor. */
-    ~NamedValueSet() noexcept;
-
-    /** Two NamedValueSets are considered equal if they contain all the same key/value
-        pairs, regardless of the order.
-    */
-    bool operator== (const NamedValueSet&) const noexcept;
-    bool operator!= (const NamedValueSet&) const noexcept;
-
     //==============================================================================
     /** Structure for a named var object */
     struct JUCE_API  NamedValue
@@ -73,6 +56,27 @@ public:
         var value;
     };
 
+    //==============================================================================
+    /** Creates an empty set. */
+    NamedValueSet() noexcept;
+
+    NamedValueSet (const NamedValueSet&);
+    NamedValueSet (NamedValueSet&&) noexcept;
+    NamedValueSet& operator= (const NamedValueSet&);
+    NamedValueSet& operator= (NamedValueSet&&) noexcept;
+
+    /** Creates a NamedValueSet from a list of names and properties. */
+    NamedValueSet (std::initializer_list<NamedValue>);
+
+    /** Destructor. */
+    ~NamedValueSet() noexcept;
+
+    /** Two NamedValueSets are considered equal if they contain all the same key/value
+        pairs, regardless of the order.
+    */
+    bool operator== (const NamedValueSet&) const noexcept;
+    bool operator!= (const NamedValueSet&) const noexcept;
+
     const NamedValueSet::NamedValue* begin() const noexcept     { return values.begin(); }
     const NamedValueSet::NamedValue* end() const noexcept       { return values.end();   }
 
@@ -125,6 +129,8 @@ public:
 
         Do not use this method unless you really need access to the internal var object
         for some reason - for normal reading and writing always prefer operator[]() and set().
+        Also note that the pointer returned may become invalid as soon as any subsequent
+        methods are called on the NamedValueSet.
     */
     var* getVarPointer (const Identifier& name) const noexcept;
 
@@ -135,6 +141,8 @@ public:
 
     /** Returns the value of the item at a given index.
         The index must be between 0 and size() - 1, or this will return a nullptr
+        Also note that the pointer returned may become invalid as soon as any subsequent
+        methods are called on the NamedValueSet.
     */
     var* getVarPointerAt (int index) const noexcept;
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
index 90602687eb..a331924ce5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.cpp
@@ -587,12 +587,11 @@ ValueTree::ValueTree (const Identifier& type)  : object (new ValueTree::SharedOb
 }
 
 ValueTree::ValueTree (const Identifier& type,
-                      std::initializer_list<std::pair<Identifier, var>> properties,
+                      std::initializer_list<NamedValueSet::NamedValue> properties,
                       std::initializer_list<ValueTree> subTrees)
     : ValueTree (type)
 {
-    for (auto& prop : properties)
-        setProperty (prop.first, prop.second, nullptr);
+    object->properties = NamedValueSet (std::move (properties));
 
     for (auto& tree : subTrees)
         addChild (tree, -1, nullptr);
diff --git a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
index cf3533b93c..f389eb5569 100644
--- a/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
+++ b/modules/juce_data_structures/values/juce_ValueTree.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public:
         @endverbatim
     */
     ValueTree (const Identifier& type,
-               std::initializer_list<std::pair<Identifier, var>> properties,
+               std::initializer_list<NamedValueSet::NamedValue> properties,
                std::initializer_list<ValueTree> subTrees = {});
 
     /** Creates a reference to another ValueTree. */