diff --git a/examples/multipart/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/multipart/CMakeLists.txt
index 1fa0e960..160ac71e 100644
--- a/examples/multipart/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/multipart/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/fairmq-start-ex-multipart.sh.in ${CMA
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test-ex-multipart.sh.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test-ex-multipart.sh)
 
 add_test(NAME Example.Multipart.zeromq COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test-ex-multipart.sh zeromq)
-set_tests_properties(Example.Multipart.zeromq PROPERTIES TIMEOUT "30" RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Received message with 2 parts")
+set_tests_properties(Example.Multipart.zeromq PROPERTIES TIMEOUT "30" RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Received message with 5 parts")
 
 if(BUILD_NANOMSG_TRANSPORT)
   add_test(NAME Example.Multipart.nanomsg COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test-ex-multipart.sh nanomsg)
-  set_tests_properties(Example.Multipart.nanomsg PROPERTIES TIMEOUT "30" RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Received message with 2 parts")
+  set_tests_properties(Example.Multipart.nanomsg PROPERTIES TIMEOUT "30" RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Received message with 5 parts")
 endif()
 
 add_test(NAME Example.Multipart.shmem COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/test-ex-multipart.sh shmem)
-set_tests_properties(Example.Multipart.shmem PROPERTIES TIMEOUT "30" RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Received message with 2 parts")
+set_tests_properties(Example.Multipart.shmem PROPERTIES TIMEOUT "30" RUN_SERIAL true PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Received message with 5 parts")
 
 # install
 
diff --git a/examples/multipart/Sampler.cxx b/examples/multipart/Sampler.cxx
index 8c61f36b..3ebecc5b 100644
--- a/examples/multipart/Sampler.cxx
+++ b/examples/multipart/Sampler.cxx
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ bool Sampler::ConditionalRun()
     parts.AddPart(NewSimpleMessage(header));
     parts.AddPart(NewMessage(1000));
 
+    // create more data parts, testing the FairMQParts in-place constructor
+    FairMQParts auxData{ NewMessage(500), NewMessage(600), NewMessage(700) };
+    assert(auxData.Size() == 3);
+    parts.AddPart(std::move(auxData));
+    assert(auxData.Size() == 0);
+    assert(parts.Size() == 5);
+
     LOG(info) << "Sending body of size: " << parts.At(1)->GetSize();
 
     Send(parts, "data");
@@ -74,4 +81,4 @@ Sampler::~Sampler()
 {
 }
 
-} // namespace example_multipart
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace example_multipart
diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQParts.h b/fairmq/FairMQParts.h
index 1ae08d47..8cb7c212 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQParts.h
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQParts.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class FairMQParts
     FairMQParts(FairMQParts&& p) = default;
     /// Assignment operator
     FairMQParts& operator=(const FairMQParts&) = delete;
+    /// Constructor from argument pack of std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage> rvalues
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    FairMQParts(Ts&&... messages) : fParts() {AddPart(std::forward<Ts>(messages)...);}
     /// Default destructor
     ~FairMQParts() {};
 
@@ -41,14 +44,6 @@ class FairMQParts
         fParts.push_back(std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>(msg));
     }
 
-    /// Adds part (std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>&) to the container (move)
-    /// @param msg unique pointer to FairMQMessage
-    /// lvalue ref (move not required when passing argument)
-    // inline void AddPart(std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>& msg)
-    // {
-    //     fParts.push_back(std::move(msg));
-    // }
-
     /// Adds part (std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>&) to the container (move)
     /// @param msg unique pointer to FairMQMessage
     /// rvalue ref (move required when passing argument)
@@ -57,6 +52,23 @@ class FairMQParts
         fParts.push_back(std::move(msg));
     }
 
+    /// Add variable list of parts to the container (move)
+    template <typename... Ts>
+    void AddPart(std::unique_ptr<FairMQMessage>&& first, Ts&&... remaining)
+    {
+        AddPart(std::move(first));
+        AddPart(std::forward<Ts>(remaining)...);
+    }
+
+    /// Add content of another object by move
+    void AddPart(FairMQParts&& other)
+    {
+      container parts = std::move(other.fParts);
+      for (auto& part : parts) {
+	fParts.push_back(std::move(part));
+      }
+    }
+
     /// Get reference to part in the container at index (without bounds check)
     /// @param index container index
     FairMQMessage& operator[](const int index) { return *(fParts[index]); }