diff --git a/src/include/tc_readable.h b/src/include/tc_readable.h
index 79f5952..4bbb081 100644
--- a/src/include/tc_readable.h
+++ b/src/include/tc_readable.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ int8_t tc_readable_node_add_child(tc_readable_node_t *parent, tc_readable_node_t
 // Convinience function for creating a new node and adding it to parent
 tc_readable_node_t *tc_readable_node_add_new_child(tc_readable_node_t *parent);
 
+// Create a tc_readable_result from data, data type and validity. Avoids boilerplate in returning values from readable nodes.
+tc_readable_result_t tc_readable_result_create(enum tc_data_types type, void *data, bool valid);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lib/tc_readable.c b/src/lib/tc_readable.c
index f9d6cf8..ea469c0 100644
--- a/src/lib/tc_readable.c
+++ b/src/lib/tc_readable.c
@@ -50,3 +50,28 @@ tc_readable_node_t *tc_readable_node_add_new_child(tc_readable_node_t *parent) {
     }
     return node;
 }
+
+tc_readable_result_t tc_readable_result_create(enum tc_data_types type, void *data, bool valid) {
+    tc_readable_result_t res;
+    res.valid = valid;
+    res.data.data_type = type;
+    
+    if (!data || !valid) {
+        return res;
+    }
+    
+    switch (type) {
+        case TC_TYPE_UINT:
+            res.data.uint_value = *(uint64_t*) data;
+            break;
+        case TC_TYPE_INT:
+            res.data.int_value = *(int64_t*) data;
+        case TC_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+            res.data.uint_value = *(double*) data;
+            break;
+        default:
+            res.valid = false;
+            break;
+    }
+    return res;
+}