diff --git a/Source/Additions/GSXML.m b/Source/Additions/GSXML.m
index 9b0f97076..52d571b1f 100644
--- a/Source/Additions/GSXML.m
+++ b/Source/Additions/GSXML.m
@@ -1642,6 +1642,14 @@ static NSString	*endMarker = @"At end of incremental parse";
   return !(xmlGetWarningsDefaultValue = yesno);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initialises by calling -initWithSAXHandler: with a nil argument.
+ */
+- (id) init
+{
+  return [self initWithSAXHandler: nil];
+}
+
 /**
  * <p>
  *   Initialisation of a new Parser with SAX handler (if not nil).