diff --git a/include/ZE_ZRect.h b/include/ZE_ZRect.h
index 6d2a8d5..537a78d 100644
--- a/include/ZE_ZRect.h
+++ b/include/ZE_ZRect.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 File: ZE_ZRect.h <br>
 Description: Header file for core ZEngine Rectangle Object. <br>
 Author(s): James Turk <br>
-$Id: ZE_ZRect.h,v 1.7 2003/02/10 04:40:16 cozman Exp $<br>
+$Id: ZE_ZRect.h,v 1.8 2003/02/10 05:40:28 cozman Exp $<br>
 
     \file ZE_ZRect.h
     \brief Definition file for ZRect.
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ class ZRect
         **/
         ZRect(float x, float y, float width, float height);
 
+        /*!
+            \brief Constructor for ZRect that uses an SDL_Rect.
+
+            Constructor for ZRect that initializes from an SDL_Rect.
+            \param rect SDL_Rect to intialize from.
+        **/
+        ZRect(const SDL_Rect &rect);
+
         /*!
             \brief Copy constructor for ZRect.
 
diff --git a/src/ZE_ZRect.cpp b/src/ZE_ZRect.cpp
index 449d4e2..59b0e29 100644
--- a/src/ZE_ZRect.cpp
+++ b/src/ZE_ZRect.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 File: ZE_ZRect.cpp <br>
 Description: Implementation source file for core ZEngine Rectangle Object. <br>
 Author(s): James Turk <br>
-$Id: ZE_ZRect.cpp,v 1.8 2003/02/10 04:40:30 cozman Exp $<br>
+$Id: ZE_ZRect.cpp,v 1.9 2003/02/10 05:40:28 cozman Exp $<br>
 
     \file ZE_ZRect.cpp
     \brief Source file for ZRect.
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ ZRect::ZRect(float x, float y, float width, float height) :
 {
 }
 
+ZRect::ZRect(const SDL_Rect &rect) :
+    rX(static_cast<float>(rect.x)),
+    rY(static_cast<float>(rect.y)),
+    rWidth(static_cast<float>(rect.w)),
+    rHeight(static_cast<float>(rect.h))
+{
+}
+
 ZRect::ZRect(const ZRect &rhs) :
     rX(rhs.X()),rY(rhs.Y()),rWidth(rhs.Width()),rHeight(rhs.Height())
 {