diff --git a/crates/chia-datalayer/src/merkle.rs b/crates/chia-datalayer/src/merkle.rs
index 6b7b8fba9..f26818e3a 100644
--- a/crates/chia-datalayer/src/merkle.rs
+++ b/crates/chia-datalayer/src/merkle.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,25 @@ impl InternalNode {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "py-bindings")]
+#[pymethods]
+impl InternalNode {
+    #[new]
+    pub fn py_init(
+        parent: Parent,
+        hash: Hash,
+        left: TreeIndex,
+        right: TreeIndex,
+    ) -> PyResult<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            parent,
+            hash,
+            left,
+            right,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "py-bindings", pyclass(get_all))]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Streamable)]
 pub struct LeafNode {
@@ -238,6 +257,20 @@ pub struct LeafNode {
     pub value: KvId,
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "py-bindings")]
+#[pymethods]
+impl LeafNode {
+    #[new]
+    pub fn py_init(parent: Parent, hash: Hash, key: KvId, value: KvId) -> PyResult<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            parent,
+            hash,
+            key,
+            value,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Node {
     Internal(InternalNode),
diff --git a/wheel/python/chia_rs/datalayer.pyi b/wheel/python/chia_rs/datalayer.pyi
index 729a3ab16..9b6464396 100644
--- a/wheel/python/chia_rs/datalayer.pyi
+++ b/wheel/python/chia_rs/datalayer.pyi
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ METADATA_SIZE: int
 
 @final
 class InternalNode:
+    def __init__(self, parent: Optional[uint32], hash: bytes32, left: uint32, right: uint32) -> None: ...
+
     @property
     def parent(self) -> Optional[uint32]: ...
     @property
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ class InternalNode:
 
 @final
 class LeafNode:
+    def __init__(self, parent: Optional[uint32], hash: bytes32, key: int64, value: int64) -> None: ...
+
     @property
     def parent(self) -> Optional[uint32]: ...
     @property