diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/README.md
index 9cbb2d48b3dad..b92ea8ad1f870 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ const sourceStage = new Stage(this, 'Source', {
 });
 ```
 
+There's also a utility method on the `Pipeline` class that can be used for this purpose:
+
+```ts
+// equivalent to the code above:
+const sourceStage = pipeline.addStage('Source');
+```
+
 Add an Action to a Stage:
 
 ```ts
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/lib/pipeline.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/lib/pipeline.ts
index ffe8b6f01c214..cfdbbeccb1b13 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/lib/pipeline.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/lib/pipeline.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ export class Pipeline extends cdk.Construct implements events.IEventRuleTarget {
         }));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience method for creating a new {@link Stage},
+     * and adding it to this Pipeline.
+     *
+     * @param name the name of the newly created Stage
+     * @returns the newly created Stage
+     */
+    public addStage(name: string): Stage {
+        return new Stage(this, name, {
+            pipeline: this,
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds a statement to the pipeline role.
      */
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/integ.pipeline-code-commit.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/integ.pipeline-code-commit.ts
index 803f323e23411..83688e91aa687 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/integ.pipeline-code-commit.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codepipeline/test/integ.pipeline-code-commit.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const repo = new codecommit.Repository(stack, 'MyRepo', { repositoryName: 'my-re
 
 const pipeline = new codepipeline.Pipeline(stack, 'Pipeline');
 
-const sourceStage = new codepipeline.Stage(pipeline, 'source', { pipeline });
+const sourceStage = pipeline.addStage('source');
 repo.addToPipeline(sourceStage, 'source', {
     artifactName: 'SourceArtifact',
 });