diff --git a/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/Engine.java b/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/Engine.java
index c195706e..5ef14efb 100644
--- a/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/Engine.java
+++ b/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/Engine.java
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ public class Engine {
 	private FamilyManager familyManager = new FamilyManager(entityManager.getEntities());	
 	private boolean updating;
 
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new Entity object.
+	 * @return @{@link Entity}
+     */
+
+	public Entity createEntity () {
+		return new Entity();
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds an entity to this Engine.
diff --git a/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/PooledEngine.java b/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/PooledEngine.java
index ada691f0..688f66cd 100644
--- a/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/PooledEngine.java
+++ b/ashley/src/com/badlogic/ashley/core/PooledEngine.java
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public PooledEngine (int entityPoolInitialSize, int entityPoolMaxSize, int compo
 		componentPools = new ComponentPools(componentPoolInitialSize, componentPoolMaxSize);
 	}
 
-	/** @return Clean {@link Entity} from the Engine pool. In order to add it to the {@link Engine}, use {@link #addEntity(Entity)}. */
+	/** @return Clean {@link Entity} from the Engine pool. In order to add it to the {@link Engine}, use {@link #addEntity(Entity)}. @{@link Override {@link Engine#createEntity()}} */
+	@Override
 	public Entity createEntity () {
 		return entityPool.obtain();
 	}
diff --git a/ashley/tests/com/badlogic/ashley/core/EngineTests.java b/ashley/tests/com/badlogic/ashley/core/EngineTests.java
index e0a24f22..b2b86468 100644
--- a/ashley/tests/com/badlogic/ashley/core/EngineTests.java
+++ b/ashley/tests/com/badlogic/ashley/core/EngineTests.java
@@ -833,4 +833,13 @@ public void update(float deltaTime) {
 		
 		engine.update(0.0f);
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void createNewEntity () {
+		Engine engine = new Engine();
+		Entity entity = engine.createEntity();
+
+		assertNotEquals(entity, null);
+	}
+
 }