diff --git a/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h b/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h
index c4d5cfe9..5fb7d1ac 100644
--- a/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h
+++ b/include/etl/private/variant_variadic.h
@@ -701,6 +701,29 @@ namespace etl
       return *static_cast<T*>(data);
     }
 
+#if ETL_HAS_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    //***************************************************************************
+    /// Emplace by type with variadic constructor parameters.
+    //***************************************************************************
+    template <typename T, typename U, typename... TArgs>
+    T& emplace(std::initializer_list<U> il, TArgs&&... args)
+    {
+      static_assert(etl::is_one_of<T, TTypes...>::value, "Unsupported type");
+
+      using type = etl::remove_cvref_t<T>;
+
+      operation(private_variant::Destroy, data, nullptr);
+
+      construct_in_place_args<type>(data, il, etl::forward<TArgs>(args)...);
+
+      operation = operation_type<type, etl::is_copy_constructible<type>::value, etl::is_move_constructible<type>::value>::do_operation;
+
+      type_id = etl::private_variant::parameter_pack<TTypes...>::template index_of_type<T>::value;
+
+      return *static_cast<T*>(data);
+    }
+#endif
+
     //***************************************************************************
     /// Emplace by index with variadic constructor parameters.
     //***************************************************************************
@@ -722,6 +745,29 @@ namespace etl
       return *static_cast<type*>(data);
     }
 
+#if ETL_HAS_INITIALIZER_LIST
+    //***************************************************************************
+    /// Emplace by index with variadic constructor parameters.
+    //***************************************************************************
+    template <size_t Index, typename U, typename... TArgs>
+    typename etl::variant_alternative<Index, variant<TArgs...>>::type& emplace(std::initializer_list<U> il, TArgs&&... args)
+    {
+      static_assert(Index < etl::private_variant::parameter_pack<TTypes...>::size, "Index out of range");
+
+      using type = typename etl::private_variant::parameter_pack<TTypes...>::template type_from_index<Index>::type;
+
+      operation(private_variant::Destroy, data, nullptr);
+
+      construct_in_place_args<type>(data, il, etl::forward<TArgs>(args)...);
+
+      operation = operation_type<type, etl::is_copy_constructible<type>::value, etl::is_move_constructible<type>::value>::do_operation;
+
+      type_id = Index;
+
+      return *static_cast<type*>(data);
+    }
+#endif
+
     //***************************************************************************
     /// Move assignment operator for type.
     ///\param value The value to assign.