diff --git a/actix-limitation/src/lib.rs b/actix-limitation/src/lib.rs
index 58a3fa5b3..de5e5b7d2 100644
--- a/actix-limitation/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-limitation/src/lib.rs
@@ -232,15 +232,11 @@ mod tests {
 
         let app = actix_web::test::init_service(
             actix_web::App::new()
-                .wrap(RateLimiter {
-                    scope: Some("default"),
-                })
+                .wrap(RateLimiter::scoped("default"))
                 .app_data(limiters.clone())
                 .service(
                     web::scope("/scoped")
-                        .wrap(RateLimiter {
-                            scope: Some("scoped"),
-                        })
+                        .wrap(RateLimiter::scoped("scoped"))
                         .service(index),
                 )
                 .service(index),
diff --git a/actix-limitation/src/middleware.rs b/actix-limitation/src/middleware.rs
index c2fdc71c3..c968204d0 100644
--- a/actix-limitation/src/middleware.rs
+++ b/actix-limitation/src/middleware.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ pub struct RateLimiter {
     pub scope: Option<&'static str>,
 }
 
+impl RateLimiter {
+    /// Construct the rate limiter with a scope
+    pub fn scoped(scope: &'static str) -> Self {
+        RateLimiter { scope: Some(scope) }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<S, B> Transform<S, ServiceRequest> for RateLimiter
 where
     S: Service<ServiceRequest, Response = ServiceResponse<B>, Error = Error> + 'static,