diff --git a/src/array.c b/src/array.c
index 2c6505b9d6e04..fcae8ac26fa22 100644
--- a/src/array.c
+++ b/src/array.c
@@ -167,6 +167,18 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_1d(jl_value_t *atype, size_t nr)
     return new_array(atype, 1, &nr);
 }
 
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_2d(jl_value_t *atype, size_t nr, size_t nc)
+{
+    size_t dims[2] = {nr, nc};
+    return new_array(atype, 2, &dims[0]);
+}
+
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_3d(jl_value_t *atype, size_t nr, size_t nc, size_t z)
+{
+    size_t dims[3] = {nr, nc, z};
+    return new_array(atype, 3, &dims[0]);
+}
+
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_nd(jl_value_t *atype, size_t *dims, size_t ndims)
 {
     return new_array(atype, ndims, dims);
diff --git a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
index 6ae91f5cc32d6..a3e9942ffe793 100644
--- a/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
+++ b/src/jl_exported_funcs.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     XX(jl_adopt_thread) \
     XX(jl_alignment) \
     XX(jl_alloc_array_1d) \
+    XX(jl_alloc_array_2d) \
+    XX(jl_alloc_array_3d) \
+    XX(jl_alloc_array_nd) \
     XX(jl_alloc_string) \
     XX(jl_alloc_svec) \
     XX(jl_alloc_svec_uninit) \
diff --git a/src/julia.h b/src/julia.h
index 5198bcab5a2bd..6c16481dd6681 100644
--- a/src/julia.h
+++ b/src/julia.h
@@ -1821,6 +1821,9 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_ptr_to_array(jl_value_t *atype, void *data,
                                          jl_value_t *dims, int own_buffer);
 
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_1d(jl_value_t *atype, size_t nr);
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_2d(jl_value_t *atype, size_t nr, size_t nc);
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_3d(jl_value_t *atype, size_t nr, size_t nc, size_t z);
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_alloc_array_nd(jl_value_t *atype, size_t *dims, size_t ndims);
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_array_t *jl_pchar_to_array(const char *str, size_t len);
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_pchar_to_string(const char *str, size_t len);
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_cstr_to_string(const char *str);