diff --git a/sdk/lib/atl/atlcomcli.h b/sdk/lib/atl/atlcomcli.h
index a11b05ace36..e7c5fd32ca4 100644
--- a/sdk/lib/atl/atlcomcli.h
+++ b/sdk/lib/atl/atlcomcli.h
@@ -98,6 +98,19 @@ public:
             p->Release();
     }
 
+    HRESULT CoCreateInstance(REFCLSID rclsid, REFIID riid, LPUNKNOWN pOuter = NULL, DWORD ClsCtx = CLSCTX_ALL)
+    {
+        ATLASSERT(!p);
+        return ::CoCreateInstance(rclsid, pOuter, ClsCtx, riid, (void**)&p);
+    }
+
+    HRESULT CoCreateInstance(LPCOLESTR ProgID, REFIID riid, LPUNKNOWN pOuter = NULL, DWORD ClsCtx = CLSCTX_ALL)
+    {
+        CLSID clsid;
+        HRESULT hr = CLSIDFromProgID(ProgID, &clsid);
+        return FAILED(hr) ? hr : CoCreateInstance(clsid, riid, pOuter, ClsCtx);
+    }
+
     T *operator = (T *lp)
     {
         T* pOld = p;
@@ -142,6 +155,16 @@ public:
 
         return *this;
     }
+
+    HRESULT CoCreateInstance(REFCLSID rclsid, LPUNKNOWN pOuter = NULL, DWORD ClsCtx = CLSCTX_ALL)
+    {
+        return CoCreateInstance(rclsid, __uuidof(T), pOuter, ClsCtx);
+    }
+
+    HRESULT CoCreateInstance(LPCOLESTR ProgID, LPUNKNOWN pOuter = NULL, DWORD ClsCtx = CLSCTX_ALL)
+    {
+        return CoCreateInstance(ProgID, __uuidof(T), pOuter, ClsCtx);
+    }
 #endif
 
     void Release()