diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/export/metric_producer.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/export/metric_producer.h
index 17d8bc0561..b05298de34 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/export/metric_producer.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/export/metric_producer.h
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ struct ScopeMetrics
 {
   const opentelemetry::sdk::instrumentationscope::InstrumentationScope *scope_ = nullptr;
   std::vector<MetricData> metric_data_;
+
+  template <class ScopePtr, class MetricDataType>
+  inline ScopeMetrics(ScopePtr &&scope, MetricDataType &&metric)
+      : scope_{std::move(scope)}, metric_data_{std::move(metric)}
+  {}
+
+  inline ScopeMetrics() {}
+  inline ScopeMetrics(const ScopeMetrics &) = default;
+  inline ScopeMetrics(ScopeMetrics &&)      = default;
+
+  inline ScopeMetrics &operator=(const ScopeMetrics &) = default;
+
+  inline ScopeMetrics &operator=(ScopeMetrics &&) = default;
 };
 
 struct ResourceMetrics