diff --git a/datastore/datastore_test.go b/datastore/datastore_test.go
index ebfcfb77af68..6c1d52f87bc0 100644
--- a/datastore/datastore_test.go
+++ b/datastore/datastore_test.go
@@ -1821,3 +1821,26 @@ func (c *fakeDatastoreClient) AllocateIds(ctx context.Context, in *pb.AllocateId
 	}
 	return c.allocateIds(in)
 }
+
+func TestNewKeyFunctions(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	parent := NewKey(ctx, "k", "", 17, nil)
+
+	want := NewIncompleteKey(ctx, "k", parent)
+	got := IncompleteKey("k", parent)
+	if *got != *want {
+		t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	want = NewKey(ctx, "k", "name", 0, parent)
+	got = NameKey("k", "name", parent)
+	if *got != *want {
+		t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	want = NewKey(ctx, "k", "", 22, parent)
+	got = IDKey("k", 22, parent)
+	if *got != *want {
+		t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/datastore/key.go b/datastore/key.go
index da8242a1370d..6164940d2f2f 100644
--- a/datastore/key.go
+++ b/datastore/key.go
@@ -286,3 +286,37 @@ func (c *Client) AllocateIDs(ctx context.Context, keys []*Key) ([]*Key, error) {
 
 	return multiProtoToKey(resp.Keys)
 }
+
+// IncompleteKey creates a new incomplete key.
+// The supplied kind cannot be empty.
+// The namespace of the new key is empty.
+func IncompleteKey(kind string, parent *Key) *Key {
+	return &Key{
+		kind:   kind,
+		parent: parent,
+	}
+}
+
+// NameKey creates a new key with a name.
+// The supplied kind cannot be empty.
+// The supplied parent must either be a complete key or nil.
+// The namespace of the new key is empty.
+func NameKey(kind, name string, parent *Key) *Key {
+	return &Key{
+		kind:   kind,
+		name:   name,
+		parent: parent,
+	}
+}
+
+// IDKey creates a new key with an ID.
+// The supplied kind cannot be empty.
+// The supplied parent must either be a complete key or nil.
+// The namespace of the new key is empty.
+func IDKey(kind string, id int64, parent *Key) *Key {
+	return &Key{
+		kind:   kind,
+		id:     id,
+		parent: parent,
+	}
+}