1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/ProtocolBuffers/UninitializedMessageException.cs b/src/ProtocolBuffers/UninitializedMessageException.cs
index d98987a1..12db07df 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolBuffers/UninitializedMessageException.cs
+++ b/src/ProtocolBuffers/UninitializedMessageException.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers {
         : base(BuildDescription(missingFields)) {
       this.missingFields = new List<string>(missingFields);
     }
-
-    
     /// <summary>
     /// Returns a read-only list of human-readable names of
     /// required fields missing from this message. Each name
@@ -90,6 +88,14 @@ namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers {
       return description.ToString();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// For Lite exceptions that do not known how to enumerate missing fields
+    /// </summary>
+    public UninitializedMessageException(IMessageLite message)
+      : base(String.Format("Message {0} is missing required fields", message.GetType())) {
+      missingFields = new List<string>();
+    }
+
 #if !LITE
     public UninitializedMessageException(IMessage message)
         : this(FindMissingFields(message)) {