diff --git a/ts/numbering/abstract-numbering.ts b/ts/numbering/abstract-numbering.ts
index 8856d0b1e3..370eb75e14 100644
--- a/ts/numbering/abstract-numbering.ts
+++ b/ts/numbering/abstract-numbering.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ export class AbstractNumbering extends XmlComponent {
         this.root.push(level);
     }
 
+    public createLevel(num: number, format: string, text: string, align: string) {
+        const level = new Level(num, format, text, align);
+        this.addLevel(level);
+        return level;
+    }
+
     public clearVariables(): void {
         _.forEach(this.root, (element) => {
             element.clearVariables();
diff --git a/ts/tests/numberingTest.ts b/ts/tests/numberingTest.ts
index bdd1452073..4eeff4b41d 100644
--- a/ts/tests/numberingTest.ts
+++ b/ts/tests/numberingTest.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,17 @@ describe("AbstractNumbering", () => {
         const abstractNumbering = new AbstractNumbering(5);
         expect(abstractNumbering.id).to.equal(5);
     });
+
+    describe("#createLevel", () => {
+        it("creates a level with the given characteristics", () => {
+            const abstractNumbering = new AbstractNumbering(1);
+            const level = abstractNumbering.createLevel(3, "lowerLetter", "%1)", "start");
+            const tree = new Formatter().format(level);
+            expect(tree['w:lvl']).to.include({_attr: {"w:ilvl": 3, "w15:tentative": 1}})
+            expect(tree['w:lvl']).to.include({"w:start": [{_attr: {"w:val": 1}}]})
+            expect(tree['w:lvl']).to.include({"w:lvlJc": [{_attr: {"w:val": "start"}}]})
+            expect(tree['w:lvl']).to.include({"w:numFmt": [{_attr: {"w:val": "lowerLetter"}}]})
+            expect(tree['w:lvl']).to.include({"w:lvlText": [{"_attr": {"w:val": "%1)"}}]})
+        });
+    });
 });