diff --git a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/HttpClients.java b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/HttpClients.java
index d61c4d7ca..c51bb194c 100644
--- a/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/HttpClients.java
+++ b/httpclient/src/main/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/HttpClients.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 package org.apache.http.impl.client;
 
 import org.apache.http.annotation.Immutable;
+import org.apache.http.conn.HttpClientConnectionManager;
 import org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager;
 
 /**
@@ -56,4 +57,8 @@ public static CloseableHttpClient createMinimal() {
         return new MinimalHttpClient(new PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager());
     }
 
+    public static CloseableHttpClient createMinimal(final HttpClientConnectionManager connManager) {
+        return new MinimalHttpClient(connManager);
+    }
+
 }