diff --git a/src/ZeekArgs.cc b/src/ZeekArgs.cc
index 503cd98ff4..8db4264cf7 100644
--- a/src/ZeekArgs.cc
+++ b/src/ZeekArgs.cc
@@ -52,4 +52,10 @@ VectorValPtr MakeCallArgumentVector(const Args& vals, const RecordTypePtr& types
 	return rval;
 	}
 
+VectorValPtr MakeEmptyCallArgumentVector()
+	{
+	static auto call_argument_vector = id::find_type<VectorType>("call_argument_vector");
+	return make_intrusive<VectorVal>(call_argument_vector);
+	}
+
 	} // namespace zeek
diff --git a/src/ZeekArgs.h b/src/ZeekArgs.h
index 27acea28b1..6d4cf15d74 100644
--- a/src/ZeekArgs.h
+++ b/src/ZeekArgs.h
@@ -39,4 +39,11 @@ Args val_list_to_args(const ValPList& vl);
  */
 VectorValPtr MakeCallArgumentVector(const Args& vals, const RecordTypePtr& types);
 
+/**
+ * Creates an empty "call_argument_vector" vector.
+ *
+ * @return empty vector of script-level type "call_argument_vector"
+ */
+VectorValPtr MakeEmptyCallArgumentVector();
+
 	} // namespace zeek