diff --git a/pySDC/implementations/datatype_classes/MultiComponentMesh.py b/pySDC/implementations/datatype_classes/MultiComponentMesh.py
index 029a8613d6..990ab130fb 100644
--- a/pySDC/implementations/datatype_classes/MultiComponentMesh.py
+++ b/pySDC/implementations/datatype_classes/MultiComponentMesh.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import numpy as np
+
 from pySDC.implementations.datatype_classes.mesh import mesh
 
 
@@ -13,9 +15,15 @@ class MultiComponentMesh(mesh):
 
     components = []
 
-    def __new__(cls, init, *args, **kwargs):
-        if isinstance(init, tuple):
+    def __new__(cls, init, val=0.0, offset=0, buffer=None, strides=None, order=None, *args, **kwargs):
+        if isinstance(init, tuple) and isinstance(init[0], int):
             obj = super().__new__(cls, ((len(cls.components), init[0]), *init[1:]), *args, **kwargs)
+        elif isinstance(init, tuple) and isinstance(init[0], tuple):
+            obj = np.ndarray.__new__(
+                cls, (len(cls.components), *init[0]), dtype=init[2], buffer=buffer, offset=offset, strides=strides, order=order
+            )
+            obj.fill(val)
+            obj._comm = init[1]
         else:
             obj = super().__new__(cls, init, *args, **kwargs)