diff --git a/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.cpp b/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.cpp
index 3469694b97..0afc1b72d0 100644
--- a/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ namespace dsp
 
 //==============================================================================
 template <typename SampleType>
-StateVariableTPTFilter<SampleType>::StateVariableTPTFilter()
+StateVariableTPTFilter<SampleType>::StateVariableTPTFilter (Type type)
+: filterType (type)
 {
     update();
 }
diff --git a/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.h b/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.h
index 3266306353..436754400d 100644
--- a/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.h
+++ b/modules/juce_dsp/processors/juce_StateVariableTPTFilter.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Constructor. */
-    StateVariableTPTFilter();
+    explicit StateVariableTPTFilter (Type type = Type::lowpass);
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Sets the filter type. */