diff --git a/src/MeshData.jl b/src/MeshData.jl
index 78f2a017..1381ff8d 100644
--- a/src/MeshData.jl
+++ b/src/MeshData.jl
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ and outputs a new MeshData struct. Only fields modified are the coordinate-depen
     `xyz`, `xyzf`, `xyzq`, `rstxyzJ`, `J`, `nxyzJ`, `Jf`.
 """
 
+# splat `uniform_mesh` arguments, e.g., enables `MeshData(uniform_mesh(Line(), 1), rd)`
+MeshData(mesh::Tuple{<:Any, Matrix{Int64}}, other_args...) = MeshData(mesh..., other_args...)
+
 # splats VXYZ 
 MeshData(VXYZ::T, EToV, other_args...) where {NDIMS, T <: NTuple{NDIMS}} = 
     MeshData(VXYZ..., EToV, other_args...)