diff --git a/include/criterion/theories.h b/include/criterion/theories.h
index 3dc42c5..29055b5 100644
--- a/include/criterion/theories.h
+++ b/include/criterion/theories.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ CR_API void cr_theory_call(struct criterion_theory_context *ctx, void (*fnptr)(v
 # define TheoryDataPoints(Category, Name) \
     static struct criterion_datapoints IDENTIFIER_(Category, Name, dps)[]
 
+# define TheoryDataPoint(Category, Name) \
+    (IDENTIFIER_(Category, Name, dps))
+
 # ifdef __cplusplus
 #  define CR_TH_VA_NUM(Type, ...)     criterion_va_num__(__VA_ARGS__)
 #  define CR_TH_TEMP_ARRAY(Type, ...) []() { static Type arr[] = { __VA_ARGS__ }; return &arr; }()
diff --git a/samples/theories.c b/samples/theories.c
index 564297d..6e96a6d 100644
--- a/samples/theories.c
+++ b/samples/theories.c
@@ -102,3 +102,20 @@ Theory((char c, bool b, short s, int i, long l, long long ll, float f, double d,
     // abort to see the formatted string of all parameters
     cr_abort_test(NULL);
 }
+
+// Manually generate datapoints
+
+TheoryDataPoints(theory, gen) = {
+    DataPoints(int, 0), // placeholder
+};
+
+static void generate_datapoints(void) {
+    static int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+    TheoryDataPoint(theory, gen)[0].len = 5;
+    TheoryDataPoint(theory, gen)[0].arr = &arr;
+}
+
+Theory((int i), theory, gen, .init = generate_datapoints) {
+    (void) i;
+    cr_abort_test(NULL); // we fail to display the parameter
+}
diff --git a/samples/theories.cc b/samples/theories.cc
index 62f8b91..d0e3dd3 100644
--- a/samples/theories.cc
+++ b/samples/theories.cc
@@ -110,3 +110,20 @@ Theory((char c, bool b, short s, int i, long l, long long ll, float f, double d,
     // abort to see the formatted string of all parameters
     cr_abort_test(NULL);
 }
+
+// Manually generate datapoints
+
+TheoryDataPoints(theory, gen) = {
+    DataPoints(int, 0), // placeholder
+};
+
+static void generate_datapoints(void) {
+    static int arr[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+    TheoryDataPoint(theory, gen)[0].len = 5;
+    TheoryDataPoint(theory, gen)[0].arr = &arr;
+}
+
+Theory((int i), theory, gen, .init = generate_datapoints) {
+    (void) i;
+    cr_abort_test(NULL); // we fail to display the parameter
+}