diff --git a/miden-crypto/src/merkle/sparse_path.rs b/miden-crypto/src/merkle/sparse_path.rs
index eb9fd31..af836c9 100644
--- a/miden-crypto/src/merkle/sparse_path.rs
+++ b/miden-crypto/src/merkle/sparse_path.rs
@@ -254,6 +254,33 @@ impl DoubleEndedIterator for SparseMerkleIter {
     }
 }
 
+// SPARSE MERKLE PATH CONTAINERS
+// ================================================================================================
+/// A container for a [crate::Word] value and its [SparseMerklePath] opening.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct SparseValuePath {
+    /// The node value opening for `path`.
+    pub value: RpoDigest,
+    /// The path from `value` to `root` (exclusive), using an efficient memory representation for
+    /// empty nodes.
+    pub path: SparseMerklePath,
+}
+
+impl SparseValuePath {
+    /// Convenience function to construct a [SparseValuePath].
+    ///
+    /// `value` is the value `path` leads to, in the tree.
+    pub fn new(value: RpoDigest, path: SparseMerklePath) -> Self {
+        Self { value, path }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<(SparseMerklePath, Word)> for SparseValuePath {
+    fn from((path, value): (SparseMerklePath, Word)) -> Self {
+        SparseValuePath::new(value.into(), path)
+    }
+}
+
 // SERIALIZATION
 // ================================================================================================