diff --git a/pkg/contracts/contracts.go b/pkg/contracts/contracts.go
index 3fad9d07..44298677 100644
--- a/pkg/contracts/contracts.go
+++ b/pkg/contracts/contracts.go
@@ -54,3 +54,9 @@ type EntityFactoryFunc func() Entity
 type Waiter interface {
 	Wait() error // Wait waits for execution to complete.
 }
+
+// Initer implements the Init method,
+// which initializes the object in addition to zeroing.
+type Initer interface {
+	Init() // Init initializes the object.
+}
diff --git a/pkg/icingadb/v1/checkable.go b/pkg/icingadb/v1/checkable.go
index 0d914358..c4a7eba9 100644
--- a/pkg/icingadb/v1/checkable.go
+++ b/pkg/icingadb/v1/checkable.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/contracts"
 	"github.com/icinga/icingadb/pkg/types"
 )
 
@@ -38,3 +39,8 @@ type Checkable struct {
 	Zone                  string       `json:"zone"`
 	ZoneId                types.Binary `json:"zone_id"`
 }
+
+// Assert interface compliance.
+var (
+	_ contracts.Initer = (*Checkable)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/pkg/icingadb/v1/host.go b/pkg/icingadb/v1/host.go
index 067df706..dc349d93 100644
--- a/pkg/icingadb/v1/host.go
+++ b/pkg/icingadb/v1/host.go
@@ -49,3 +49,8 @@ func NewHost() contracts.Entity {
 
 	return h
 }
+
+// Assert interface compliance.
+var (
+	_ contracts.Initer = (*Host)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/pkg/icingadb/v1/meta.go b/pkg/icingadb/v1/meta.go
index b44e7756..48903fc5 100644
--- a/pkg/icingadb/v1/meta.go
+++ b/pkg/icingadb/v1/meta.go
@@ -51,3 +51,13 @@ type NameCiMeta struct {
 	NameMeta
 	NameCi *string `json:"name_ci"`
 }
+
+// Init implements the contracts.Initer interface.
+func (n *NameCiMeta) Init() {
+	n.NameCi = &n.Name
+}
+
+// Assert interface compliance.
+var (
+	_ contracts.Initer = (*NameCiMeta)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/pkg/icingadb/v1/service.go b/pkg/icingadb/v1/service.go
index 379684d7..1c51d4f1 100644
--- a/pkg/icingadb/v1/service.go
+++ b/pkg/icingadb/v1/service.go
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ func NewService() contracts.Entity {
 
 	return s
 }
+
+// Assert interface compliance.
+var (
+	_ contracts.Initer = (*Service)(nil)
+)