diff --git a/benchmark_opt_test.go b/benchmark_opt_test.go
index 49db81a..9135b57 100644
--- a/benchmark_opt_test.go
+++ b/benchmark_opt_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,33 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+// go test -v -bench BenchmarkPrefillNative -benchmem -run ^$ github.com/weaviate/sroar -cpuprofile cpu.prof
+func BenchmarkPrefillNative(b *testing.B) {
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		Prefill(200_000_000)
+	}
+}
+
+// go test -v -bench BenchmarkPrefillFromSortedList -benchmem -run ^$ github.com/weaviate/sroar -cpuprofile cpu.prof
+func BenchmarkPrefillFromSortedList(b *testing.B) {
+	prefillBufferSize := 65_536
+	maxVal := uint64(200_000_000)
+	inc := uint64(prefillBufferSize)
+	buf := make([]uint64, prefillBufferSize)
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		finalBM := NewBitmap()
+
+		for i := uint64(0); i <= maxVal; i += inc {
+			j := uint64(0)
+			for ; j < inc && i+j <= maxVal; j++ {
+				buf[j] = i + j
+			}
+			finalBM.Or(FromSortedList(buf[:j]))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // ================================================================================
 //
 // BENCHMARKS comparing performance of different merge implementations
diff --git a/bitmap_opt.go b/bitmap_opt.go
index dac68cf..e339ede 100644
--- a/bitmap_opt.go
+++ b/bitmap_opt.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sroar
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"sync"
 )
 
@@ -706,3 +707,87 @@ func (ra *Bitmap) CloneToBuf(buf []byte) *Bitmap {
 	bm.data = bm.data[:srclen/2]
 	return bm
 }
+
+// Prefill creates bitmap prefilled with elements [0-maxX]
+func Prefill(maxX uint64) *Bitmap {
+	maxCard64 := uint64(maxCardinality)
+
+	// maxX should be included, therefore +1
+	n := maxX / maxCard64
+	rem := maxX % maxCard64
+	if rem == maxCard64-1 {
+		n++
+	}
+	rem = (rem + 1) % maxCard64
+
+	// create additional container for remaining values (or empty if there are not)
+	// +1 additional key to avoid keys expanding (there should always be 1 spare)
+	bm := newBitmapWithSize(int(n)+1+1, maxContainerSize, int(n)*maxContainerSize)
+
+	var refContainer []uint16
+	var remOffset = bm.keys.val(0)
+
+	if n > 0 {
+		refContainer = bm.getContainer(remOffset)
+		refContainer[indexSize] = maxContainerSize
+		refContainer[indexType] = typeBitmap
+		setCardinality(refContainer, maxCardinality)
+
+		// fill entire bitmap container with ones
+		refContainer64 := uint16To64SliceUnsafe(refContainer[startIdx:])
+		for i := range refContainer64 {
+			refContainer64[i] = math.MaxUint64
+		}
+
+		// fill remaining containers by copying reference one
+		for i := uint64(1); i < n; i++ {
+			key := (i * maxCard64) & mask
+			offset := bm.newContainerNoClr(maxContainerSize)
+			bm.setKey(key, offset)
+
+			copy(bm.data[offset:], refContainer)
+		}
+
+		// create container for remaining values
+		key := (n * maxCard64) & mask
+		remOffset = bm.newContainer(maxContainerSize)
+		bm.setKey(key, remOffset)
+	}
+
+	container := bm.getContainer(remOffset)
+	container[indexSize] = maxContainerSize
+	container[indexType] = typeBitmap
+	setCardinality(container, int(rem))
+
+	if rem > 0 {
+		n16 := uint16(rem) / 16
+		rem16 := uint16(rem) % 16
+
+		if refContainer != nil {
+			// refContainer available (maxX >= math.MaxUint16-1),
+			// fill remaining values container by copying biggest possible slice of refContainer (batches of 16s)
+			copy(bm.data[remOffset+uint64(startIdx):], refContainer[startIdx:startIdx+n16])
+			// set remaining bits
+			for i := uint16(0); i < rem16; i++ {
+				container[startIdx+n16] |= bitmapMask[i]
+			}
+		} else {
+			// refContainer not available (maxX < math.MaxUint16-1),
+			// set bits by copying MaxUint64 first, then MaxUint16, then single bits
+			n64 := uint16(rem) / 64
+
+			container64 := uint16To64SliceUnsafe(container[startIdx:])
+			for i := uint16(0); i < n64; i++ {
+				container64[i] = math.MaxUint64
+			}
+			for i := uint16(n64 * 4); i < n16; i++ {
+				container[startIdx+i] = math.MaxUint16
+			}
+			for i := uint16(0); i < rem16; i++ {
+				container[startIdx+n16] |= bitmapMask[i]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return bm
+}
diff --git a/bitmap_opt_test.go b/bitmap_opt_test.go
index a460304..d63f7e6 100644
--- a/bitmap_opt_test.go
+++ b/bitmap_opt_test.go
@@ -1106,6 +1106,32 @@ func TestCloneToBuf(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestPrefill(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, maxX := range []int{
+		0, 1, 123_456,
+		maxCardinality / 2,
+		maxCardinality - 1, maxCardinality, maxCardinality + 1,
+		maxCardinality*3 - 1, maxCardinality * 3, maxCardinality*3 + 1,
+	} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("value %d", maxX), func(t *testing.T) {
+			bm := Prefill(uint64(maxX))
+
+			assertPrefilled(t, bm, maxX)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func assertPrefilled(t *testing.T, bm *Bitmap, maxX int) {
+	require.Equal(t, maxX+1, bm.GetCardinality())
+
+	arr := bm.ToArray()
+	require.Len(t, arr, maxX+1)
+
+	for i, x := range arr {
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(i), x)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMergeToSuperset(t *testing.T) {
 	run := func(t *testing.T, bufs [][]uint16) {
 		containerThreshold := uint64(math.MaxUint16 + 1)