diff --git a/validation/citrus-validation-json/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/json/JsonPathVariableExtractor.java b/validation/citrus-validation-json/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/json/JsonPathVariableExtractor.java
index 51ce7cb873..dacede2998 100644
--- a/validation/citrus-validation-json/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/json/JsonPathVariableExtractor.java
+++ b/validation/citrus-validation-json/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/json/JsonPathVariableExtractor.java
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ public void extractVariables(Message message, TestContext context) {
     public static final class Builder implements VariableExtractor.Builder<JsonPathVariableExtractor, Builder>, MessageProcessorAdapter, ValidationContextAdapter {
         private final Map<String, Object> expressions = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
+        public static Builder fromJsonPath() {
+            return new Builder();
+        }
+
         @Override
         public Builder expressions(Map<String, Object> expressions) {
             this.expressions.putAll(expressions);
diff --git a/validation/citrus-validation-xml/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/xml/XpathPayloadVariableExtractor.java b/validation/citrus-validation-xml/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/xml/XpathPayloadVariableExtractor.java
index 92d47c4053..659bdd265d 100644
--- a/validation/citrus-validation-xml/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/xml/XpathPayloadVariableExtractor.java
+++ b/validation/citrus-validation-xml/src/main/java/org/citrusframework/validation/xml/XpathPayloadVariableExtractor.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
  * @author Christoph Deppisch
  */
 public class XpathPayloadVariableExtractor implements VariableExtractor {
+    /** Logger */
+    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(XpathPayloadVariableExtractor.class);
 
     /** Map defines xpath expressions and target variable names */
     private final Map<String, Object> xPathExpressions;
@@ -58,9 +60,6 @@ public class XpathPayloadVariableExtractor implements VariableExtractor {
     /** Namespace definitions used in xpath expressions */
     private final Map<String, String> namespaces;
 
-    /** Logger */
-    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(XpathPayloadVariableExtractor.class);
-
     public XpathPayloadVariableExtractor() {
         this(new Builder());
     }
@@ -143,6 +142,10 @@ public static final class Builder implements VariableExtractor.Builder<XpathPayl
         private final Map<String, Object> expressions = new HashMap<>();
         private final Map<String, String> namespaces = new HashMap<>();
 
+        public static Builder fromXpath() {
+            return new Builder();
+        }
+
         /**
          * Adds explicit namespace declaration for later path validation expressions.
          *