diff --git a/complex/src/lib.rs b/complex/src/lib.rs
index 8cf28ab..9b11318 100644
--- a/complex/src/lib.rs
+++ b/complex/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use traits::{Zero, One, Num, Float};
 // probably doesn't map to C's _Complex correctly.
 
 /// A complex number in Cartesian form.
-#[derive(PartialEq, Copy, Clone, Hash, Debug)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Copy, Clone, Hash, Debug, Default)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "rustc-serialize", derive(RustcEncodable, RustcDecodable))]
 pub struct Complex<T> {
     /// Real portion of the complex number