diff --git a/nalgebra-sparse/src/cs.rs b/nalgebra-sparse/src/cs.rs
index 474eb2c09..61675d9d0 100644
--- a/nalgebra-sparse/src/cs.rs
+++ b/nalgebra-sparse/src/cs.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ pub struct CsMatrix<T> {
     values: Vec<T>,
 }
 
+///The default implementation for the CsMatrix
+impl<T> Default for CsMatrix<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            sparsity_pattern: Default::default(),
+            values: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> CsMatrix<T> {
     /// Create a zero matrix with no explicitly stored entries.
     #[inline]
diff --git a/nalgebra-sparse/src/csc.rs b/nalgebra-sparse/src/csc.rs
index 0cd89f5c2..3471f740b 100644
--- a/nalgebra-sparse/src/csc.rs
+++ b/nalgebra-sparse/src/csc.rs
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ pub struct CscMatrix<T> {
     pub(crate) cs: CsMatrix<T>,
 }
 
+///The default implementation for the CscMatrix
+impl<T> Default for CscMatrix<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cs: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> CscMatrix<T> {
     /// Constructs a CSC representation of the (square) `n x n` identity matrix.
     #[inline]
diff --git a/nalgebra-sparse/src/pattern.rs b/nalgebra-sparse/src/pattern.rs
index c51945b7c..69d627374 100644
--- a/nalgebra-sparse/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/nalgebra-sparse/src/pattern.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ pub struct SparsityPattern {
     minor_dim: usize,
 }
 
+///The default implementation for the SparsityPattern
+impl Default for SparsityPattern {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            major_offsets: Default::default(),
+            minor_indices: Default::default(),
+            minor_dim: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl SparsityPattern {
     /// Create a sparsity pattern of the given dimensions without explicitly stored entries.
     pub fn zeros(major_dim: usize, minor_dim: usize) -> Self {
diff --git a/src/base/vec_storage.rs b/src/base/vec_storage.rs
index 4614598be..0c49650ce 100644
--- a/src/base/vec_storage.rs
+++ b/src/base/vec_storage.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ pub struct VecStorage<T, R: Dim, C: Dim> {
     ncols: C,
 }
 
+/// The default implementation for the VecStorage struct.
+/// Requires R and C to implement the default trait.
+impl<T, R: Dim + std::default::Default, C: Dim + std::default::Default> Default
+    for VecStorage<T, R, C>
+{
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            data: Default::default(),
+            nrows: Default::default(),
+            ncols: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "serde-serialize")]
 impl<T, R: Dim, C: Dim> Serialize for VecStorage<T, R, C>
 where