diff --git a/src/array.rs b/src/array.rs
index d02a6a9..04a4fd6 100644
--- a/src/array.rs
+++ b/src/array.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+use crate::const_generics::PartiallyInitialized;
 use crate::BigArray;
+use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Index, IndexMut};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 
@@ -21,8 +23,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 /// }
 /// ```
 #[repr(transparent)]
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, Debug)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Array<T, const N: usize>(pub [T; N]);
 
 impl<'de, T: Deserialize<'de>, const N: usize> Deserialize<'de> for Array<T, N> {
@@ -34,6 +35,29 @@ impl<'de, T: Deserialize<'de>, const N: usize> Deserialize<'de> for Array<T, N>
     }
 }
 
+impl<T: Default, const N: usize> Default for Array<T, N> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        // TODO use array::from_fn once the MSRV allows stuff from 1.63.0
+        let arr = {
+            let mut arr: PartiallyInitialized<T, N> =
+                PartiallyInitialized(Some(MaybeUninit::uninit()), 0);
+            unsafe {
+                {
+                    let p = arr.0.as_mut().unwrap();
+                    for i in 0..N {
+                        let p = (p.as_mut_ptr() as *mut T).wrapping_add(i);
+                        core::ptr::write(p, Default::default());
+                        arr.1 += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                let initialized = arr.0.take().unwrap().assume_init();
+                initialized
+            }
+        };
+        Self(arr)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: Serialize, const N: usize> Serialize for Array<T, N> {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
diff --git a/src/const_generics.rs b/src/const_generics.rs
index e3e73ef..c3ee9bc 100644
--- a/src/const_generics.rs
+++ b/src/const_generics.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ use core::result;
 use serde::de::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Error, SeqAccess, Visitor};
 use serde::ser::{Serialize, SerializeTuple, Serializer};
 
-struct PartiallyInitialized<T, const N: usize>(Option<MaybeUninit<[T; N]>>, usize);
+pub(crate) struct PartiallyInitialized<T, const N: usize>(
+    pub(crate) Option<MaybeUninit<[T; N]>>,
+    pub(crate) usize,
+);
 
 impl<T, const N: usize> Drop for PartiallyInitialized<T, N> {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4b0220f..b82c0cd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ fn test() {
 #![no_std]
 
 mod array;
-mod const_generics;
+pub(crate) mod const_generics;
 pub use array::Array;
 pub use const_generics::BigArray;