diff --git a/leptos_reactive/src/signal.rs b/leptos_reactive/src/signal.rs
index 4b58ba1c34..99062597f9 100644
--- a/leptos_reactive/src/signal.rs
+++ b/leptos_reactive/src/signal.rs
@@ -1210,6 +1210,12 @@ where
     pub(crate) defined_at: &'static std::panic::Location<'static>,
 }
 
+impl<T: Default> Default for RwSignal<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(Default::default())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> Clone for RwSignal<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         *self
diff --git a/leptos_reactive/src/stored_value.rs b/leptos_reactive/src/stored_value.rs
index 67ed4f1bf2..0ec2e95a62 100644
--- a/leptos_reactive/src/stored_value.rs
+++ b/leptos_reactive/src/stored_value.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ where
     ty: PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
+impl<T: Default> Default for StoredValue<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(Default::default())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> Clone for StoredValue<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         *self