diff --git a/src/gleam/uri.gleam b/src/gleam/uri.gleam
index b64a1c09..8389b20b 100644
--- a/src/gleam/uri.gleam
+++ b/src/gleam/uri.gleam
@@ -28,6 +28,48 @@ pub type Uri {
   )
 }
 
+/// A constant representing an empty URI, useful as a starting point for constructing
+/// URIs with minimal boilerplate.
+///
+/// ## Examples
+///
+/// ```gleam
+/// let empty_uri = Uri.empty
+/// // -> Uri(
+/// //   scheme: None,
+/// //   userinfo: None,
+/// //   host: None,
+/// //   port: None,
+/// //   path: "",
+/// //   query: None,
+/// //   fragment: None,
+/// // )
+/// ```
+///
+/// ```gleam
+/// // Create a URI by overriding only the needed fields:
+/// let localhost_uri = Uri(..Uri.empty, scheme: Some("http"), host: Some("localhost"))
+/// // -> Uri(
+/// //   scheme: Some("http"),
+/// //   userinfo: None,
+/// //   host: Some("localhost"),
+/// //   port: None,
+/// //   path: "",
+/// //   query: None,
+/// //   fragment: None,
+/// // )
+/// ```
+///
+pub const empty = Uri(
+  scheme: None,
+  userinfo: None,
+  host: None,
+  port: None,
+  path: "",
+  query: None,
+  fragment: None,
+)
+
 /// Parses a compliant URI string into the `Uri` Type.
 /// If the string is not a valid URI string then an error is returned.
 ///