diff --git a/src/value/mod.rs b/src/value/mod.rs
index 6b40f9a52..c83deaffb 100644
--- a/src/value/mod.rs
+++ b/src/value/mod.rs
@@ -924,6 +924,13 @@ impl Default for Value {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> Default for &'a Value {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        const DEFAULT: Value = Value::Null;
+        &DEFAULT
+    }
+}
+
 mod de;
 mod from;
 mod index;