diff --git a/src/uuid.rs b/src/uuid.rs
index 374601e..5a2bcd9 100644
--- a/src/uuid.rs
+++ b/src/uuid.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ pub struct Uuid([u8; 16]);
 //     15 |
 
 impl Uuid {
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn nil() -> Self {
+        Self([0; 16])
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     #[must_use]
     pub const fn from_bytes(bytes: [u8; 16]) -> Self {
@@ -62,6 +68,13 @@ impl Uuid {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for Uuid {
+    #[inline]
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::nil()
+    }
+}
+
 impl str::FromStr for Uuid {
     type Err = ParseError;