diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/ignored_user_list.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/ignored_user_list.rs
index bf297cd5..d951bdb8 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/events/ignored_user_list.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/events/ignored_user_list.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::OwnedUserId;
 /// The content of an `m.ignored_user_list` event.
 ///
 /// A list of users to ignore.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, EventContent)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Serialize, EventContent)]
 #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "unstable-exhaustive-types"), non_exhaustive)]
 #[ruma_event(type = "m.ignored_user_list", kind = GlobalAccountData)]
 pub struct IgnoredUserListEventContent {