diff --git a/src/expressions/struct-expr.md b/src/expressions/struct-expr.md
index 0046a7dbd5..28c9d845a0 100644
--- a/src/expressions/struct-expr.md
+++ b/src/expressions/struct-expr.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ StructExprField ->
       | (IDENTIFIER | TUPLE_INDEX) `:` Expression
     )
 
-StructBase -> `..` Expression
+StructBase -> `..` Expression?
 ```
 
 r[expr.struct.intro]
@@ -89,6 +89,37 @@ A struct expression with fields enclosed in curly braces allows you to specify t
 r[expr.struct.field.union-constraint]
 A value of a [union] type can only be created using this syntax, and it must specify exactly one field.
 
+r[expr.struct.brace-restricted-positions]
+Struct expressions can't be used directly in a [loop] or [if] expression's head, or in the [scrutinee] of an [if let] or [match] expression.
+However, struct expressions can be used in these situations if they are within another expression, for example inside [parentheses].
+
+r[expr.struct.tuple-field]
+The field names can be decimal integer values to specify indices for constructing tuple structs.
+This can be used with base structs to fill out the remaining indices not specified:
+
+```rust
+struct Color(u8, u8, u8);
+let c1 = Color(0, 0, 0);  // Typical way of creating a tuple struct.
+let c2 = Color{0: 255, 1: 127, 2: 0};  // Specifying fields by index.
+let c3 = Color{1: 0, ..c2};  // Fill out all other fields using a base struct.
+```
+
+r[expr.struct.field.named]
+### Struct field init shorthand
+
+When initializing a data structure (struct, enum, union) with named (but not numbered) fields, it is allowed to write `fieldname` as a shorthand for `fieldname: fieldname`.
+This allows a compact syntax with less duplication.
+For example:
+
+```rust
+# struct Point3d { x: i32, y: i32, z: i32 }
+# let x = 0;
+# let y_value = 0;
+# let z = 0;
+Point3d { x: x, y: y_value, z: z };
+Point3d { x, y: y_value, z };
+```
+
 r[expr.struct.update]
 ## Functional update syntax
 
@@ -125,6 +156,29 @@ let c2 = Color{0: 255, 1: 127, 2: 0};  // Specifying fields by index.
 let c3 = Color{1: 0, ..c2};  // Fill out all other fields using a base struct.
 ```
 
+r[expr.struct.default]
+## Default field syntax
+
+r[expr.struct.default.intro]
+A struct expression that constructs a value of a struct type can terminate with the syntax `..` without a following expression to denote that unlisted fields should be set to their [default values].
+
+r[expr.struct.default.fields]
+All fields without defualt values must be listed in the expression.
+The entire expression uses the given values for the fields that were specified and initializes the remaining fields with their respective default values.
+
+r[expr.struct.default.visibility-constraint]
+As with all struct expressions, all of the fields of the struct must be [visible], even those not explicitly named.
+
+```rust
+struct Pet {
+    name: Option<String>,
+    age: i128 = 42,
+}
+
+let pet = Pet { name: None, .. };
+assert_eq!(valid.age, 42);
+```
+
 r[expr.struct.field.named]
 ### Struct field init shorthand
 
@@ -149,3 +203,4 @@ Point3d { x, y: y_value, z };
 [union]: ../items/unions.md
 [visible]: ../visibility-and-privacy.md
 [scrutinee]: ../glossary.md#scrutinee
+[default values]: ../items/structs.md#default-field-values
diff --git a/src/items/structs.md b/src/items/structs.md
index 6374a0ffd7..eddb855915 100644
--- a/src/items/structs.md
+++ b/src/items/structs.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ TupleStruct ->
 StructFields -> StructField (`,` StructField)* `,`?
 
 StructField -> OuterAttribute* Visibility? IDENTIFIER `:` Type
+    StructFieldDefault?
+
+StructFieldDefault -> `=` Expression
 
 TupleFields -> TupleField (`,` TupleField)* `,`?
 
@@ -64,9 +67,58 @@ let c = [Cookie, Cookie {}, Cookie, Cookie {}];
 r[items.struct.layout]
 The precise memory layout of a struct is not specified. One can specify a particular layout using the [`repr` attribute].
 
+r[items.struct.default]
+## Default field values
+
+r[items.struct.default.intro]
+A field in a non-tuple struct can be assigned a default value, which can be used in a [struct expression] using the [default field syntax]:
+
+```rust
+struct Pet {
+    name: Option<String>,
+    age: i128 = 42,
+}
+
+let pet = Pet { name: None, .. };
+assert_eq!(valid.age, 42);
+```
+
+r[items.struct.default.const]
+A default field value must be a [constant expression]:
+
+```rust,compile_fail
+struct Pet {
+    name: Option<String>,
+    age: i128 = { println!("calculating age"); 42 },
+    // ERROR: cannot call non-const function `_print` in constants
+}
+```
+
+r[item.struct.default.derive]
+The [derive macro] for the [`Default`] trait will use default field values in the implementation:
+
+```rust
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Pet {
+    name: Option<String>, // impl Default for Pet will use Default::default() for name
+    age: i128 = 42, // impl Default for Pet will use the literal 42 for age
+}
+
+let default = Pet::default();
+assert_eq!(default.name, None);
+assert_eq!(default.age, 42);
+```
+
+Any fields without a default field value must have an implementation of [`Default`],
+whose `default` method will be used for these fields instead.
+
 [`repr` attribute]: ../type-layout.md#representations
 [constant]: constant-items.md
 [struct type]: ../types/struct.md
+[struct expression]: ../expressions/struct-expr.md
 [tuple type]: ../types/tuple.md
 [type namespace]: ../names/namespaces.md
 [value namespace]: ../names/namespaces.md
+[constant expression]: ../const_eval.md
+[derive macro]: ../procedural-macros.md#derive-macros
+[default field syntax]: ../expressions/struct-expr.md#default-field-syntax