diff --git a/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs b/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs
index c29ab24a08357..4cbaf41852142 100644
--- a/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/iter/sources/repeat_n.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ impl<A: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for RepeatN<A> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Creates an empty iterator, like [`repeat_n(value, 0)`][`repeat_n`]
+/// but without needing any such value at hand.
+#[stable(feature = "iter_repeat_n_default", since = "CURRENT_RUSTC_VERSION")]
+impl<A> Default for RepeatN<A> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        RepeatN { inner: None }
+    }
+}
+
 #[stable(feature = "iter_repeat_n", since = "1.82.0")]
 impl<A: Clone> Iterator for RepeatN<A> {
     type Item = A;
diff --git a/library/coretests/tests/iter/sources.rs b/library/coretests/tests/iter/sources.rs
index 420f3088e6ee4..c1df278b54064 100644
--- a/library/coretests/tests/iter/sources.rs
+++ b/library/coretests/tests/iter/sources.rs
@@ -192,3 +192,19 @@ fn test_repeat_n_soundness() {
     let _z = y;
     assert_eq!(0, *x);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_repeat_n_default() {
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    pub struct PanicOnDrop;
+
+    impl Drop for PanicOnDrop {
+        fn drop(&mut self) {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+    }
+
+    // The default is an empty iterator, so there's never any item to drop.
+    let iter = RepeatN::<PanicOnDrop>::default();
+    assert_eq!(iter.count(), 0);
+}