diff --git a/gstreamer-video/src/video_rectangle.rs b/gstreamer-video/src/video_rectangle.rs
index 378ca66d1..a1777ca0e 100644
--- a/gstreamer-video/src/video_rectangle.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-video/src/video_rectangle.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Take a look at the license at the top of the repository in the LICENSE file.
 
 use glib::translate::IntoGlib;
+use std::mem;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub struct VideoRectangle {
@@ -46,3 +47,10 @@ pub fn center_video_rectangle(
     }
     VideoRectangle::new(result.x, result.y, result.w, result.h)
 }
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+impl glib::translate::Uninitialized for VideoRectangle {
+    unsafe fn uninitialized() -> Self {
+        mem::zeroed()
+    }
+}