diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/detail/expected.inl b/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/detail/expected.inl
index c1e1f6562dd..4bc6995d83e 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/detail/expected.inl
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/detail/expected.inl
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ inline expected<ValueType, ErrorType>::expected(variant<ValueType, ErrorType>&&
 {
 }
 
+template <typename ValueType, typename ErrorType>
+inline expected<ValueType, ErrorType>::expected() noexcept
+    : m_store(in_place_index<VALUE_INDEX>(), ValueType{})
+{
+    static_assert(std::is_default_constructible<ValueType>::value, "'ValueType' must be default constructible!");
+}
+
 template <typename ValueType, typename ErrorType>
 inline expected<ValueType, ErrorType>::expected(const success<ValueType>& successValue) noexcept
     : m_store(in_place_index<VALUE_INDEX>(), successValue.value)
diff --git a/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/expected.hpp b/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/expected.hpp
index 2ca2008bea6..d7b8a9a57bb 100644
--- a/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/expected.hpp
+++ b/iceoryx_hoofs/vocabulary/include/iox/expected.hpp
@@ -136,9 +136,8 @@ template <typename ErrorType>
 class IOX_NO_DISCARD expected<ErrorType> final : public FunctionalInterface<expected<ErrorType>, void, ErrorType>
 {
   public:
-    /// @brief default ctor is deleted since you have to clearly state if the
-    ///         expected contains a success value or an error value
-    expected() = delete;
+    /// @brief default ctor is creates an object which contains an expected value
+    expected() noexcept = default;
 
     /// @brief the copy constructor calls the copy constructor of the contained success value
     ///         or the error value - depending on what is stored in the expected
@@ -263,9 +262,9 @@ class IOX_NO_DISCARD expected<ValueType, ErrorType> final
     : public FunctionalInterface<expected<ValueType, ErrorType>, ValueType, ErrorType>
 {
   public:
-    /// @brief default ctor is deleted since you have to clearly state if the
-    ///         expected contains a success value or an error value
-    expected() = delete;
+    /// @brief default ctor is creates an object which contains an expected value
+    /// @note the 'ValueType' must be default constructible
+    expected() noexcept;
 
     /// @brief the copy constructor calls the copy constructor of the contained success value
     ///         or the error value - depending on what is stored in the expected