diff --git a/src/components/sidebar/mod.rs b/src/components/sidebar/mod.rs
index 7aa464a..a7c145b 100644
--- a/src/components/sidebar/mod.rs
+++ b/src/components/sidebar/mod.rs
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ impl EchidnaSidebar {
         glib::Object::new(&[]).expect("Failed to create 'EchidnaSidebar' component.")
     }
 }
+
+impl Default for EchidnaSidebar {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}