diff --git a/include/gz/transport/Node.hh b/include/gz/transport/Node.hh
index 890240d08..f4eb284b4 100644
--- a/include/gz/transport/Node.hh
+++ b/include/gz/transport/Node.hh
@@ -198,9 +198,11 @@ namespace gz
 #endif
       };
 
+      public: Node();
+
       /// \brief Constructor.
       /// \param[in] _options Node options.
-      public: explicit Node(const NodeOptions &_options = NodeOptions());
+      public: explicit Node(const NodeOptions &_options);
 
       /// \brief Destructor.
       public: virtual ~Node();
diff --git a/src/Node.cc b/src/Node.cc
index a152b7ade..4dbc29598 100644
--- a/src/Node.cc
+++ b/src/Node.cc
@@ -514,6 +514,12 @@ Node::Node(const NodeOptions &_options)
   this->dataPtr->options = _options;
 }
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////
+Node::Node():
+  Node(gz::transport::NodeOptions())
+{
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Node::~Node()
 {