diff --git a/blosc/blosc2.c b/blosc/blosc2.c
index 6b337023..13adce50 100644
--- a/blosc/blosc2.c
+++ b/blosc/blosc2.c
@@ -4692,3 +4692,19 @@ int blosc2_get_slice_nchunks(blosc2_schunk* schunk, int64_t *start, int64_t *sto
 
   return rc;
 }
+
+blosc2_cparams blosc2_get_blosc2_cparams_defaults(void) {
+  return BLOSC2_CPARAMS_DEFAULTS;
+};
+
+blosc2_dparams blosc2_get_blosc2_dparams_defaults(void) {
+  return BLOSC2_DPARAMS_DEFAULTS;
+};
+
+blosc2_storage blosc2_get_blosc2_storage_defaults(void) {
+  return BLOSC2_STORAGE_DEFAULTS;
+};
+
+blosc2_io blosc2_get_blosc2_io_defaults(void) {
+  return BLOSC2_IO_DEFAULTS;
+};
diff --git a/include/blosc2.h b/include/blosc2.h
index 22632bcd..f4521cd0 100644
--- a/include/blosc2.h
+++ b/include/blosc2.h
@@ -1667,6 +1667,26 @@ typedef struct {
  */
 static const blosc2_storage BLOSC2_STORAGE_DEFAULTS = {false, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL};
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get default struct for compression params meant for user initialization.
+ */
+BLOSC_EXPORT blosc2_cparams blosc2_get_blosc2_cparams_defaults(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get default struct for decompression params meant for user initialization.
+ */
+BLOSC_EXPORT blosc2_dparams blosc2_get_blosc2_dparams_defaults(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get default struct for #blosc2_storage meant for user initialization.
+ */
+BLOSC_EXPORT blosc2_storage blosc2_get_blosc2_storage_defaults(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get default struct for #blosc2_io meant for user initialization.
+ */
+BLOSC_EXPORT blosc2_io blosc2_get_blosc2_io_defaults(void);
+
 typedef struct blosc2_frame_s blosc2_frame;   /* opaque type */
 
 /**