diff --git a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/controller/RamseteController.h b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/controller/RamseteController.h
index 3a564aacdd..6ec6edc292 100644
--- a/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/controller/RamseteController.h
+++ b/wpilibc/src/main/native/include/frc/controller/RamseteController.h
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ class RamseteController {
    */
   RamseteController(double b, double zeta);
 
+  /**
+   * Construct a Ramsete unicycle controller. The default arguments for
+   * b and zeta of 2.0 and 0.7 have been well-tested to produce desireable
+   * results.
+   */
+  RamseteController() : RamseteController(2.0, 0.7) {}
+
   /**
    * Returns true if the pose error is within tolerance of the reference.
    */
diff --git a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/controller/RamseteController.java b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/controller/RamseteController.java
index 77b7688e2a..3ff9ac5b95 100644
--- a/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/controller/RamseteController.java
+++ b/wpilibj/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/controller/RamseteController.java
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ public class RamseteController {
     m_zeta = zeta;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Construct a Ramsete unicycle controller. The default arguments for
+   * b and zeta of 2.0 and 0.7 have been well-tested to produce desireable
+   * results.
+   */
+  public RamseteController() {
+    this(2.0, 0.7);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns true if the pose error is within tolerance of the reference.
    */