diff --git a/include/boost/array.hpp b/include/boost/array.hpp
index 624b26a8..a66de58c 100644
--- a/include/boost/array.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/array.hpp
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ namespace boost {
 
     template< class T >
     class array< T, 0 > {
+      public:
+        struct {} elems; // enables initialization with = {{}}
 
       public:
         // type definitions