diff --git a/src/cuda/api/device.hpp b/src/cuda/api/device.hpp
index 90195d56..4ff07c21 100644
--- a/src/cuda/api/device.hpp
+++ b/src/cuda/api/device.hpp
@@ -845,6 +845,11 @@ inline device_t get(id_t id)
 	return wrap(id);
 }
 
+inline device_t default_()
+{
+	return get(cuda::device::default_device_id);
+}
+
 /**
  * A named constructor idiom for a "dummy" CUDA device representing the CPU.
  *