diff --git a/pkg/reputation/trust.go b/pkg/reputation/trust.go
index c5847407..e3dd5e5f 100644
--- a/pkg/reputation/trust.go
+++ b/pkg/reputation/trust.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 type Trust reputation.Trust
 
 // NewTrust creates and returns blank Trust.
+//
+// Defaults:
+//  - value: 0;
+//  - PeerID: nil.
 func NewTrust() *Trust {
 	return TrustFromV2(new(reputation.Trust))
 }
@@ -109,6 +113,10 @@ func (x *Trust) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 type PeerToPeerTrust reputation.PeerToPeerTrust
 
 // NewPeerToPeerTrust creates and returns blank PeerToPeerTrust.
+//
+// Defaults:
+//  - trusting: nil;
+//  - trust: nil.
 func NewPeerToPeerTrust() *PeerToPeerTrust {
 	return PeerToPeerTrustFromV2(new(reputation.PeerToPeerTrust))
 }
@@ -193,7 +201,10 @@ type GlobalTrust reputation.GlobalTrust
 
 // NewGlobalTrust creates and returns blank GlobalTrust.
 //
-// Version is initialized to current library version.
+// Defaults:
+// 	- version: pkg.SDKVersion();
+//  - manager: nil;
+//  - trust: nil.
 func NewGlobalTrust() *GlobalTrust {
 	gt := GlobalTrustFromV2(new(reputation.GlobalTrust))
 	gt.SetVersion(pkg.SDKVersion())
diff --git a/pkg/reputation/trust_test.go b/pkg/reputation/trust_test.go
index 844997b0..41072e9f 100644
--- a/pkg/reputation/trust_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reputation/trust_test.go
@@ -199,3 +199,52 @@ func TestGlobalTrust_ToV2(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, x.ToV2())
 	})
 }
+
+func TestNewTrust(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("default values", func(t *testing.T) {
+		trust := reputation.NewTrust()
+
+		// check initial values
+		require.Zero(t, trust.Value())
+		require.Nil(t, trust.Peer())
+
+		// convert to v2 message
+		trustV2 := trust.ToV2()
+
+		require.Zero(t, trustV2.GetValue())
+		require.Nil(t, trustV2.GetPeer())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestNewPeerToPeerTrust(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("default values", func(t *testing.T) {
+		trust := reputation.NewPeerToPeerTrust()
+
+		// check initial values
+		require.Nil(t, trust.Trust())
+		require.Nil(t, trust.TrustingPeer())
+
+		// convert to v2 message
+		trustV2 := trust.ToV2()
+
+		require.Nil(t, trustV2.GetTrust())
+		require.Nil(t, trustV2.GetTrustingPeer())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestNewGlobalTrust(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("default values", func(t *testing.T) {
+		trust := reputation.NewGlobalTrust()
+
+		// check initial values
+		require.Nil(t, trust.Manager())
+		require.Nil(t, trust.Trust())
+
+		require.Equal(t, pkg.SDKVersion().String(), trust.Version().String())
+
+		// convert to v2 message
+		trustV2 := trust.ToV2()
+
+		require.Nil(t, trustV2.GetBody())
+	})
+}