diff --git a/include/fmt/compile.h b/include/fmt/compile.h
index 491d6574..cb327057 100644
--- a/include/fmt/compile.h
+++ b/include/fmt/compile.h
@@ -373,6 +373,13 @@ OutputIt format_default(OutputIt out, T value) {
   return std::copy(fi.data(), fi.data() + fi.size(), out);
 }
 
+template <typename Char, typename OutputIt>
+OutputIt format_default(OutputIt out, double value) {
+  writer w(out);
+  w.write(value);
+  return w.out();
+}
+
 template <typename Char, typename OutputIt>
 OutputIt format_default(OutputIt out, Char value) {
   *out++ = value;