diff --git a/rust/kernel/init.rs b/rust/kernel/init.rs
index 0120674b451e..460f808ebf84 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/init.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/init.rs
@@ -517,13 +517,17 @@ macro_rules! stack_try_pin_init {
 /// - Fields that you want to initialize in-place have to use `<-` instead of `:`.
 /// - In front of the initializer you can write `&this in` to have access to a [`NonNull<Self>`]
 ///   pointer named `this` inside of the initializer.
+/// - Using struct update syntax one can place `..Zeroable::zeroed()` at the very end of the
+///   struct, this initializes every field with 0 and then runs all initializers specified in the
+///   body. This can only be done if [`Zeroable`] is implemented for the struct.
 ///
 /// For instance:
 ///
 /// ```rust
-/// # use kernel::{macros::pin_data, pin_init};
+/// # use kernel::{macros::{Zeroable, pin_data}, pin_init};
 /// # use core::{ptr::addr_of_mut, marker::PhantomPinned};
 /// #[pin_data]
+/// #[derive(Zeroable)]
 /// struct Buf {
 ///     // `ptr` points into `buf`.
 ///     ptr: *mut u8,
@@ -536,6 +540,10 @@ macro_rules! stack_try_pin_init {
 ///     ptr: unsafe { addr_of_mut!((*this.as_ptr()).buf).cast() },
 ///     pin: PhantomPinned,
 /// });
+/// pin_init!(Buf {
+///     buf: [1; 64],
+///     ..Zeroable::zeroed()
+/// });
 /// ```
 ///
 /// [`try_pin_init!`]: kernel::try_pin_init
@@ -555,6 +563,7 @@ macro_rules! pin_init {
             @data(PinData, use_data),
             @has_data(HasPinData, __pin_data),
             @construct_closure(pin_init_from_closure),
+            @munch_fields($($fields)*),
         )
     };
 }
@@ -611,6 +620,7 @@ macro_rules! try_pin_init {
             @data(PinData, use_data),
             @has_data(HasPinData, __pin_data),
             @construct_closure(pin_init_from_closure),
+            @munch_fields($($fields)*),
         )
     };
     ($(&$this:ident in)? $t:ident $(::<$($generics:ty),* $(,)?>)? {
@@ -624,6 +634,7 @@ macro_rules! try_pin_init {
             @data(PinData, use_data),
             @has_data(HasPinData, __pin_data),
             @construct_closure(pin_init_from_closure),
+            @munch_fields($($fields)*),
         )
     };
 }
@@ -658,6 +669,7 @@ macro_rules! init {
             @data(InitData, /*no use_data*/),
             @has_data(HasInitData, __init_data),
             @construct_closure(init_from_closure),
+            @munch_fields($($fields)*),
         )
     }
 }
@@ -708,6 +720,7 @@ macro_rules! try_init {
             @data(InitData, /*no use_data*/),
             @has_data(HasInitData, __init_data),
             @construct_closure(init_from_closure),
+            @munch_fields($($fields)*),
         )
     };
     ($(&$this:ident in)? $t:ident $(::<$($generics:ty),* $(,)?>)? {
@@ -721,6 +734,7 @@ macro_rules! try_init {
             @data(InitData, /*no use_data*/),
             @has_data(HasInitData, __init_data),
             @construct_closure(init_from_closure),
+            @munch_fields($($fields)*),
         )
     };
 }
diff --git a/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs b/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs
index 5de939e0801f..f5d7f0943f60 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/init/macros.rs
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ impl<$($impl_generics)*> $pin_data<$($ty_generics)*>
 ///
 /// This macro has multiple internal call configurations, these are always the very first ident:
 /// - nothing: this is the base case and called by the `{try_}{pin_}init!` macros.
+/// - `with_update_parsed`: when the `..Zeroable::zeroed()` syntax has been handled.
 /// - `init_slot`: recursively creates the code that initializes all fields in `slot`.
 /// - `make_initializer`: recursively create the struct initializer that guarantees that every
 ///   field has been initialized exactly once.
@@ -1007,6 +1008,82 @@ macro_rules! __init_internal {
         @has_data($has_data:ident, $get_data:ident),
         // `pin_init_from_closure` or `init_from_closure`.
         @construct_closure($construct_closure:ident),
+        @munch_fields(),
+    ) => {
+        $crate::__init_internal!(with_update_parsed:
+            @this($($this)?),
+            @typ($t $(::<$($generics),*>)? ),
+            @fields($($fields)*),
+            @error($err),
+            @data($data, $($use_data)?),
+            @has_data($has_data, $get_data),
+            @construct_closure($construct_closure),
+            @zeroed(), // nothing means default behavior.
+        )
+    };
+    (
+        @this($($this:ident)?),
+        @typ($t:ident $(::<$($generics:ty),*>)?),
+        @fields($($fields:tt)*),
+        @error($err:ty),
+        // Either `PinData` or `InitData`, `$use_data` should only be present in the `PinData`
+        // case.
+        @data($data:ident, $($use_data:ident)?),
+        // `HasPinData` or `HasInitData`.
+        @has_data($has_data:ident, $get_data:ident),
+        // `pin_init_from_closure` or `init_from_closure`.
+        @construct_closure($construct_closure:ident),
+        @munch_fields(..Zeroable::zeroed()),
+    ) => {
+        $crate::__init_internal!(with_update_parsed:
+            @this($($this)?),
+            @typ($t $(::<$($generics),*>)? ),
+            @fields($($fields)*),
+            @error($err),
+            @data($data, $($use_data)?),
+            @has_data($has_data, $get_data),
+            @construct_closure($construct_closure),
+            @zeroed(()), // `()` means zero all fields not mentioned.
+        )
+    };
+    (
+        @this($($this:ident)?),
+        @typ($t:ident $(::<$($generics:ty),*>)?),
+        @fields($($fields:tt)*),
+        @error($err:ty),
+        // Either `PinData` or `InitData`, `$use_data` should only be present in the `PinData`
+        // case.
+        @data($data:ident, $($use_data:ident)?),
+        // `HasPinData` or `HasInitData`.
+        @has_data($has_data:ident, $get_data:ident),
+        // `pin_init_from_closure` or `init_from_closure`.
+        @construct_closure($construct_closure:ident),
+        @munch_fields($ignore:tt $($rest:tt)*),
+    ) => {
+        $crate::__init_internal!(
+            @this($($this)?),
+            @typ($t $(::<$($generics),*>)? ),
+            @fields($($fields)*),
+            @error($err),
+            @data($data, $($use_data)?),
+            @has_data($has_data, $get_data),
+            @construct_closure($construct_closure),
+            @munch_fields($($rest)*),
+        )
+    };
+    (with_update_parsed:
+        @this($($this:ident)?),
+        @typ($t:ident $(::<$($generics:ty),*>)?),
+        @fields($($fields:tt)*),
+        @error($err:ty),
+        // Either `PinData` or `InitData`, `$use_data` should only be present in the `PinData`
+        // case.
+        @data($data:ident, $($use_data:ident)?),
+        // `HasPinData` or `HasInitData`.
+        @has_data($has_data:ident, $get_data:ident),
+        // `pin_init_from_closure` or `init_from_closure`.
+        @construct_closure($construct_closure:ident),
+        @zeroed($($init_zeroed:expr)?),
     ) => {{
         // We do not want to allow arbitrary returns, so we declare this type as the `Ok` return
         // type and shadow it later when we insert the arbitrary user code. That way there will be
@@ -1024,6 +1101,17 @@ macro_rules! __init_internal {
                 {
                     // Shadow the structure so it cannot be used to return early.
                     struct __InitOk;
+                    // If `$init_zeroed` is present we should zero the slot now and not emit an
+                    // error when fields are missing (since they will be zeroed). We also have to
+                    // check that the type actually implements `Zeroable`.
+                    $({
+                        fn assert_zeroable<T: $crate::init::Zeroable>(_: *mut T) {}
+                        // Ensure that the struct is indeed `Zeroable`.
+                        assert_zeroable(slot);
+                        // SAFETY:  The type implements `Zeroable` by the check above.
+                        unsafe { ::core::ptr::write_bytes(slot, 0, 1) };
+                        $init_zeroed // this will be `()` if set.
+                    })?
                     // Create the `this` so it can be referenced by the user inside of the
                     // expressions creating the individual fields.
                     $(let $this = unsafe { ::core::ptr::NonNull::new_unchecked(slot) };)?
@@ -1060,7 +1148,7 @@ macro_rules! __init_internal {
         @data($data:ident),
         @slot($slot:ident),
         @guards($($guards:ident,)*),
-        @munch_fields($(,)?),
+        @munch_fields($(..Zeroable::zeroed())? $(,)?),
     ) => {
         // Endpoint of munching, no fields are left. If execution reaches this point, all fields
         // have been initialized. Therefore we can now dismiss the guards by forgetting them.
@@ -1161,6 +1249,31 @@ macro_rules! __init_internal {
             );
         }
     };
+    (make_initializer:
+        @slot($slot:ident),
+        @type_name($t:ident),
+        @munch_fields(..Zeroable::zeroed() $(,)?),
+        @acc($($acc:tt)*),
+    ) => {
+        // Endpoint, nothing more to munch, create the initializer. Since the users specified
+        // `..Zeroable::zeroed()`, the slot will already have been zeroed and all field that have
+        // not been overwritten are thus zero and initialized. We still check that all fields are
+        // actually accessible by using the struct update syntax ourselves.
+        // Since we are in the `if false` branch, this will never get executed. We abuse `slot` to
+        // get the correct type inference here:
+        #[allow(unused_assignments)]
+        unsafe {
+            let mut zeroed = ::core::mem::zeroed();
+            // We have to use type inference here to make zeroed have the correct type. This does
+            // not get executed, so it has no effect.
+            ::core::ptr::write($slot, zeroed);
+            zeroed = ::core::mem::zeroed();
+            ::core::ptr::write($slot, $t {
+                $($acc)*
+                ..zeroed
+            });
+        }
+    };
     (make_initializer:
         @slot($slot:ident),
         @type_name($t:ident),
