diff --git a/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.h b/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.h
index b36cc83604931..8349842cf8fd6 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.h
+++ b/impeller/entity/contents/text_contents.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TextContents final : public Contents {
  private:
   TextFrame frame_;
   Color color_;
-  Scalar inherited_opacity_;
+  Scalar inherited_opacity_ = 1.0;
   mutable std::shared_ptr<LazyGlyphAtlas> lazy_atlas_;
   Matrix inverse_matrix_;