diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/limit.h b/include/sqlpp11/limit.h
index 7e19696b..4205be16 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/limit.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/limit.h
@@ -52,16 +52,6 @@ namespace sqlpp
 		using _is_limit = std::true_type;
 		using _is_dynamic = std::true_type;
 
-		dynamic_limit_t():
-			_limit(0)
-		{}
-
-		dynamic_limit_t(const dynamic_limit_t&) = default;
-		dynamic_limit_t(dynamic_limit_t&&) = default;
-		dynamic_limit_t& operator=(const dynamic_limit_t&) = default;
-		dynamic_limit_t& operator=(dynamic_limit_t&&) = default;
-		~dynamic_limit_t() = default;
-
 		void set(std::size_t limit)
 		{
 			_limit = limit;
@@ -75,7 +65,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 					os << " LIMIT " << _limit;
 			}
 
-		std::size_t _limit = 0;
+		std::size_t _limit;
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/offset.h b/include/sqlpp11/offset.h
index 159193aa..2ed223f9 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/offset.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/offset.h
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ namespace sqlpp
 		using _is_offset = std::true_type;
 		using _is_dynamic = std::true_type;
 
-		dynamic_offset_t():
-			_offset(0)
-		{}
-		dynamic_offset_t(const dynamic_offset_t&) = default;
-		dynamic_offset_t(dynamic_offset_t&&) = default;
-		dynamic_offset_t& operator=(const dynamic_offset_t&) = default;
-		dynamic_offset_t& operator=(dynamic_offset_t&&) = default;
-		~dynamic_offset_t() = default;
-
 		void set(std::size_t offset)
 		{
 			_offset = offset;
@@ -72,7 +63,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 					os << " OFFSET " << _offset;
 			}
 
-		std::size_t _offset = 0;
+		std::size_t _offset;
 	};
 
 }
diff --git a/include/sqlpp11/select.h b/include/sqlpp11/select.h
index d2b8a3d0..82fb0869 100644
--- a/include/sqlpp11/select.h
+++ b/include/sqlpp11/select.h
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 				};
 			}
 
-			auto dynamic_limit()
+			auto dynamic_limit(std::size_t limit = 0)
 				->set_limit_t<dynamic_limit_t>
 			{
 				static_assert(not is_noop<From>::value, "cannot call limit() without a from()");
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 						_group_by,
 						_having,
 						_order_by,
-						{},
+						{limit},
 						_offset,
 				};
 			}
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 				};
 			}
 
-			auto dynamic_offset()
+			auto dynamic_offset(std::size_t offset = 0)
 				-> set_offset_t<dynamic_offset_t>
 			{
 				static_assert(not is_noop<Limit>::value, "cannot call offset() without a limit");
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ namespace sqlpp
 						_having,
 						_order_by,
 						_limit,
-						{},
+						{offset},
 				};
 			}