diff --git a/spacy/tokens/doc.pxd b/spacy/tokens/doc.pxd
index 307f635ca..6b11476a9 100644
--- a/spacy/tokens/doc.pxd
+++ b/spacy/tokens/doc.pxd
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ cdef class Doc:
     cdef public object _vector_norm
 
     cdef public np.ndarray tensor
+    cdef public object user_data
 
     cdef TokenC* c
 
diff --git a/spacy/tokens/doc.pyx b/spacy/tokens/doc.pyx
index 2fd1ba2e8..5642dc624 100644
--- a/spacy/tokens/doc.pyx
+++ b/spacy/tokens/doc.pyx
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ cdef class Doc:
         self.is_parsed = False
         self.getters_for_tokens = {}
         self.getters_for_spans = {}
+        self.tensor = np.zeros((0,), dtype='float32')
+        self.user_data = {}
         self._py_tokens = []
         self._vector = None
         self.noun_chunks_iterator = CHUNKERS.get(self.vocab.lang)