A novel reagentless H 2 O 2 sensor, based on the coimmobilization of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and the redox dye thionine by their cross-linking with glutaraldehyde on the surface of a glassy carbon electrode, was fabricated. This resulting modified electrode exhibited good electrochemical activity in aqueous solution, and the electron transfer rate constant between the derivative thionine and glassy carbon electrode was about 0.097 s ¹1 (calculated from Laviron method). The apparent surface coverage of thionine was about 8.54 × 10 ¹12 mol cm ¹2 . It was found that thionine could mediate the electron transfer of HRP with the electrode substrate. Performance and characteristics of the biosensor were evaluated with respect to response time, detection limit, applied potential, pH, and temperature. The results inidcate that this biosensor is of high sensitivity to hydrogen peroxide with a low detection limit down to 1.0 × 10 ¹7 mol L ¹1 . Moreover, dopamine, ascorbic acid, and uric acid did not interfere with the determination of H 2 O 2 . Meanwhile, this enzyme electrode also showed good stability and reproducibility for long-term use.