Native defects in lithium amide (LiNH 2 ), a promising candidate for hydrogen storage, are investigated by first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. We examine the structural properties and formation energies of H-, Li-, and N-related defects in all possible states. We find that the dominant H-and Li-related defects are in charged states, i.e., negatively charged H vacancy (V H − ), positively charged H interstitial (H i + ), negatively charged Li vacancy (V Li − ), and positively charged Li interstitial (I Li + ). V Li − and I Li + are present in the highest concentration. The positively charged NH 2 vacancy has the lowest formation energy among N-related defects. Furthermore, migration processes of the dominant defects are investigated. V Li − diffuses most rapidly with the lowest migration energy of 0.20 eV. Both formation and migration energies of Li-related dominant defects are found to be lower than those of H-related dominant defects. With an activation energy of 0.72 eV, V Li − is the major diffusive species in LiNH 2 . Our results further indicate that the formation of H i is the bottleneck for H transport.