In the title complex, [Ru(C19H25N2O2)H(C44H32P2)]·C6H6, the Ru(II) ion is in a distorted octa-hedral coordination environment with the hydride H atom trans to the tertiary carbinamine N atom, giving an H-Ru-N angle of 160.8 (12)°. The equatorial sites are occupied by two P atoms, the secondary carbinamine N atom and a coordinated C atom.