diff --git a/include/rfl/json/schema/Type.hpp b/include/rfl/json/schema/Type.hpp
index 8ed247928..0ae023f5e 100644
--- a/include/rfl/json/schema/Type.hpp
+++ b/include/rfl/json/schema/Type.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ struct Type {
     std::optional<std::string> description{};
     std::optional<bool> deprecated{};
     std::optional<std::string> deprecationMessage{};
+    rfl::Rename<"default", std::optional<rfl::Generic>> defaultValue{};
   };
 
   struct Boolean {
diff --git a/include/rfl/parsing/NamedTupleParser.hpp b/include/rfl/parsing/NamedTupleParser.hpp
index de6153e46..8542cdb7b 100644
--- a/include/rfl/parsing/NamedTupleParser.hpp
+++ b/include/rfl/parsing/NamedTupleParser.hpp
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
 #include "schema/Type.hpp"
 #include "to_single_error_message.hpp"
 
+namespace rfl {
+
+/// forward declaration
+template <class... Ps>
+Generic to_generic(const auto& _t);
+
+}  // namespace rfl
+
 namespace rfl::parsing {
 
 template <class R, class W, bool _ignore_empty_containers, bool _all_required,
@@ -180,10 +188,12 @@ struct NamedTupleParser {
    * @param _definitions The map of definitions to add to.
    * @return The schema type.
    */
+  template <typename View = void>
   static schema::Type to_schema(
-      std::map<std::string, schema::Type>* _definitions) noexcept {
+      std::map<std::string, schema::Type>* _definitions,
+      View* _view = nullptr) noexcept {
     SchemaType schema;
-    build_schema(_definitions, &schema,
+    build_schema(_definitions, &schema, _view,
                  std::make_integer_sequence<int, size_>());
     return schema::Type{schema};
   }
@@ -226,14 +236,25 @@ struct NamedTupleParser {
     }
   }
 
-  template <size_t _i>
+  template <typename View, size_t _i>
   static void add_field_to_schema(
       std::map<std::string, schema::Type>* _definitions,
-      SchemaType* _schema) noexcept {
+      SchemaType* _schema,
+      View* _view) noexcept {
     using F = internal::nth_element_t<_i, FieldTypes...>;
     using U = std::remove_cvref_t<typename F::Type>;
     if constexpr (!internal::is_skip_v<U> && !internal::is_extra_fields_v<U>) {
+      // Add default value here
       auto s = Parser<R, W, U, ProcessorsType>::to_schema(_definitions);
+      if constexpr (!std::is_same_v<View, void>) {
+        s.variant_.visit([&](auto& value) {
+          if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(value)>,
+                                       schema::Type::DefaultVal>) {
+            value.default_value_ =
+                rfl::to_generic((*rfl::get<_i>(*_view)).get());
+          }
+        });
+      }
       if constexpr (_no_field_names) {
         _schema->types_.emplace_back(std::move(s));
       } else {
@@ -249,11 +270,12 @@ struct NamedTupleParser {
     (add_field_to_object<_is>(_w, _tup, _ptr), ...);
   }
 
-  template <int... _is>
+  template <typename View,  int... _is>
   static void build_schema(std::map<std::string, schema::Type>* _definitions,
                            SchemaType* _schema,
+                           View* _view,
                            std::integer_sequence<int, _is...>) noexcept {
-    (add_field_to_schema<_is>(_definitions, _schema), ...);
+    (add_field_to_schema<View, _is>(_definitions, _schema, _view), ...);
 
     if constexpr (NamedTupleType::pos_extra_fields() != -1) {
       using F = internal::nth_element_t<NamedTupleType::pos_extra_fields(),
diff --git a/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_default.hpp b/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_default.hpp
index 466054344..ecab78c74 100644
--- a/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_default.hpp
+++ b/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_default.hpp
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ struct Parser {
 
     } else if constexpr (rfl::internal::is_deprecated_v<U>) {
       return make_deprecated<U>(_definitions);
+
     } else if constexpr (std::is_class_v<U> && std::is_aggregate_v<U>) {
       return make_reference<U>(_definitions);
 
@@ -637,9 +638,16 @@ struct Parser {
 
       } else {
         using NamedTupleType = internal::processed_t<U, ProcessorsType>;
-        (*_definitions)[name] =
-            Parser<R, W, NamedTupleType, ProcessorsType>::to_schema(
-                _definitions);
+        if constexpr (internal::has_default_val_v<U>) {
+          auto t = U{};
+          auto view = ProcessorsType::template process<U>(to_view(t));
+          (*_definitions)[name] =
+              Parser<R, W, NamedTupleType, ProcessorsType>::to_schema(
+                  _definitions, &view);
+        }else {
+          (*_definitions)[name] =
+              Parser<R, W, NamedTupleType, ProcessorsType>::to_schema(_definitions);
+        }
       }
     }
     return Type{Type::Reference{name}};
diff --git a/include/rfl/parsing/schema/Type.hpp b/include/rfl/parsing/schema/Type.hpp
index 9044e2fae..dcf74e8fd 100644
--- a/include/rfl/parsing/schema/Type.hpp
+++ b/include/rfl/parsing/schema/Type.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct RFL_API Type {
   /// using this or the Optional wrapper.
   struct DefaultVal {
     Ref<Type> type_;
+    Generic default_value_;
   };
 
   struct DescribedLiteral {
diff --git a/src/rfl/json/to_schema.cpp b/src/rfl/json/to_schema.cpp
index 78a707cbd..b6ed76cd6 100644
--- a/src/rfl/json/to_schema.cpp
+++ b/src/rfl/json/to_schema.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,12 @@ schema::Type type_to_json_schema_type(const parsing::schema::Type& _type,
       return schema::Type{.value = schema::Type::AnyOf{.anyOf = any_of}};
 
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<T, Type::DefaultVal>()) {
-      return type_to_json_schema_type(*_t.type_, _no_required);
+      auto res = type_to_json_schema_type(*_t.type_, _no_required);
+      const auto update_prediction = [&](auto _v) -> schema::Type {
+        _v.annotations.value_.defaultValue = _t.default_value_;
+        return schema::Type{_v};
+      };
+      return rfl::visit(update_prediction, res.value);
 
     } else if constexpr (std::is_same<T, Type::Deprecated>()) {
       auto res = type_to_json_schema_type(*_t.type_, _no_required);
diff --git a/tests/json/test_json_schema5.cpp b/tests/json/test_json_schema5.cpp
index f6196a141..28e432ff7 100644
--- a/tests/json/test_json_schema5.cpp
+++ b/tests/json/test_json_schema5.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@
 
 namespace test_json_schema5 {
 
-using Age = rfl::Validator<std::optional<unsigned int>, rfl::Minimum<0>,
-                           rfl::Maximum<130>>;
+using Age = rfl::Validator<unsigned int, rfl::Minimum<0>, rfl::Maximum<130>>;
 
 struct Person {
   rfl::Description<"Given name of this person", std::string> first_name;
@@ -14,14 +13,14 @@ struct Person {
                    std::optional<std::string>>
       last_name;
   Age age;
-  rfl::DefaultVal<std::string> nickname;
+  rfl::DefaultVal<std::string> nickname = "peter";
 };
 
 TEST(json, test_json_schema5) {
   const auto json_schema = rfl::json::to_schema<Person>();
 
   const std::string expected =
-      R"({"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","$ref":"#/$defs/test_json_schema5__Person","$defs":{"test_json_schema5__Person":{"type":"object","properties":{"first_name":{"type":"string","description":"Given name of this person"},"last_name":{"description":"Optional family name of this person","anyOf":[{"type":"string"},{"type":"null"}]},"age":{"allOf":[{"minimum":0,"type":"number"},{"maximum":130,"type":"number"}]},"nickname":{"type":"string"}},"required":["first_name"]}}})";
+      R"({"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","$ref":"#/$defs/test_json_schema5__Person","$defs":{"test_json_schema5__Person":{"type":"object","properties":{"first_name":{"type":"string","description":"Given name of this person"},"last_name":{"description":"Optional family name of this person","anyOf":[{"type":"string"},{"type":"null"}]},"age":{"allOf":[{"minimum":0,"type":"integer"},{"maximum":130,"type":"integer"}]},"nickname":{"type":"string","default":"peter"}},"required":["first_name","age"]}}})";
 
   EXPECT_EQ(json_schema, expected);
 }
diff --git a/tests/json/test_json_schema_default_vals.cpp b/tests/json/test_json_schema_default_vals.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9236a329e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/json/test_json_schema_default_vals.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <optional>
+#include <rfl.hpp>
+#include <rfl/json.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace test_schema_default {
+
+struct Config {
+  int port = 80;
+  bool autostart = true;
+};
+
+struct DefaultValField {
+  rfl::DefaultVal<int> with_default = 10;
+};
+
+struct DefaultWithConfig {
+  rfl::DefaultVal<Config> with_default = Config{443, true};
+};
+
+TEST(json, test_with_default) {
+  auto json_schema = rfl::json::to_schema<DefaultValField>();
+
+  std::string expected =
+      R"({"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","$ref":"#/$defs/test_schema_default__DefaultValField","$defs":{"test_schema_default__DefaultValField":{"type":"object","properties":{"with_default":{"type":"integer","default":10}},"required":[]}}})";
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(json_schema, expected) << json_schema;
+
+  json_schema = rfl::json::to_schema<DefaultWithConfig>();
+  expected =
+      R"({"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","$ref":"#/$defs/test_schema_default__DefaultWithConfig","$defs":{"test_schema_default__Config":{"type":"object","properties":{"port":{"type":"integer"},"autostart":{"type":"boolean"}},"required":["port","autostart"]},"test_schema_default__DefaultWithConfig":{"type":"object","properties":{"with_default":{"$ref":"#/$defs/test_schema_default__Config","default":{"port":443,"autostart":true}}},"required":[]}}})";
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(json_schema, expected) << "is " << json_schema;
+}
+
+}  // namespace test_schema_default