diff --git a/core/translate/insert.rs b/core/translate/insert.rs
index 53368d30b..5fda098e6 100644
--- a/core/translate/insert.rs
+++ b/core/translate/insert.rs
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ struct ColumnMapping<'a> {
     /// If Some(i), use the i-th value from the VALUES tuple
     /// If None, use NULL (column was not specified in INSERT statement)
     value_index: Option<usize>,
+    /// The default value for the column, if defined
+    default_value: Option<&'a Expr>,
 }
 
 /// Resolves how each column in a table should be populated during an INSERT.
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@ fn resolve_columns_for_insert<'a>(
             .map(|(i, col)| ColumnMapping {
                 column: col,
                 value_index: if i < num_values { Some(i) } else { None },
+                default_value: col.default.as_ref(),
             })
             .collect());
     }
@@ -362,6 +365,7 @@ fn resolve_columns_for_insert<'a>(
         .map(|col| ColumnMapping {
             column: col,
             value_index: None,
+            default_value: col.default.as_ref(),
         })
         .collect();
 
@@ -423,8 +427,10 @@ fn populate_column_registers(
             if write_directly_to_rowid_reg {
                 program.emit_insn(Insn::SoftNull { reg: target_reg });
             }
+        } else if let Some(default_expr) = mapping.default_value {
+            translate_expr(program, None, default_expr, target_reg, resolver)?;
         } else {
-            // Column was not specified - use NULL if it is nullable, otherwise error
+            // Column was not specified as has no DEFAULT - use NULL if it is nullable, otherwise error
             // Rowid alias columns can be NULL because we will autogenerate a rowid in that case.
             let is_nullable = !mapping.column.primary_key || mapping.column.is_rowid_alias;
             if is_nullable {
diff --git a/testing/all.test b/testing/all.test
index 857224ef6..dc12c331a 100755
--- a/testing/all.test
+++ b/testing/all.test
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ source $testdir/scalar-functions-printf.test
 source $testdir/transactions.test
 source $testdir/update.test
 source $testdir/drop_table.test
+source $testdir/default_value.test
diff --git a/testing/default_value.test b/testing/default_value.test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32a39144b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/default_value.test
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env tclsh
+
+set testdir [file dirname $argv0]
+source $testdir/tester.tcl
+
+do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} default-value-text {
+    CREATE TABLE t1(x INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, y TEXT DEFAULT 'default_value');
+    INSERT INTO t1 (x) VALUES (1);
+    SELECT y FROM t1 WHERE x = 1;
+} {default_value}
+
+do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} default-value-integer {
+    CREATE TABLE t2(x INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, y INTEGER DEFAULT 42);
+    INSERT INTO t2 (x) VALUES (1);
+    SELECT y FROM t2 WHERE x = 1;
+} {42}
+
+do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} default-value-real {
+    CREATE TABLE t3(x INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, y REAL DEFAULT 3.14);
+    INSERT INTO t3 (x) VALUES (1);
+    SELECT y FROM t3 WHERE x = 1;
+} {3.14}
+
+do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} default-value-null {
+    CREATE TABLE t5(x INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, y TEXT DEFAULT NULL);
+    INSERT INTO t5 (x) VALUES (1);
+    SELECT y FROM t5 WHERE x = 1;
+} {}
+
+do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} default-value-boolean {
+    CREATE TABLE t6(x INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, y BOOLEAN DEFAULT 1);
+    INSERT INTO t6 (x) VALUES (1);
+    SELECT y FROM t6 WHERE x = 1;
+} {1}
+
+do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} default-value-function {
+    CREATE TABLE t7(x INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, y INTEGER DEFAULT (ABS(-5)));
+    INSERT INTO t7 (x) VALUES (1);
+    SELECT y FROM t7 WHERE x = 1;
+} {5}
+
+
+