diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/data/QField.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/data/QField.java
index 9fecaf12..8744362c 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/data/QField.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/data/QField.java
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ public @interface QField
     *******************************************************************************/
    boolean isHidden() default false;
 
+   /*******************************************************************************
+    **
+    *******************************************************************************/
+   String defaultValue() default "";
+
    /*******************************************************************************
     **
     *******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java
index 8e4a5c5e..3a72dedb 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/fields/QFieldMetaData.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.help.QHelpContent;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.model.metadata.security.FieldSecurityLock;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.CollectionUtils;
 import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.StringUtils;
+import com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.utils.ValueUtils;
 import static com.kingsrook.qqq.backend.core.logging.LogUtils.logPair;
 
 
@@ -224,6 +225,11 @@ public class QFieldMetaData implements Cloneable
             {
                withBehavior(fieldAnnotation.valueTooLongBehavior());
             }
+
+            if(StringUtils.hasContent(fieldAnnotation.defaultValue()))
+            {
+               ValueUtils.getValueAsFieldType(this.type, fieldAnnotation.defaultValue());
+            }
          }
       }
       catch(QException qe)