diff --git a/include/rfl/internal/is_default_val_v.hpp b/include/rfl/internal/is_default_val_v.hpp
index 98977549..d0811eb5 100644
--- a/include/rfl/internal/is_default_val_v.hpp
+++ b/include/rfl/internal/is_default_val_v.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include "../DefaultVal.hpp"
+#include "../Rename.hpp"
+#include "StringLiteral.hpp"
 
 namespace rfl::internal {
 
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@ class is_default_val : public std::false_type {};
 template <class T>
 class is_default_val<DefaultVal<T>> : public std::true_type {};
 
+template <class T, internal::StringLiteral _new_name>
+class is_default_val<Rename<_new_name, DefaultVal<T>>> : public std::true_type {
+};
+
 template <class T>
 constexpr bool is_default_val_v =
     is_default_val<std::remove_cvref_t<std::remove_pointer_t<T>>>::value;
diff --git a/tests/json/test_default_val.cpp b/tests/json/test_default_val.cpp
index 1039746e..9ef09671 100644
--- a/tests/json/test_default_val.cpp
+++ b/tests/json/test_default_val.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct Person {
   std::string first_name;
   rfl::DefaultVal<std::string> last_name = "Simpson";
   rfl::DefaultVal<std::string> town;
+  rfl::Rename<"country", rfl::DefaultVal<std::string>> home_country = "USA";
 };
 
 TEST(json, test_default_val) {
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@ TEST(json, test_default_val) {
   EXPECT_EQ(homer.first_name, "Homer");
   EXPECT_EQ(homer.last_name.value(), "Simpson");
   EXPECT_EQ(homer.town.value(), "");
+  EXPECT_EQ(homer.home_country().value(), "USA");
 
   write_and_read(
       Person{"Waylon", "Smith", "Springfield"},
-      R"({"first_name":"Waylon","last_name":"Smith","town":"Springfield"})");
+      R"({"first_name":"Waylon","last_name":"Smith","town":"Springfield","country":"USA"})");
 }
 }  // namespace test_default_val