diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
index 7db57dbad..9dc18a8bd 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/Driver/YamlDriver.php
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ class YamlDriver extends AbstractFileDriver
                 if (isset($fieldMapping['columnDefinition'])) {
                     $mapping['columnDefinition'] = $fieldMapping['columnDefinition'];
                 }
+                if (isset($fieldMapping['default'])) {
+                    $mapping['default'] = $fieldMapping['default'];
+                }
 
                 $metadata->mapField($mapping);
             }