diff --git a/core/schema.rs b/core/schema.rs
index dea630da4..f6d1aa7c1 100644
--- a/core/schema.rs
+++ b/core/schema.rs
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ impl BTreeTable {
             sql.push_str(column.name.as_ref().expect("column name is None"));
             sql.push(' ');
             sql.push_str(&column.ty.to_string());
+            if let Some(default) = &column.default {
+                sql.push_str(" DEFAULT ");
+                sql.push_str(&default.to_string());
+            }
         }
         sql.push_str(");\n");
         sql
diff --git a/testing/alter_table.test b/testing/alter_table.test
index 8035a475f..508dfac16 100755
--- a/testing/alter_table.test
+++ b/testing/alter_table.test
@@ -31,16 +31,15 @@ do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} alter-table-add-column {
 
 do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} alter-table-add-column-typed {
     CREATE TABLE t(a);
-    ALTER TABLE t ADD b TEXT;
-    ALTER TABLE t ADD c INTEGER DEFAULT 0;
+    ALTER TABLE t ADD b DEFAULT 0;
 
     SELECT sql FROM sqlite_schema;
 
-    INSERT INTO t VALUES (1, 'a');
+    INSERT INTO t (a) VALUES (1);
     SELECT * FROM t;
 } {
-  "CREATE TABLE t(a, b TEXT, c INTEGER DEFAULT(0))"
-  "1|a|0"
+  "CREATE TABLE t(a, b DEFAULT 0)"
+  "1|0"
 }
 
 do_execsql_test_on_specific_db {:memory:} alter-table-drop-column {