diff --git a/packages/core-macro/src/props/mod.rs b/packages/core-macro/src/props/mod.rs
index 31b62945c..a13587cd7 100644
--- a/packages/core-macro/src/props/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/core-macro/src/props/mod.rs
@@ -238,9 +238,10 @@ mod field_info {
                     || !builder_attr.ignore_option && type_from_inside_option(&field.ty).is_some();
                 if !builder_attr.strip_option && strip_option_auto {
                     builder_attr.strip_option = true;
-                    builder_attr.default = Some(
-                        syn::parse(quote!(::core::default::Default::default()).into()).unwrap(),
-                    );
+                    // only change the default if it isn't manually set above
+                    builder_attr.default.get_or_insert_with(|| {
+                        syn::parse(quote!(::core::default::Default::default()).into()).unwrap()
+                    });
                 }
 
                 Ok(FieldInfo {
diff --git a/packages/core-macro/tests/rsx.rs b/packages/core-macro/tests/rsx.rs
index f25b1b05b..596864ebd 100644
--- a/packages/core-macro/tests/rsx.rs
+++ b/packages/core-macro/tests/rsx.rs
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ mod test_default_into {
         pub str_default: String,
 
         // Test options
-        #[props(into, default = Some("abc"))]
+        #[props(into, default = Some("abc".into()))]
         pub opt_into_w_default_val: Option<String>,
 
         #[props(into, default)]
         pub opt_into_w_default: Option<String>,
 
-        #[props(default = Some("abc"))]
+        #[props(default = Some("abc".into()))]
         pub opt_default: Option<String>,
 
         // Test no default