diff --git a/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/caseapp/core/parser/LowPriorityParserImplicits.scala b/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/caseapp/core/parser/LowPriorityParserImplicits.scala
index f2dfe87..61f03ee 100644
--- a/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/caseapp/core/parser/LowPriorityParserImplicits.scala
+++ b/core/shared/src/main/scala-3/caseapp/core/parser/LowPriorityParserImplicits.scala
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@ object LowPriorityParserImplicits {
     ${ tupleParserImpl[T] }
   private def tupleParserImpl[T](using q: Quotes, t: Type[T]): Expr[Parser[_]] = {
     import quotes.reflect.*
-    val tSym    = TypeTree.of[T].symbol
+    val (tSym, params) = TypeRepr.of[T] match {
+      case AppliedType(base, params) => (base.typeSymbol, Some(params))
+      case _                         => (TypeTree.of[T].symbol, None)
+    }
     val origin  = shortName[T]
     val fields0 = fields[T]
 
@@ -99,7 +102,8 @@ object LowPriorityParserImplicits {
             .map(_.name)
           val values = body.collect {
             case d @ DefDef(name, _, _, _) if name.startsWith("$lessinit$greater$default") =>
-              Ref(d.symbol).asExpr
+              val ref = Ref(d.symbol)
+              params.fold(ref)(ref.appliedToTypes).asExpr
           }
           names.zip(values).toMap
         case None =>
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/CaseAppTests.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/CaseAppTests.scala
index 96fc229..3f60a23 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/CaseAppTests.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/CaseAppTests.scala
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ object CaseAppTests extends TestSuite {
 
       val expectedRes =
         Right(
-          (GenericArgs("v1", SharedOptions("v2")), RemainingArgs(List(), List()))
+          (GenericArgs("v1", SharedOptions("v2"), ""), RemainingArgs(List(), List()))
         )
       assert(res == expectedRes)
     }
diff --git a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/demo/Demo.scala b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/demo/Demo.scala
index 7664175..7a8460b 100644
--- a/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/demo/Demo.scala
+++ b/tests/shared/src/test/scala/caseapp/demo/Demo.scala
@@ -121,5 +121,6 @@ object ManualSubCommandStuff {
 
 case class GenericArgs[Shared](
   main: String,
-  @Recurse() shared: Shared
+  @Recurse() shared: Shared,
+  opt: String = ""
 )