diff --git a/src/compiler/types/generate-prop-types.ts b/src/compiler/types/generate-prop-types.ts
index bb8ebbf25a2..b87446986cb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types/generate-prop-types.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types/generate-prop-types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ export const generatePropTypes = (cmpMeta: d.ComponentCompilerMeta, typeImportDa
         cmpProp.docs.tags = [...(cmpProp.docs.tags || []), { name: 'readonly', text: '' }];
         doc = getTextDocs(cmpProp.docs);
       }
+      if (cmpProp.defaultValue !== undefined && !doc?.match('@default')) {
+        cmpProp.docs = cmpProp.docs || { tags: [], text: '' };
+        cmpProp.docs.tags = [...(cmpProp.docs.tags || []), { name: 'default', text: cmpProp.defaultValue }];
+        doc = getTextDocs(cmpProp.docs);
+      }
       return {
         name: cmpProp.name,
         type: getType(cmpProp, typeImportData, cmpMeta.sourceFilePath),
diff --git a/src/compiler/types/tests/generate-prop-types.spec.ts b/src/compiler/types/tests/generate-prop-types.spec.ts
index 75ef6d78dda..800648b64a5 100644
--- a/src/compiler/types/tests/generate-prop-types.spec.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/types/tests/generate-prop-types.spec.ts
@@ -189,5 +189,61 @@ describe('generate-prop-types', () => {
 
       expect(actualTypeInfo).toEqual(expectedTypeInfo);
     });
+
+    it('appends `@default` to jsdoc when the property has a default value', () => {
+      const stubImportTypes = stubTypesImportData();
+      const componentMeta = stubComponentCompilerMeta({
+        properties: [
+          stubComponentCompilerProperty({
+            defaultValue: "'hello'",
+          }),
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const expectedTypeInfo: d.TypeInfo = [
+        {
+          jsdoc: "@default 'hello'",
+          internal: false,
+          name: 'propName',
+          optional: false,
+          required: false,
+          type: 'UserCustomPropType',
+        },
+      ];
+
+      const actualTypeInfo = generatePropTypes(componentMeta, stubImportTypes);
+
+      expect(actualTypeInfo).toEqual(expectedTypeInfo);
+    });
+
+    it('does not duplicate `@default` in jsdoc when it is already present', () => {
+      const stubImportTypes = stubTypesImportData();
+      const componentMeta = stubComponentCompilerMeta({
+        properties: [
+          stubComponentCompilerProperty({
+            defaultValue: "'hello'",
+            docs: {
+              text: '',
+              tags: [{ name: 'default', text: "'existing default'" }],
+            },
+          }),
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const expectedTypeInfo: d.TypeInfo = [
+        {
+          jsdoc: "@default 'existing default'",
+          internal: false,
+          name: 'propName',
+          optional: false,
+          required: false,
+          type: 'UserCustomPropType',
+        },
+      ];
+
+      const actualTypeInfo = generatePropTypes(componentMeta, stubImportTypes);
+
+      expect(actualTypeInfo).toEqual(expectedTypeInfo);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/end-to-end/src/components.d.ts b/test/end-to-end/src/components.d.ts
index 5937a9a57af..8e1a3c568b9 100644
--- a/test/end-to-end/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/test/end-to-end/src/components.d.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ export namespace Components {
     interface CmpC {
     }
     interface CmpDsd {
+        /**
+          * @default 0
+         */
         "initialCounter": number;
     }
     interface CmpServerVsClient {
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ export namespace Components {
     interface ImportAssets {
     }
     interface ListenCmp {
+        /**
+          * @default false
+         */
         "opened": boolean;
     }
     interface MethodCmp {
@@ -100,13 +106,17 @@ export namespace Components {
           * @returns some string
          */
         "someMethodWithArgs": (unit: string, value: number) => Promise<string>;
+        /**
+          * @default 0
+         */
         "someProp": number;
     }
     interface MyCmp {
         /**
           * bar prop
           * @returns bar
-          * @readonly
+          * @readonly 
+          * @default 'bar'
          */
         "barProp": string;
         /**
@@ -122,7 +132,8 @@ export namespace Components {
         /**
           * bar prop
           * @returns bar
-          * @readonly
+          * @readonly 
+          * @default 'bar'
          */
         "barProp": string;
         /**
@@ -153,6 +164,9 @@ export namespace Components {
     interface PrerenderCmp {
     }
     interface PropCmp {
+        /**
+          * @default 'life preservers'
+         */
         "clothes": string;
         "first": string;
         /**
@@ -166,8 +180,14 @@ export namespace Components {
         "mode"?: any;
     }
     interface RuntimeDecorators {
+        /**
+          * @default 'basicProp'
+         */
         "basicProp": string;
         "decoratedGetterSetterProp": number;
+        /**
+          * @default -10
+         */
         "decoratedProp": number;
     }
     interface ScopedCarDetail {
@@ -625,6 +645,9 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     interface CmpC {
     }
     interface CmpDsd {
+        /**
+          * @default 0
+         */
         "initialCounter"?: number;
     }
     interface CmpServerVsClient {
@@ -657,16 +680,23 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     interface ImportAssets {
     }
     interface ListenCmp {
+        /**
+          * @default false
+         */
         "opened"?: boolean;
     }
     interface MethodCmp {
+        /**
+          * @default 0
+         */
         "someProp"?: number;
     }
     interface MyCmp {
         /**
           * bar prop
           * @returns bar
-          * @readonly
+          * @readonly 
+          * @default 'bar'
          */
         "barProp"?: string;
         /**
@@ -682,7 +712,8 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
         /**
           * bar prop
           * @returns bar
-          * @readonly
+          * @readonly 
+          * @default 'bar'
          */
         "barProp"?: string;
         /**
@@ -713,6 +744,9 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     interface PrerenderCmp {
     }
     interface PropCmp {
+        /**
+          * @default 'life preservers'
+         */
         "clothes"?: string;
         "first"?: string;
         /**
@@ -726,8 +760,14 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
         "mode"?: any;
     }
     interface RuntimeDecorators {
+        /**
+          * @default 'basicProp'
+         */
         "basicProp"?: string;
         "decoratedGetterSetterProp"?: number;
+        /**
+          * @default -10
+         */
         "decoratedProp"?: number;
     }
     interface ScopedCarDetail {
diff --git a/test/wdio/src/components.d.ts b/test/wdio/src/components.d.ts
index 187e93e56ee..ef4d1b33a89 100644
--- a/test/wdio/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/test/wdio/src/components.d.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ export namespace Components {
     interface CmpClientShadow {
     }
     interface CmpD {
+        /**
+          * @default ''
+         */
         "uniqueId": string;
     }
     interface CmpScopedA {
@@ -134,6 +137,9 @@ declare namespace LocalJSX {
     interface CmpClientShadow {
     }
     interface CmpD {
+        /**
+          * @default ''
+         */
         "uniqueId"?: string;
     }
     interface CmpScopedA {
diff --git a/test/wdio/ts-target-props/components.d.ts b/test/wdio/ts-target-props/components.d.ts
index 80680349509..841b701ee06 100644
--- a/test/wdio/ts-target-props/components.d.ts
+++ b/test/wdio/ts-target-props/components.d.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,14 @@
 import { HTMLStencilElement, JSXBase } from "@stencil/core/internal";
 export namespace Components {
     interface TsTargetProps {
+        /**
+          * @default 'basicProp'
+         */
         "basicProp": string;
         "decoratedGetterSetterProp": number;
+        /**
+          * @default -10
+         */
         "decoratedProp": number;
         "dynamicLifecycle": string[];
     }
@@ -26,8 +32,14 @@ declare global {
 }
 declare namespace LocalJSX {
     interface TsTargetProps {
+        /**
+          * @default 'basicProp'
+         */
         "basicProp"?: string;
         "decoratedGetterSetterProp"?: number;
+        /**
+          * @default -10
+         */
         "decoratedProp"?: number;
         "dynamicLifecycle"?: string[];
     }