diff --git a/persistent-test/src/MigrationTest.hs b/persistent-test/src/MigrationTest.hs
index 7ee8255e0..8a5fd0aa8 100644
--- a/persistent-test/src/MigrationTest.hs
+++ b/persistent-test/src/MigrationTest.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module MigrationTest where
 
 import Database.Persist.TH
 import qualified Data.Text as T
+import Data.Time
 
 import Init
 
@@ -36,6 +37,20 @@ Source1 sql=source
     field4 Target1Id
 |]
 
+share [mkPersist sqlSettings, mkMigrate "migrationWithDefaultMaybeText"] [persistLowerCase|
+TextMaybeDefault
+    field1 Int
+    field2 T.Text Maybe default=null
+    deriving Eq Show
+|]
+
+share [mkPersist sqlSettings, mkMigrate "migrationWithDefaultTime"] [persistLowerCase|
+TimeDefault
+    field3 Int
+    extra  UTCTime default=current_timestamp
+    field4 Target1Id
+|]
+
 specsWith :: (MonadUnliftIO m) => RunDb SqlBackend m -> Spec
 specsWith runDb = describe "Migration" $ do
     it "is idempotent" $ runDb $ do
@@ -53,3 +68,11 @@ specsWith runDb = describe "Migration" $ do
       void $ runMigrationSilent migrationAddCol
       again <- getMigration migrationAddCol
       liftIO $ again @?= []
+    fit "is idempotent (default text example)" $ runDb $ do
+      void $ runMigrationSilent migrationWithDefaultMaybeText
+      again <- getMigration migrationWithDefaultMaybeText
+      liftIO $ again @?= ["ALTER TABLE \"text_maybe_default\" ALTER COLUMN \"field2\" SET DEFAULT null"]
+    fit "is idempotent (default time example)" $ runDb $ do
+      void $ runMigrationSilent migrationWithDefaultTime
+      again <- getMigration migrationWithDefaultTime
+      liftIO $ again @?= ["ALTER TABLE \"time_default\" ALTER COLUMN \"extra\" SET DEFAULT current_timestamp"]