diff --git a/src/generate-contents-with-interface.ts b/src/generate-contents-with-interface.ts
index 2c300ca9..33e90916 100644
--- a/src/generate-contents-with-interface.ts
+++ b/src/generate-contents-with-interface.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import type {
   FunctionDeclaration,
   FunctionExpression,
   Identifier,
+  NumericLiteral,
+  StringLiteral,
+  BooleanLiteral,
   VariableDeclaration,
 } from "@babel/types";
 import * as t from "@babel/types";
@@ -96,13 +99,35 @@ interface CustomCommand {
   parameters: Identifier[];
 }
 
+const inferTypeAnnotationFromDefault = (
+  right: AssignmentPattern["right"],
+): Identifier["typeAnnotation"] => {
+  if (t.isNumericLiteral(right as NumericLiteral)) {
+    return t.tsTypeAnnotation(t.tsNumberKeyword());
+  }
+  if (t.isStringLiteral(right as StringLiteral)) {
+    return t.tsTypeAnnotation(t.tsStringKeyword());
+  }
+  if (t.isBooleanLiteral(right as BooleanLiteral)) {
+    return t.tsTypeAnnotation(t.tsBooleanKeyword());
+  }
+  return null;
+};
+
 const generateOptionalParameterFromInitializer = ({
   left,
-}: AssignmentPattern): Identifier => ({
-  ...(left as Identifier),
-  type: "Identifier",
-  optional: true,
-});
+  right,
+}: AssignmentPattern): Identifier => {
+  const id = left as Identifier;
+  const typeAnnotation =
+    id.typeAnnotation ?? inferTypeAnnotationFromDefault(right);
+  return {
+    ...id,
+    type: "Identifier",
+    optional: true,
+    typeAnnotation,
+  };
+};
 
 const generateInterface = (
   customCommands: CustomCommand[],
diff --git a/test/generate-contents-with-interface.test.ts b/test/generate-contents-with-interface.test.ts
index 362d610d..29482335 100644
--- a/test/generate-contents-with-interface.test.ts
+++ b/test/generate-contents-with-interface.test.ts
@@ -272,6 +272,78 @@ export const objectDestructureExample = ({ input1, input2 }: { input1: string; i
     ).rejects.toThrow();
   });
 
+  it("should infer type from boolean default argument", async () => {
+    readFileSyncMock.mockReturnValue(`export function example(input1 = true) {
+  cy.log('test');
+}
+`);
+    const result = await generateContentsWithInterface(
+      filePath,
+      prettierConfig,
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual(`export function example(input1 = true) {
+  cy.log('test');
+}
+
+/** Generated by cypress-codegen **/
+declare global {
+  namespace Cypress {
+    interface Chainable {
+      example(input1?: boolean): Chainable;
+    }
+  }
+}
+`);
+  });
+
+  it("should infer type from string default argument", async () => {
+    readFileSyncMock.mockReturnValue(`export function example(input1 = 'hello') {
+  cy.log('test');
+}
+`);
+    const result = await generateContentsWithInterface(
+      filePath,
+      prettierConfig,
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual(`export function example(input1 = 'hello') {
+  cy.log('test');
+}
+
+/** Generated by cypress-codegen **/
+declare global {
+  namespace Cypress {
+    interface Chainable {
+      example(input1?: string): Chainable;
+    }
+  }
+}
+`);
+  });
+
+  it("should infer type from numeric default argument", async () => {
+    readFileSyncMock.mockReturnValue(`export function example(input1 = 123) {
+  cy.log('test');
+}
+`);
+    const result = await generateContentsWithInterface(
+      filePath,
+      prettierConfig,
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual(`export function example(input1 = 123) {
+  cy.log('test');
+}
+
+/** Generated by cypress-codegen **/
+declare global {
+  namespace Cypress {
+    interface Chainable {
+      example(input1?: number): Chainable;
+    }
+  }
+}
+`);
+  });
+
   it("should handle file with only exports", async () => {
     readFileSyncMock.mockReturnValue(`export * from './some-file';
 export * from './some-other-file';