diff --git a/piccolo/columns/base.py b/piccolo/columns/base.py
index 9d3e2b1cc..b9ed2bd18 100644
--- a/piccolo/columns/base.py
+++ b/piccolo/columns/base.py
@@ -527,7 +527,9 @@ def _validate_default(
         elif (
             default is None
             and None in allowed_types
-            or type(default) in allowed_types
+            or isinstance(
+                default, tuple(t for t in allowed_types if isinstance(t, type))
+            )
         ):
             self._validated = True
             return True
@@ -539,8 +541,9 @@ def _validate_default(
             ):
                 self._validated = True
                 return True
-        elif (
-            isinstance(default, Enum) and type(default.value) in allowed_types
+        elif isinstance(default, Enum) and isinstance(
+            default.value,
+            tuple(t for t in allowed_types if isinstance(t, type)),
         ):
             self._validated = True
             return True
diff --git a/tests/columns/test_defaults.py b/tests/columns/test_defaults.py
index 77df731bf..c6e32243f 100644
--- a/tests/columns/test_defaults.py
+++ b/tests/columns/test_defaults.py
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 from piccolo.table import Table
 
 
+def get_custom_default(base):
+    class CustomDefault(base):
+        pass
+
+    return CustomDefault()
+
+
 class TestDefaults(TestCase):
     """
     Columns check the type of the default argument.
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ def test_uuid(self):
         UUID(default=None, null=True)
         UUID(default=UUID4())
         UUID(default=uuid.uuid4())
+        UUID(default=get_custom_default(UUID4))
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             UUID(default="hello world")
 
@@ -73,6 +81,7 @@ def test_time(self):
         Time(default=None, null=True)
         Time(default=TimeNow())
         Time(default=datetime.datetime.now().time())
+        Time(default=get_custom_default(TimeNow))
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             Time(default="hello world")  # type: ignore
 
@@ -80,6 +89,7 @@ def test_date(self):
         Date(default=None, null=True)
         Date(default=DateNow())
         Date(default=datetime.datetime.now().date())
+        Date(default=get_custom_default(DateNow))
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             Date(default="hello world")  # type: ignore
 
@@ -87,6 +97,7 @@ def test_timestamp(self):
         Timestamp(default=None, null=True)
         Timestamp(default=TimestampNow())
         Timestamp(default=datetime.datetime.now())
+        Timestamp(default=get_custom_default(TimestampNow))
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             Timestamp(default="hello world")  # type: ignore