diff --git a/lib/representable/binding.rb b/lib/representable/binding.rb
index 9864e399..8802d0a0 100644
--- a/lib/representable/binding.rb
+++ b/lib/representable/binding.rb
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ def skipable_empty_value?(value)
       value.nil? and !(self[:render_nil])
     end
 
+    # DISCUSS: Do we use this anymore ?
     def default_for(value)
-      return self[:default] if skipable_empty_value?(value)
-
-      value
+      return value unless skipable_empty_value?(value)
+      return self[:default].(exec_context: self) if self[:default]
     end
 
     attr_accessor :cached_representer
diff --git a/lib/representable/definition.rb b/lib/representable/definition.rb
index 32435130..7b9b73af 100644
--- a/lib/representable/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/representable/definition.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ module Representable
   class Definition < ::Declarative::Definitions::Definition
 
     def initialize(sym, options={}, &block)
-      options[:extend] = options[:nested] if options[:nested]
+      options[:extend]  = options[:nested] if options[:nested]
+      options[:default] = Representable::Option(options[:default]) if options[:default]
 
       super
 
diff --git a/lib/representable/deserializer.rb b/lib/representable/deserializer.rb
index 5c72dbfb..bb0839f7 100644
--- a/lib/representable/deserializer.rb
+++ b/lib/representable/deserializer.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ module Representable
   end
 
   Default = ->(input, options) do
-    Binding::FragmentNotFound == input ? options[:binding][:default] : input
+    binding = options[:binding]
+
+    return input if Binding::FragmentNotFound != input
+    binding[:default].call(exec_context: binding.send(:exec_context, options), keyword_arguments: options)
   end
 
   SkipParse = ->(input, options) do
diff --git a/lib/representable/serializer.rb b/lib/representable/serializer.rb
index 6c4f16bc..989341c4 100644
--- a/lib/representable/serializer.rb
+++ b/lib/representable/serializer.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ module Representable
   RenderDefault = ->(input, options) do
     binding = options[:binding]
 
-    binding.skipable_empty_value?(input) ? binding[:default] : input
+    return input unless binding.skipable_empty_value?(input)
+    binding[:default].(exec_context: binding.send(:exec_context, options), keyword_arguments: options)
   end
 
   StopOnSkipable = ->(input, options) do
diff --git a/test/default_test.rb b/test/default_test.rb
index 0ab50bae..106720d2 100644
--- a/test/default_test.rb
+++ b/test/default_test.rb
@@ -1,34 +1,75 @@
 require "test_helper"
 
 class DefaultTest < MiniTest::Spec
-  Song = Struct.new(:id, :title)
+  TIMESTAMP = Time.now
+
+  Composer = Struct.new(:id, :name, :keywords)
+  Song = Struct.new(:id, :title, :album, :composers, :created_at, :created_by)
 
   representer! do
     property :id
     property :title, default: "Huber Breeze" #->(options) { options[:default] }
+    property :album, default: ->(represented:, **) { represented.album || "Spring" }
+    collection :composers, instance: ->(*) { Composer.new } do
+      property :id
+      property :name, default: "Unknown"
+      property :keywords, default: ->(represented:, **) { [represented.name.downcase] }
+    end
+    nested :metadata do
+      property :created_by, default: :default_creator, exec_context: :decorator
+      property :created_at, default: ->(*) { TIMESTAMP }
+
+      def default_creator(*)
+        represented.composers&.first ? represented.composers.first.id : nil
+      end
+
+      def created_by
+        represented.created_by
+      end
+
+      def created_by=(value)
+        represented.created_by = value
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#from_hash" do
-    let(:song) { Song.new.extend(representer) }
+    let(:new_song) { Song.new.extend(representer) }
+    let(:old_song) { Song.new(1, nil, "Atumn",[Composer.new(1, "Jerry")]).extend(representer) }
+
+    it { _(old_song.from_hash({})).must_equal Song.new(1, "Huber Breeze", "Atumn",[Composer.new(1, "Jerry")]) }
+    it { _(new_song.from_hash({})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "Huber Breeze", "Spring") }
+
+    it { _(old_song.from_hash({"title"=>"Blindfold", "album"=>"Lil"})).must_equal Song.new(1, "Blindfold", "Lil",[Composer.new(1, "Jerry")]) }
+    it { _(new_song.from_hash({"title"=>"Blindfold", "album"=>"Lil"})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "Blindfold", "Lil") }
 
-    it { _(song.from_hash({})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "Huber Breeze") }
     # default doesn't apply when empty string.
-    it { _(song.from_hash({"title"=>""})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "") }
-    it { _(song.from_hash({"title"=>nil})).must_equal Song.new(nil, nil) }
-    it { _(song.from_hash({"title"=>"Blindfold"})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "Blindfold") }
+    it { _(old_song.from_hash({"title"=>"", "album"=>""})).must_equal Song.new(1, "", "",[Composer.new(1, "Jerry")]) }
+    it { _(new_song.from_hash({"title"=>"", "album"=>""})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "", "") }
+    it { _(old_song.from_hash({"title"=>nil, "album"=>nil})).must_equal Song.new(1, nil, nil,[Composer.new(1, "Jerry")]) }
+    it { _(new_song.from_hash({"title"=>nil, "album"=>nil})).must_equal Song.new(nil, nil, nil) }
+
+    # defaults within empty collections and nested
+    it { _(old_song.from_hash({"composers"=>[],"metadata"=>{}})).must_equal Song.new(1, "Huber Breeze", "Atumn", [], TIMESTAMP, nil) }
+    it { _(new_song.from_hash({"composers"=>[],"metadata"=>{}})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "Huber Breeze", "Spring", [], TIMESTAMP, nil) }
+    it { _(old_song.from_hash({"composers"=>[{}],"metadata"=>{"created_at"=>"", "created_by"=>""}})).must_equal Song.new(1, "Huber Breeze", "Atumn", [Composer.new(nil, "Unknown", ["unknown"])], "", "") }
+    it { _(new_song.from_hash({"composers"=>[{}],"metadata"=>{"created_at"=>"", "created_by"=>""}})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "Huber Breeze", "Spring", [Composer.new(nil, "Unknown", ["unknown"])], "", "") }
+
+    # defaults within filled collections and nested
+    it { _(new_song.from_hash({"composers"=>[{"id"=>1,"name"=>"Tom"}],"metadata"=>{"created_at"=>2022}})).must_equal Song.new(nil, "Huber Breeze", "Spring", [Composer.new(1, "Tom", ["tom"])], 2022, 1) }
   end
 
   describe "#to_json" do
     it "uses :default when not available from object" do
-      _(Song.new.extend(representer).to_hash).must_equal({"title"=>"Huber Breeze"})
+      _(Song.new.extend(representer).to_hash).must_equal({"title"=>"Huber Breeze", "album"=>"Spring", "metadata"=>{"created_at"=>TIMESTAMP}})
     end
 
     it "uses value from represented object when present" do
-      _(Song.new(nil, "After The War").extend(representer).to_hash).must_equal({"title"=>"After The War"})
+      _(Song.new(nil, "After The War", "1964").extend(representer).to_hash).must_equal({"title"=>"After The War","album"=>"1964","metadata"=>{"created_at"=>TIMESTAMP}})
     end
 
     it "uses value from represented object when emtpy string" do
-      _(Song.new(nil, "").extend(representer).to_hash).must_equal({"title"=>""})
+      _(Song.new(nil, "", "").extend(representer).to_hash).must_equal({"title"=>"", "album"=>"","metadata"=>{"created_at"=>TIMESTAMP}})
     end
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/definition_test.rb b/test/definition_test.rb
index 7a505ed6..9009681a 100644
--- a/test/definition_test.rb
+++ b/test/definition_test.rb
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class DefinitionTest < MiniTest::Spec
 
     it "accepts a default value" do
       @def = Representable::Definition.new(:song, :default => "Atheist Peace")
-      assert_equal "Atheist Peace", @def[:default]
+      assert_equal "Atheist Peace", @def[:default].(exec_context: Object)
     end
   end