diff --git a/src/lib/converter/comments/parser.ts b/src/lib/converter/comments/parser.ts
index eea8bb4b1..6fcf65fd3 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/comments/parser.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/comments/parser.ts
@@ -215,7 +215,10 @@ function blockTag(
     let content: CommentDisplayPart[];
     if (tagName === "@example" && config.jsDocCompatibility.exampleTag) {
         content = exampleBlockContent(comment, lexer, config, warning);
-    } else if (tagName === "@default" && config.jsDocCompatibility.defaultTag) {
+    } else if (
+        (tagName === "@default" && config.jsDocCompatibility.defaultTag) ||
+        tagName === "@defaultValue"
+    ) {
         content = defaultBlockContent(comment, lexer, config, warning);
     } else {
         content = blockContent(comment, lexer, config, warning);
diff --git a/src/test/behavior.c2.test.ts b/src/test/behavior.c2.test.ts
index 177568362..181802eb3 100644
--- a/src/test/behavior.c2.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/behavior.c2.test.ts
@@ -277,6 +277,19 @@ describe("Behavior Tests", () => {
         logger.expectNoOtherMessages();
     });
 
+    it("Handles @defaultValue tags", () => {
+        const project = convert("defaultValueTag");
+        const foo = query(project, "foo");
+        const tags = foo.comment?.blockTags.map((tag) => tag.content);
+
+        equal(tags, [
+            [{ kind: "code", text: "```ts\n\n```" }],
+            [{ kind: "code", text: "```ts\nfn({})\n```" }],
+        ]);
+
+        logger.expectNoOtherMessages();
+    });
+
     it("Handles @example tags with JSDoc compat turned on", () => {
         const project = convert("exampleTags");
         const foo = query(project, "foo");
diff --git a/src/test/converter2/behavior/defaultValueTag.ts b/src/test/converter2/behavior/defaultValueTag.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3823d6667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/converter2/behavior/defaultValueTag.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * @defaultValue
+ * @defaultValue fn({})
+ */
+export const foo = 1;