diff --git a/lib/typson-schema.js b/lib/typson-schema.js
index e3154a9..34732ec 100755
--- a/lib/typson-schema.js
+++ b/lib/typson-schema.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var TypeScript, _, traverse; // from global scope
     }
     var api = {};
     var primitiveTypes = [ "string", "number", "boolean", "any" ];
-    var validationKeywords = [ "type", "minimum", "exclusiveMinimum", "maximum", "exclusiveMaximum", "multipleOf", "minLength", "maxLength", "format", "pattern", "minItems", "maxItems", "uniqueItems", "default", "additionalProperties" ];
+    var validationKeywords = [ "type", "minimum", "exclusiveMinimum", "maximum", "exclusiveMaximum", "multipleOf", "minLength", "maxLength", "format", "pattern", "minItems", "maxItems", "uniqueItems", "additionalProperties" ];
     var annotedValidationKeywordPattern = /@[a-z.]+\s*[^@\s]+/gi;
     var TypescriptASTFlags = { "optionalName" : 4, "arrayType" : 8 };
     var defaultProperties = { additionalProperties: false};
@@ -314,6 +314,19 @@ var TypeScript, _, traverse; // from global scope
         return delimiterIndex < 0 ? "" : comment.slice(delimiterIndex);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Extracts the default value stored in a comment and registers it on property.
+     *
+     * @param comment {string} the full comment.
+     * @param to {object} the destination variable.
+     */
+    function copyPropertyDefault(comment, to) {
+        comment = comment.replace(/@default\s+([^@]+)/, function(m, m1) {
+            to.default = m1.trim();
+            return "";
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Extracts the schema validation keywords stored in a comment and register them as properties.
      * A validation keyword starts by a @. It has a name and a value. Several keywords may occur.
@@ -322,6 +335,7 @@ var TypeScript, _, traverse; // from global scope
      * @param to {object} the destination variable.
      */
     function copyValidationKeywords(comment, to) {
+        copyPropertyDefault(comment, to);
         annotedValidationKeywordPattern.lastIndex = 0;
         // TODO: to improve the use of the exec method: it could make the tokenization
         var annotation;
diff --git a/test/spec/bulk.test.js b/test/spec/bulk.test.js
index 1e0aab3..0edec06 100644
--- a/test/spec/bulk.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/bulk.test.js
@@ -74,5 +74,7 @@
 
         assertSchema('module-interface-single', 'main.ts', 'MyObject');
         assertSchema('module-interface-deep', 'main.ts', 'MyObject');
+
+        assertSchema('schema-validation', 'main.ts', 'MyObject');
     });
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/schema-validation/main.ts b/test/spec/schema-validation/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51c0677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/schema-validation/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+enum enumOptions {
+    enumA, // first enumerable value
+    enumB // second enumerable value
+}
+
+interface MyObject {
+    /** A prop that can take any value */
+    anyProp: any;
+    /**
+     * @default 1
+     */
+    numberProp: number;
+    minimumProp: number // @minimum 0
+    exclusiveMinimumProp: number // @exclusiveMinimum 0
+    maximumProp: number // @maximum 10
+    exclusiveMaximumProp: number // @exclusiveMaximum 10
+    multipleOfProp: number // @multipleOf 2
+    booleanProp: boolean; // @default true
+    /**
+     * @default
+     * A default value
+     * It spans multiple lines
+     */
+    stringProp: string;
+    minLengthProp: string; // @minLength 10
+    maxLengthProp: string; // @maxLength 100
+    patternProp: string; // @pattern ^[a-f0-9]{32}$
+    formatProp: string; // @format md5
+    itemsProp: any[];
+    minItemsProp: any[]; // @minItems 2
+    maxItemsProp: any[]; // @maxItems 5
+    uniqueItemsProp: any[]; // @uniqueItems 3
+    nestedProp: MyNestedObject;
+    /**
+     * A property which is enumerable
+     * @default enumA
+     */
+    enumProp: enumOptions;
+    /**
+     * @type object
+     * @additionalProperties true
+     */
+    typeProp: any;
+    optionalProp?: string;
+    /**
+     * @invalidKeyword reject-invalid-keywords
+     */
+    invalidKeywordProp: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @additionalProperties true
+ */
+interface MyNestedObject {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/spec/schema-validation/schema.json b/test/spec/schema-validation/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4cf724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/schema-validation/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "id": "MyObject",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "anyProp": {
+      "description": "A prop that can take any value"
+    },
+    "numberProp": {
+      "default": "1",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "minimumProp": {
+      "minimum": 0,
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "exclusiveMinimumProp": {
+      "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "maximumProp": {
+      "maximum": 10,
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "exclusiveMaximumProp": {
+      "exclusiveMaximum": 10,
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "multipleOfProp": {
+      "multipleOf": 2,
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "booleanProp": {
+      "default": "true",
+      "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "stringProp": {
+      "default": "A default value\nIt spans multiple lines",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "minLengthProp": {
+      "minLength": 10,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "maxLengthProp": {
+      "maxLength": 100,
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "patternProp": {
+      "pattern": "^[a-f0-9]{32}$",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "formatProp": {
+      "format": "md5",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "itemsProp": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {}
+    },
+    "minItemsProp": {
+      "minItems": 2,
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {}
+    },
+    "maxItemsProp": {
+      "maxItems": 5,
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {}
+    },
+    "uniqueItemsProp": {
+      "uniqueItems": 3,
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {}
+    },
+    "nestedProp": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/MyNestedObject"
+    },
+    "enumProp": {
+      "description": "A property which is enumerable\n\n| Value  | Description\n|-\n| `enumA`| first enumerable value \n| `enumB`| second enumerable value ",
+      "default": "enumA",
+      "id": "enumOptions",
+      "enum": [
+        "enumA",
+        "enumB"
+      ]
+    },
+    "typeProp": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": true
+    },
+    "optionalProp": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "invalidKeywordProp": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "anyProp",
+    "numberProp",
+    "minimumProp",
+    "exclusiveMinimumProp",
+    "maximumProp",
+    "exclusiveMaximumProp",
+    "multipleOfProp",
+    "booleanProp",
+    "stringProp",
+    "minLengthProp",
+    "maxLengthProp",
+    "patternProp",
+    "formatProp",
+    "itemsProp",
+    "minItemsProp",
+    "maxItemsProp",
+    "uniqueItemsProp",
+    "nestedProp",
+    "enumProp",
+    "typeProp",
+    "invalidKeywordProp"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "definitions": {
+    "MyNestedObject": {
+      "id": "MyNestedObject",
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": true,
+      "properties": {}
+    }
+  }
+}