diff --git a/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table.go b/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table.go
index 76f20c9a1..8daf6d254 100644
--- a/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table.go
+++ b/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func convertColumnDef(tableName string, col *pgq.ColumnDef) (*migrations.Column,
 	// Convert column constraints
 	var notNull, pk, unique bool
 	var check *migrations.CheckConstraint
+	var defaultValue *string
 	for _, c := range col.GetConstraints() {
 		switch c.GetConstraint().GetContype() {
 		case pgq.ConstrType_CONSTR_NULL:
@@ -123,6 +124,12 @@ func convertColumnDef(tableName string, col *pgq.ColumnDef) (*migrations.Column,
 			if check == nil {
 				return nil, nil
 			}
+		case pgq.ConstrType_CONSTR_DEFAULT:
+			d, err := pgq.DeparseExpr(c.GetConstraint().GetRawExpr())
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("error deparsing default value: %w", err)
+			}
+			defaultValue = &d
 		case pgq.ConstrType_CONSTR_FOREIGN:
 			if !canConvertForeignKeyConstraint(c.GetConstraint()) {
 				return nil, nil
@@ -136,6 +143,7 @@ func convertColumnDef(tableName string, col *pgq.ColumnDef) (*migrations.Column,
 		Nullable: !notNull,
 		Pk:       pk,
 		Check:    check,
+		Default:  defaultValue,
 		Unique:   unique,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table_test.go b/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table_test.go
index c7fea50b5..d900a62a3 100644
--- a/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql2pgroll/create_table_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ func TestConvertCreateTableStatements(t *testing.T) {
 			sql:        "CREATE TABLE foo(a int CHECK (a > 0))",
 			expectedOp: expect.CreateTableOp10,
 		},
+		{
+			sql:        "CREATE TABLE foo(a text DEFAULT 'foo')",
+			expectedOp: expect.CreateTableOp11,
+		},
 		{
 			sql:        "CREATE TABLE foo(a varchar(255))",
 			expectedOp: expect.CreateTableOp3,
diff --git a/pkg/sql2pgroll/expect/create_table.go b/pkg/sql2pgroll/expect/create_table.go
index a578642b2..963e3e748 100644
--- a/pkg/sql2pgroll/expect/create_table.go
+++ b/pkg/sql2pgroll/expect/create_table.go
@@ -117,3 +117,15 @@ var CreateTableOp10 = &migrations.OpCreateTable{
 		},
 	},
 }
+
+var CreateTableOp11 = &migrations.OpCreateTable{
+	Name: "foo",
+	Columns: []migrations.Column{
+		{
+			Name:     "a",
+			Type:     "text",
+			Nullable: true,
+			Default:  ptr("'foo'"),
+		},
+	},
+}