diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d939c097..314013342 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,11 +52,17 @@
 
 ### Added
 
+- Add `--yes` flag to `convert` subcommand to bypass
+  user confirmation and run non-interactively.
+  [#775](https://github.com/Kong/deck/pull/775)
 - Add support to Kong Vaults.
   [#761](https://github.com/Kong/deck/pull/761)
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- Use `kong.yaml` as default value with `convert` subcommand
+  when no `--output-file` is provided.
+  [#775](https://github.com/Kong/deck/pull/775)
 - Add `-w` shorthand flag support to `sync`.
   [#765](https://github.com/Kong/deck/pull/765)
 - Handle correctly encoded whitespaces into services' `url`
diff --git a/cmd/convert.go b/cmd/convert.go
index 62b84dffe..4e0fac656 100644
--- a/cmd/convert.go
+++ b/cmd/convert.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var (
 	convertCmdDestinationFormat string
 	convertCmdInputFile         string
 	convertCmdOutputFile        string
+	convertCmdAssumeYes         bool
 )
 
 // newConvertCmd represents the convert command
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ can be converted into a 'konnect' configuration file.`,
 			}
 
 			if convertCmdInputFile != "" {
-				if yes, err := utils.ConfirmFileOverwrite(convertCmdOutputFile, "", false); err != nil {
+				if yes, err := utils.ConfirmFileOverwrite(
+					convertCmdOutputFile, "", convertCmdAssumeYes,
+				); err != nil {
 					return err
 				} else if !yes {
 					return nil
@@ -80,8 +83,10 @@ can be converted into a 'konnect' configuration file.`,
 		fmt.Sprintf("desired format of the output, allowed formats: %v", destinationFormats))
 	convertCmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertCmdInputFile, "input-file", "",
 		"configuration file to be converted. Use `-` to read from stdin.")
-	convertCmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertCmdOutputFile, "output-file", "",
+	convertCmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertCmdOutputFile, "output-file", "kong.yaml",
 		"file to write configuration to after conversion. Use `-` to write to stdout.")
+	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&convertCmdAssumeYes, "yes",
+		false, "assume `yes` to prompts and run non-interactively.")
 	return convertCmd
 }