diff --git a/src/middlewares/parsers/req.parameter.mutator.ts b/src/middlewares/parsers/req.parameter.mutator.ts
index 907c3c4a..c4b3b8d3 100644
--- a/src/middlewares/parsers/req.parameter.mutator.ts
+++ b/src/middlewares/parsers/req.parameter.mutator.ts
@@ -103,12 +103,25 @@ export class RequestParameterMutator {
     });
   }
 
-  private handleDeepObject(req: Request, qs: string, name: string, schema: SchemaObject): void {
+  private handleDeepObject(
+    req: Request,
+    qs: string,
+    name: string,
+    schema: SchemaObject,
+  ): void {
     const getDefaultSchemaValue = () => {
       let defaultValue;
 
       if (schema.default !== undefined) {
-        defaultValue = schema.default
+        defaultValue = schema.default;
+      } else if (schema.properties) {
+        Object.entries(schema.properties).forEach(([k, v]) => {
+          // Handle recursive objects
+          defaultValue ??= {};
+          if (v['default']) {
+            defaultValue[k] = v['default'];
+          }
+        });
       } else {
         ['allOf', 'oneOf', 'anyOf'].forEach((key) => {
           if (schema[key]) {
@@ -116,9 +129,13 @@ export class RequestParameterMutator {
               if (s.$ref) {
                 const compiledSchema = this.ajv.getSchema(s.$ref);
                 // as any -> https://stackoverflow.com/a/23553128
-                defaultValue = defaultValue === undefined ? (compiledSchema.schema as any).default : defaultValue;
+                defaultValue =
+                  defaultValue === undefined
+                    ? (compiledSchema.schema as any).default
+                    : defaultValue;
               } else {
-                defaultValue = defaultValue === undefined ? s.default : defaultValue;
+                defaultValue =
+                  defaultValue === undefined ? s.default : defaultValue;
               }
             });
           }
diff --git a/test/resources/serialized-deep-object.objects.yaml b/test/resources/serialized-deep-object.objects.yaml
index 8da7a5e1..4ede419f 100644
--- a/test/resources/serialized-deep-object.objects.yaml
+++ b/test/resources/serialized-deep-object.objects.yaml
@@ -40,23 +40,47 @@ paths:
       responses:
         "200":
           description: the object
+  /deep_object_2:
+    get:
+      parameters:
+      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pedestrian'
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: the object
 
 components:
   schemas:
-    Deep:
+    Pedestrian:
       type: object
       properties:
-        tag_ids:
-          type: array
-          items:
-            type: integer
-            minimum: 0
-          minItems: 1
-        state:
-          type: string
-          enum: ["default", "validated", "pending"]
-          default: "default"
-          description: "Filter the tags by their validity. The default value ('default') stands for no filtering."
-        greeting:
-          type: string
-          default: "hello"
+        speed:
+          type: number
+          format: double
+          minimum: 0.5
+          maximum: 2
+          default: 1
+    # Deep:
+    #   type: object
+    #   properties:
+    #     tag_ids:
+    #       type: array
+    #       items:
+    #         type: integer
+    #         minimum: 0
+    #       minItems: 1
+    #     state:
+    #       type: string
+    #       enum: ["default", "validated", "pending"]
+    #       default: "default"
+    #       description: "Filter the tags by their validity. The default value ('default') stands for no filtering."
+    #     greeting:
+    #       type: string
+    #       default: "hello"
+          
+  parameters:
+    pedestrian:
+      name: pedestrian
+      in: query
+      style: deepObject
+      schema:
+        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pedestrian'
diff --git a/test/serialized-deep-object.objects.spec.ts b/test/serialized-deep-object.objects.spec.ts
index 836fbc19..66d41920 100644
--- a/test/serialized-deep-object.objects.spec.ts
+++ b/test/serialized-deep-object.objects.spec.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@ describe(packageJson.name, () => {
 
   before(async () => {
     // Set up the express app
-    const apiSpec = path.join('test', 'resources', 'serialized-deep-object.objects.yaml');
+    const apiSpec = path.join(
+      'test',
+      'resources',
+      'serialized-deep-object.objects.yaml',
+    );
     app = await createApp({ apiSpec }, 3005, (app) =>
       app.use(
         `${app.basePath}`,
         express
           .Router()
           .get(`/deep_object`, (req, res) => res.json(req.query))
+          .get(`/deep_object_2`, (req, res) => res.json(req.query)),
       ),
     );
   });
@@ -25,6 +30,16 @@ describe(packageJson.name, () => {
     app.server.close();
   });
 
+  it('should explode deepObject and set default', async () =>
+    request(app)
+      .get(`${app.basePath}/deep_object_2`)
+      .expect(200)
+      .then((r) => {
+        expect(r.body).to.deep.equals({
+          pedestrian: { speed: 1 },
+        });
+      }));
+
   it('should explode deepObject query params', async () =>
     request(app)
       .get(`${app.basePath}/deep_object?settings[state]=default`)
@@ -33,8 +48,8 @@ describe(packageJson.name, () => {
         const expected = {
           settings: {
             greeting: 'hello',
-            state: 'default'
-          }
+            state: 'default',
+          },
         };
         expect(r.body).to.deep.equals(expected);
       }));
@@ -45,6 +60,11 @@ describe(packageJson.name, () => {
       .expect(200)
       .then((r) => {
         const expected = {};
-        expect(r.body).to.deep.equals(expected);
+        expect(r.body).to.deep.equals({
+          settings: {
+            greeting: 'hello',
+            state: 'default',
+          },
+        });
       }));
 });