diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0b256254b..714cf409d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,3 +78,7 @@ Session.vim
 *~
 # auto-generated tag files
 tags
+
+# Pipenv
+Pipfile
+Pipfile.lock
diff --git a/graphene_django/converter.py b/graphene_django/converter.py
index c40313df0..435d9b6ee 100644
--- a/graphene_django/converter.py
+++ b/graphene_django/converter.py
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ def convert_django_field_with_choices(field, registry=None):
         meta = field.model._meta
         name = to_camel_case("{}_{}".format(meta.object_name, field.name))
         choices = list(get_choices(choices))
+        default = field.get_default()
+        if default:
+            choices_include_default = bool([choice for choice in field.choices if choice[0] == default])
+            if not choices_include_default:
+                choices.append(('DEFAULT', default, 'default value'))
         named_choices = [(c[0], c[1]) for c in choices]
         named_choices_descriptions = {c[0]: c[2] for c in choices}
 
diff --git a/graphene_django/tests/test_converter.py b/graphene_django/tests/test_converter.py
index 5dc0184c1..3577092b7 100644
--- a/graphene_django/tests/test_converter.py
+++ b/graphene_django/tests/test_converter.py
@@ -196,6 +196,38 @@ class Meta:
     convert_django_field_with_choices(field)
 
 
+def test_field_with_choices_and_default():
+    field = models.CharField(
+        help_text="Language", choices=(("es", "Spanish"), ("en", "English")), default="nl"
+    )
+
+    class TranslatedModel(models.Model):
+        language = field
+
+        class Meta:
+            app_label = "test"
+
+    graphene_type = convert_django_field_with_choices(field)
+    assert graphene_type._meta.enum.__members__["DEFAULT"].value == "nl"
+    assert graphene_type._meta.enum.__members__["DEFAULT"].description == "default value"
+
+
+def test_field_with_default_in_choices():
+    field = models.CharField(
+        help_text="Language", choices=(("es", "Spanish"), ("en", "English")), default="es"
+    )
+
+    class TranslatedModel(models.Model):
+        language = field
+
+        class Meta:
+            app_label = "test"
+
+    graphene_type = convert_django_field_with_choices(field)
+
+    assert "DEFAULT" not in graphene_type._meta.enum.__members__
+
+
 def test_should_float_convert_float():
     assert_conversion(models.FloatField, graphene.Float)
 
@@ -241,7 +273,7 @@ class A(DjangoObjectType):
         class Meta:
             model = Article
 
-    graphene_field = convert_django_field(Reporter.articles.rel, 
+    graphene_field = convert_django_field(Reporter.articles.rel,
                                           A._meta.registry)
     assert isinstance(graphene_field, graphene.Dynamic)
     dynamic_field = graphene_field.get_type()