diff --git a/src/Fade.js b/src/Fade.js
index 2936d5dca..e38330c23 100644
--- a/src/Fade.js
+++ b/src/Fade.js
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import { Transition } from 'react-transition-group';
 import {
+  addDefaultProps,
   mapToCssModules,
   omit,
   pick,
+  tagPropType,
   TransitionPropTypeKeys,
   TransitionTimeouts,
-  tagPropType,
 } from './utils';
 
 const propTypes = {
@@ -50,12 +51,13 @@ function Fade(props) {
     children,
     innerRef = ref,
     ...otherProps
-  } = props;
+  } = addDefaultProps(defaultProps, props);
 
   const transitionProps = pick(
     { defaultProps, ...otherProps },
     TransitionPropTypeKeys,
   );
+
   const childProps = omit(otherProps, TransitionPropTypeKeys);
 
   return (
@@ -77,6 +79,5 @@ function Fade(props) {
 }
 
 Fade.propTypes = propTypes;
-Fade.defaultProps = defaultProps;
 
 export default Fade;
diff --git a/src/Tooltip.js b/src/Tooltip.js
index 3e21cf657..00d66f12a 100644
--- a/src/Tooltip.js
+++ b/src/Tooltip.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import TooltipPopoverWrapper, { propTypes } from './TooltipPopoverWrapper';
+import { addDefaultProps } from './utils';
 
 const defaultProps = {
   placement: 'top',
@@ -14,9 +15,11 @@ function Tooltip(props) {
   const popperClasses = classNames('tooltip', 'show', props.popperClassName);
   const classes = classNames('tooltip-inner', props.innerClassName);
 
+  const _props = addDefaultProps(defaultProps, props);
+
   return (
     <TooltipPopoverWrapper
-      {...props}
+      {..._props}
       arrowClassName={arrowClasses}
       popperClassName={popperClasses}
       innerClassName={classes}
@@ -25,6 +28,5 @@ function Tooltip(props) {
 }
 
 Tooltip.propTypes = propTypes;
-Tooltip.defaultProps = defaultProps;
 
 export default Tooltip;
diff --git a/src/__tests__/utils.spec.js b/src/__tests__/utils.spec.js
index 50708595c..4110b27c6 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/utils.spec.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/utils.spec.js
@@ -234,12 +234,14 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
   describe('isFunction', () => {
     it('should return `true` for functions', () => {
       function test() {}
+
       expect(Utils.isFunction(test)).toBe(true);
       expect(Utils.isFunction(Array.prototype.slice)).toBe(true);
     });
 
     it('should return `true` for async functions', () => {
       async function asyncFunc() {}
+
       expect(Utils.isFunction(asyncFunc)).toEqual(
         typeof asyncFunc === 'function',
       );
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
 
     it('should return `true` for generator functions', () => {
       function* genFunc() {}
+
       expect(Utils.isFunction(genFunc)).toEqual(typeof genFunc === 'function');
     });
 
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
           return arguments;
         }.apply(undefined, array);
       }
+
       expect(Utils.isFunction(toArgs([1, 2, 3]))).toBe(false);
       expect(Utils.isFunction([1, 2, 3])).toBe(false);
       expect(Utils.isFunction(true)).toBe(false);
@@ -309,6 +313,52 @@ describe('Utils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('addDefaultProps', () => {
+    it('should return an object', () => {
+      const defaultProps = {
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2,
+        c: 3,
+      };
+      const props = {
+        a: 4,
+        b: 5,
+      };
+      expect(Utils.addDefaultProps(defaultProps, props)).toEqual(
+        expect.any(Object),
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should return an object with default props', () => {
+      const defaultProps = {
+        a: 1,
+        b: 2,
+        c: 3,
+        d: {
+          e: 4,
+          f: 5,
+        },
+      };
+      const props = {
+        a: 4,
+        b: 5,
+        d: {
+          e: 6,
+          f: 5,
+        },
+      };
+      expect(Utils.addDefaultProps(defaultProps, props)).toEqual({
+        a: 4,
+        b: 5,
+        c: 3,
+        d: {
+          e: 6,
+          f: 5,
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   // TODO
   // describe('getScrollbarWidth', () => {
   //   // jsdom workaround https://github.com/tmpvar/jsdom/issues/135#issuecomment-68191941
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 72f91c2eb..4678aefac 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ export function toNumber(value) {
   return isBinary || /^0o[0-7]+$/i.test(value)
     ? parseInt(value.slice(2), isBinary ? 2 : 8)
     : /^[-+]0x[0-9a-f]+$/i.test(value)
-    ? NAN
-    : +value;
+      ? NAN
+      : +value;
 }
 
 export function isFunction(value) {
@@ -381,3 +381,23 @@ export const focusableElements = [
   'video[controls]',
   '[contenteditable]:not([contenteditable="false"])',
 ];
+
+export function addDefaultProps(defaultProps, props) {
+  if (!defaultProps || !props) return props;
+
+  let result = { ...props };
+
+  Object.keys(defaultProps).forEach((key) => {
+    if (result[key] === undefined) {
+      result[key] = defaultProps[key];
+    }
+    if (
+      Object.keys(defaultProps[key] || {}).length > 0 &&
+      typeof defaultProps[key] === 'object'
+    ) {
+      addDefaultProps(defaultProps[key], result);
+    }
+  });
+
+  return result;
+}