diff --git a/src/build/app/mod.rs b/src/build/app/mod.rs
index 9ab1e0a2..9df2dbc2 100644
--- a/src/build/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/build/app/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use crate::{
     build::{arg::ArgProvider, Arg, ArgGroup, ArgSettings},
     mkeymap::MKeyMap,
     output::{fmt::Colorizer, Help, HelpWriter, Usage},
-    parse::{ArgMatcher, ArgMatches, Input, Parser},
+    parse::{ArgMatcher, ArgMatches, Input, Parser, ValueType},
     util::{color::ColorChoice, safe_exit, Id, Key, USAGE_CODE},
     Error, ErrorKind, Result as ClapResult, INTERNAL_ERROR_MSG,
 };
@@ -2936,6 +2936,7 @@ impl<'help> App<'help> {
             if let Some(v) = val {
                 if matcher
                     .get(arg)
+                    .filter(|ma| !matches!(ma.ty, ValueType::DefaultValue))
                     .map(|ma| ma.contains_val(v))
                     .unwrap_or(false)
                 {
@@ -2943,8 +2944,10 @@ impl<'help> App<'help> {
                 } else {
                     None
                 }
-            } else {
+            } else if !matcher.is_default_value(arg) {
                 Some(req_arg.clone())
+            } else {
+                None
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/parse/validator.rs b/src/parse/validator.rs
index c8886b6f..acc9c351 100644
--- a/src/parse/validator.rs
+++ b/src/parse/validator.rs
@@ -401,8 +401,10 @@ impl<'help, 'app, 'parser> Validator<'help, 'app, 'parser> {
                 }
             } else if let Some(g) = self.p.app.groups.iter().find(|grp| grp.id == *name) {
                 debug!("Validator::gather_conflicts:iter:{:?}:group", name);
-                for r in &g.requires {
-                    self.p.required.insert(r.clone());
+                if !matcher.is_default_value(&g.id) {
+                    for r in &g.requires {
+                        self.p.required.insert(r.clone());
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/require.rs b/tests/require.rs
index 69b15059..9f43b6a6 100644
--- a/tests/require.rs
+++ b/tests/require.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ fn required_unless_present() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn required_unless_err() {
+fn required_unless_present_err() {
     let res = App::new("unlesstest")
         .arg(
             Arg::new("cfg")
@@ -1107,3 +1107,56 @@ fn required_unless_invalid_arg() {
         )
         .try_get_matches_from(vec![""]);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn requires_with_default_value() {
+    let result = App::new("prog")
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("opt")
+                .long("opt")
+                .default_value("default")
+                .requires("flag"),
+        )
+        .arg(Arg::new("flag").long("flag"))
+        .try_get_matches_from(vec!["myprog"]);
+
+    assert!(result.is_ok(), "{:?}", result.unwrap());
+    let m = result.unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(m.value_of("opt"), Some("default"));
+    assert!(!m.is_present("flag"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn requires_if_with_default_value() {
+    let result = App::new("prog")
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("opt")
+                .long("opt")
+                .default_value("default")
+                .requires_if("default", "flag"),
+        )
+        .arg(Arg::new("flag").long("flag"))
+        .try_get_matches_from(vec!["myprog"]);
+
+    assert!(result.is_ok(), "{:?}", result.unwrap());
+    let m = result.unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(m.value_of("opt"), Some("default"));
+    assert!(!m.is_present("flag"));
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn group_requires_with_default_value() {
+    let result = App::new("prog")
+        .arg(Arg::new("opt").long("opt").default_value("default"))
+        .arg(Arg::new("flag").long("flag"))
+        .group(ArgGroup::new("one").arg("opt").requires("flag"))
+        .try_get_matches_from(vec!["myprog"]);
+
+    assert!(result.is_ok(), "{:?}", result.unwrap());
+    let m = result.unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(m.value_of("opt"), Some("default"));
+    assert!(!m.is_present("flag"));
+}