diff --git a/templatefunc.go b/templatefunc.go
index 5ef9a041..d62442ae 100644
--- a/templatefunc.go
+++ b/templatefunc.go
@@ -300,7 +300,12 @@ func parseFormToStruct(form url.Values, objT reflect.Type, objV reflect.Value) e
 		formValues := form[tag]
 		var value string
 		if len(formValues) == 0 {
-			continue
+			defaultValue := fieldT.Tag.Get("default")
+			if defaultValue != "" {
+				value = defaultValue
+			} else {
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 		if len(formValues) == 1 {
 			value = formValues[0]