diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/shift_type.py b/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/shift_type.py
index 328706c3f2..77174a03ab 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/shift_type.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/shift_type.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def get_assigned_employees(self, from_date=None, consider_default_shift=False) -
 		assigned_employees = frappe.get_all("Shift Assignment", filters=filters, pluck="employee")
 
 		if consider_default_shift:
-			default_shift_employees = self.get_employees_with_default_shift(filters)
+			default_shift_employees = self.get_employees_with_default_shift(filters, from_date)
 			assigned_employees = set(assigned_employees + default_shift_employees)
 
 		# exclude inactive employees
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ def get_assigned_employees(self, from_date=None, consider_default_shift=False) -
 
 		return list(set(assigned_employees) - set(inactive_employees))
 
-	def get_employees_with_default_shift(self, filters: dict) -> list:
+	def get_employees_with_default_shift(self, filters: dict, from_date) -> list:
+		filters["start_date"] = ("<=", from_date)
 		default_shift_employees = frappe.get_all(
 			"Employee", filters={"default_shift": self.name, "status": "Active"}, pluck="name"
 		)
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ def get_employees_with_default_shift(self, filters: dict) -> list:
 			return []
 
 		# exclude employees from default shift list if any other valid shift assignment exists
+		# that starts before the attendance processing date
 		del filters["shift_type"]
 		filters["employee"] = ("in", default_shift_employees)
 
diff --git a/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/test_shift_type.py b/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/test_shift_type.py
index 997856a52d..a5c3dd284a 100644
--- a/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/test_shift_type.py
+++ b/hrms/hr/doctype/shift_type/test_shift_type.py
@@ -612,6 +612,27 @@ def test_skip_auto_attendance_for_overlapping_shift(self):
 		self.assertEqual(log_in.skip_auto_attendance, 1)
 		self.assertEqual(log_out.skip_auto_attendance, 1)
 
+	def test_mark_attendance_for_default_shift_when_shift_assignment_is_not_overlapping(self):
+		shift_1 = setup_shift_type(shift_type="Deafult Shift", start_time="08:00:00", end_time="12:00:00")
+		shift_2 = setup_shift_type(shift_type="Not Default Shift", start_time="10:00:00", end_time="18:00:00")
+		employee = make_employee(
+			"test_employee_attendance@example.com", company="_Test Company", default_shift=shift_1.name
+		)
+		shift_assigned_date = add_days(getdate(), +1)
+		make_shift_assignment(shift_2.name, employee, shift_assigned_date)
+		from hrms.hr.doctype.attendance.attendance import mark_attendance
+
+		mark_attendance(employee, add_days(getdate(), -1), "Present", shift=shift_1.name)
+		shift_1.process_auto_attendance()
+		self.assertEqual(
+			frappe.db.get_value(
+				"Attendance",
+				{"employee": employee, "attendance_date": getdate(), "shift": shift_1.name},
+				"status",
+			),
+			"Absent",
+		)
+
 
 def setup_shift_type(**args):
 	args = frappe._dict(args)