diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f96ef86..19967f8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 All notable changes to `nova-enum-field` will be documented in this file.
 
+## Unreleased
+- Added ability to specify default value for `EnumFilter` and `EnumBooleanFilter`
+
 ## 2.3.0 - 2021-01-25
 
 - Drop support for Laravel `7.x`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ae11f63..e6a1c77 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ class Example extends Resource
             // Or with optional filter name:
             (new EnumFilter('user_type', UserType::class))
                 ->name('Type of user'),
+                
+             // With optional default value:
+            (new EnumFilter('user_type', UserType::class))
+                ->default(UserType::Administrator),
         ];
     }
 }
@@ -140,9 +144,16 @@ class Example extends Resource
             
             new EnumBooleanFilter('user_permissions', UserPermissions::class),
             
-            // Or with optional filter name:
+            // With optional filter name:
             (new EnumBooleanFilter('user_type', UserType::class))
                 ->name('Type of user'),
+                
+            // With optional default values:
+            (new EnumBooleanFilter('user_type', UserType::class))
+                ->default([
+                    UserType::Administrator,
+                    UserType::Moderator,
+                ]),
             
             // When filtering a FlaggedEnum, it will default to filtering
             // by ANY flags, however you may wish to filter by ALL flags:
diff --git a/src/EnumBooleanFilter.php b/src/EnumBooleanFilter.php
index 1d7f800..84bb702 100644
--- a/src/EnumBooleanFilter.php
+++ b/src/EnumBooleanFilter.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class EnumBooleanFilter extends BooleanFilter
 
     protected $class;
 
+    protected $default;
+
     protected $flagged;
 
     protected $scope = 'any';
@@ -90,4 +92,24 @@ public function options(Request $request)
 
         return array_flip($this->class::asSelectArray());
     }
+
+    public function default()
+    {
+        if (isset(func_get_args()[0])) {
+            $this->default = collect(is_array(func_get_args()[0]) ? func_get_args()[0] : [func_get_args()[0]])
+                ->map(function ($value, $key) {
+                    return is_subclass_of($value, \BenSampo\Enum\Enum::class) ? $value->value : $value;
+                })->all();
+
+            return $this;
+        }
+
+        if (is_null($this->default)) {
+            return parent::default();
+        }
+
+        return collect($this->default)->mapWithKeys(function ($option) {
+            return [$option => true];
+        })->all() + parent::default();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/EnumFilter.php b/src/EnumFilter.php
index d363104..ba97eec 100644
--- a/src/EnumFilter.php
+++ b/src/EnumFilter.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class EnumFilter extends Filter
 
     protected $class;
 
+    protected $default;
+
     protected $flagged;
 
     public function __construct($column, $class)
@@ -49,4 +51,19 @@ public function options(Request $request)
     {
         return array_flip($this->class::asSelectArray());
     }
+
+    public function default()
+    {
+        if (isset(func_get_args()[0])) {
+            $this->default = is_subclass_of(func_get_args()[0], \BenSampo\Enum\Enum::class) ? func_get_args()[0]->value : func_get_args()[0];
+
+            return $this;
+        }
+
+        if (is_null($this->default)) {
+            return parent::default();
+        }
+
+        return $this->default;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Filters/BooleanFilterTest.php b/tests/Filters/BooleanFilterTest.php
index 3bcc989..21f8b6e 100644
--- a/tests/Filters/BooleanFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Filters/BooleanFilterTest.php
@@ -39,4 +39,45 @@ public function it_can_have_a_different_name()
 
         $this->assertEquals('Different name', $this->filter->name());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_accepts_optional_default_values()
+    {
+        $this->filter->default(IntegerEnum::Moderator);
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            IntegerEnum::Administrator => false,
+            IntegerEnum::Moderator => true,
+            IntegerEnum::Subscriber => false,
+        ], $this->filter->jsonSerialize()['currentValue']);
+
+        $this->filter->default(IntegerEnum::Administrator());
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+                                IntegerEnum::Administrator => true,
+                                IntegerEnum::Moderator => false,
+                                IntegerEnum::Subscriber => false,
+                            ], $this->filter->jsonSerialize()['currentValue']);
+
+        $this->filter->default([
+           IntegerEnum::Subscriber,
+           IntegerEnum::Moderator(),
+       ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            IntegerEnum::Administrator => false,
+            IntegerEnum::Moderator => true,
+            IntegerEnum::Subscriber => true,
+        ], $this->filter->jsonSerialize()['currentValue']);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_has_no_default_value_by_default()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals([
+            IntegerEnum::Administrator => false,
+            IntegerEnum::Moderator => false,
+            IntegerEnum::Subscriber => false,
+        ], $this->filter->jsonSerialize()['currentValue']);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Filters/FilterTest.php b/tests/Filters/FilterTest.php
index 1d16ad9..a8b7662 100644
--- a/tests/Filters/FilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Filters/FilterTest.php
@@ -39,4 +39,22 @@ public function it_can_have_a_different_name()
 
         $this->assertEquals('Different name', $this->filter->name());
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_accepts_an_optional_default_value()
+    {
+        $this->filter->default(IntegerEnum::Moderator);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(IntegerEnum::Moderator, $this->filter->jsonSerialize()['currentValue']);
+
+        $this->filter->default(IntegerEnum::Subscriber());
+
+        $this->assertEquals(IntegerEnum::Subscriber, $this->filter->jsonSerialize()['currentValue']);
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_has_no_default_value_by_default()
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals('', $this->filter->jsonSerialize()['currentValue']);
+    }
 }