diff --git a/python/tvm/relay/frontend/tensorflow.py b/python/tvm/relay/frontend/tensorflow.py
index 4bd78b47fe54..b5a9ea5781aa 100644
--- a/python/tvm/relay/frontend/tensorflow.py
+++ b/python/tvm/relay/frontend/tensorflow.py
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ def from_tensorflow(self, graph, layout="NHWC", shape=None, outputs=None):
         for node in graph.node:
             node_name_prefix = node.name.rsplit('/', 1)[0]
             control_flow_node_map[node_name_prefix].add(node.op)
-            if node.op == 'Placeholder':
+            if node.op == 'Placeholder' or node.op == 'PlaceholderWithDefault':
                 # Give priority to user argument.
                 if shape and node.name in shape:
                     self._input_shapes[node.name] = list(shape[node.name])
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ def from_tensorflow(self, graph, layout="NHWC", shape=None, outputs=None):
 
                 attr = self._parse_attr(node.attr)
 
-            elif node.op != "Placeholder":
+            elif node.op != "Placeholder" and node.op != 'PlaceholderWithDefault':
                 # Pass the parsed shapes instead
                 attr["_output_shapes"] = output_shapes = self._output_shapes[node.name]
 
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@ def _parse_import_prerequisites(self, graph):
         """
         missing_operators = set()
         for node in graph.node:
-            if node.op == "Placeholder":
+            if node.op == "Placeholder" or node.op == 'PlaceholderWithDefault':
                 pass
             elif node.op == "Const":
                 pass
diff --git a/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py b/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py
index 2f1cc2f6c9a4..90ee75823518 100644
--- a/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py
+++ b/tests/python/frontend/tensorflow/test_forward.py
@@ -1541,6 +1541,24 @@ def test_forward_reduce_prod():
     _test_forward_reduce_prod((5, 5), 0, True)
     _test_forward_reduce_prod((5, 5), 1, True)
 
+
+#######################################################################
+# PlaceholderWithDefault
+# ----------------------
+def test_placeholder():
+    with tf.Graph().as_default():
+        in_data1 = np.random.uniform(-5, 5, size=(3, 4, 5)).astype(np.float32)
+        var1 = tf.Variable(in_data1, name='in1')
+        var2 = array_ops.placeholder_with_default(var1, None, name='place1')
+
+        in_data2 = np.random.uniform(-5, 5, size=(3, 4, 5)).astype(np.float32)
+        place1 = array_ops.placeholder(shape=in_data1.shape, dtype=in_data1.dtype, name='in2')
+
+        out1 = tf.math.add(var1, var2, name='out1')
+        out2 = tf.math.add(out1, place1, name='out2')
+
+        compare_tf_with_tvm([in_data1, in_data2], ['place1:0', 'in2:0'], 'out2:0', init_global_variables=True)
+
 #######################################################################
 # Main
 # ----
@@ -1590,6 +1608,7 @@ def test_forward_reduce_prod():
     test_forward_multi_input()
     test_forward_multi_output()
     test_forward_variable()
+    test_placeholder()
 
     # NN
     test_forward_convolution()