diff --git a/lib/types/array.js b/lib/types/array.js
index a18d558f2..e99f94256 100755
--- a/lib/types/array.js
+++ b/lib/types/array.js
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ module.exports = Any.extend({
 
                 if (ordereds.length) {
                     internals.fillOrderedErrors(schema, errors, ordereds, value, state, prefs);
+
+                    if (!errors.length) {
+                        internals.fillDefault(ordereds, value, state, prefs);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 return errors.length ? errors : value;
@@ -677,6 +681,33 @@ internals.fillOrderedErrors = function (schema, errors, ordereds, value, state,
 };
 
 
+internals.fillDefault = function (ordereds, value, state, prefs) {
+
+    const overrides = [];
+    let trailingUndefined = true;
+
+    for (let i = ordereds.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+        const ordered = ordereds[i];
+        const ancestors = [value, ...state.ancestors];
+        const override = ordered.$_validate(undefined, state.localize(state.path, ancestors, ordered), prefs).value;
+
+        if (trailingUndefined) {
+            if (override === undefined) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            trailingUndefined = false;
+        }
+
+        overrides.unshift(override);
+    }
+
+    if (overrides.length) {
+        value.push(...overrides);
+    }
+};
+
+
 internals.fastSplice = function (arr, i) {
 
     let pos = i;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 214775d2b..baec52119 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
         "@sideway/pinpoint": "^2.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
-        "typescript": "4.0.x",
         "@hapi/bourne": "2.x.x",
         "@hapi/code": "8.x.x",
+        "@hapi/joi-legacy-test": "npm:@hapi/joi@15.x.x",
         "@hapi/lab": "24.x.x",
-        "@hapi/joi-legacy-test": "npm:@hapi/joi@15.x.x"
+        "typescript": "4.0.x"
     },
     "scripts": {
         "prepublishOnly": "cd browser && npm install && npm run build",
diff --git a/test/types/array.js b/test/types/array.js
index fb7ff4644..7c7c48eee 100755
--- a/test/types/array.js
+++ b/test/types/array.js
@@ -576,6 +576,75 @@ describe('array', () => {
             ]);
         });
 
+        it('can fill the default values into the value array', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.array().ordered(Joi.string().required(), Joi.number().default(0), Joi.number().default(6)).required();
+
+            Helper.validate(schema, [
+                [['a'], true, ['a', 0, 6]]
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('ignore trailing undefined', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.array().ordered(Joi.string().required(), Joi.string(), Joi.number().default(5), Joi.string(), Joi.string());
+
+            Helper.validate(schema, [
+                [['a'], true, ['a', undefined, 5]]
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('generate sparse array', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.array().ordered(Joi.string(), Joi.number().default(5), Joi.string(), Joi.string().default('f'));
+
+            Helper.validate(schema, [
+                [[], true, [undefined, 5, undefined, 'f']]
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('fills defaults correctly when nested items contain references', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.object({
+                info: Joi.object(),
+                values: Joi.array().ordered(
+                    Joi.string().required(),
+                    Joi.string().default(Joi.ref('...info.firstname')),
+                    Joi.string(),
+                    Joi.string().default(Joi.ref('...info.lastname')),
+                    Joi.string()
+                ).required()
+            });
+
+            Helper.validate(schema, [
+                [{ info: { firstname: 'f', lastname: 'e' }, values: ['h'] }, true, { info: { firstname: 'f', lastname: 'e' }, values: ['h', 'f', undefined, 'e'] }],
+                [{ info: { firstname: 'f', lastname: 'e' }, values: ['h', 'test'] }, true, { info: { firstname: 'f', lastname: 'e' }, values: ['h', 'test', undefined, 'e'] }]
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('fills defaults correctly when nested items contain references', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.object({
+                info: Joi.object().required(),
+                values: Joi.array().ordered(
+                    Joi.string().required(),
+                    Joi.array().ordered(
+                        Joi.string(),
+                        Joi.string().default('normal value'),
+                        Joi.string(),
+                        Joi.number().default(Joi.x('{number("202099")}'))
+                    ),
+                    Joi.string(),
+                    Joi.string().default(Joi.ref('...info.firstname')),
+                    Joi.string()
+                ).required()
+            });
+
+            Helper.validate(schema, [
+                [{ info: { firstname: 'f' }, values: ['h', []] }, true, { info: { firstname: 'f' }, values: ['h', [undefined, 'normal value', undefined, 202099], undefined, 'f'] }]
+            ]);
+        });
+
         it('can strip matching items', () => {
 
             const schema = Joi.array().items(Joi.string(), Joi.any().strip());