diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java
index 18d3f6d91e5d01..743d111f5a34a9 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Beans.java
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static boolean hasQualifier(BeanDeployment beanDeployment, AnnotationInstance re
         ClassInfo requiredClazz = beanDeployment.getQualifier(requiredQualifier.name());
         List<AnnotationValue> values = new ArrayList<>();
         Set<String> nonBindingFields = beanDeployment.getQualifierNonbindingMembers(requiredQualifier.name());
-        for (AnnotationValue val : requiredQualifier.values()) {
+        for (AnnotationValue val : requiredQualifier.valuesWithDefaults(beanDeployment.getBeanArchiveIndex())) {
             if (!requiredClazz.method(val.name()).hasAnnotation(DotNames.NONBINDING)
                     && !nonBindingFields.contains(val.name())) {
                 values.add(val);
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static boolean hasQualifier(BeanDeployment beanDeployment, AnnotationInstance re
                 // Must have the same annotation member value for each member which is not annotated @Nonbinding
                 boolean matches = true;
                 for (AnnotationValue value : values) {
-                    if (!value.equals(qualifier.value(value.name()))) {
+                    if (!value.equals(qualifier.valueWithDefault(beanDeployment.getBeanArchiveIndex(), value.name()))) {
                         matches = false;
                         break;
                     }
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Animal.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Animal.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7660c5cb90097e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Animal.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.qualifiers.defaultvalues;
+
+public interface Animal {
+
+    int noOfLeg();
+
+}
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/AnimalQualifier.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/AnimalQualifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..866d8990c998f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/AnimalQualifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.qualifiers.defaultvalues;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import javax.inject.Qualifier;
+
+@Qualifier
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target({ ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.TYPE })
+public @interface AnimalQualifier {
+
+    String value() default "";
+
+}
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Cat.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Cat.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..63365663fd64b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Cat.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.qualifiers.defaultvalues;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;
+
+@Dependent
+@AnimalQualifier("cat")
+public class Cat implements Animal {
+
+    @Override
+    public int noOfLeg() {
+        return 4;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Owl.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Owl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6bd5819732192f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/Owl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.qualifiers.defaultvalues;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;
+
+@Dependent
+@AnimalQualifier
+public class Owl implements Animal {
+
+    @Override
+    public int noOfLeg() {
+        return 2;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/QualifierDefaultValuesTest.java b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/QualifierDefaultValuesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bcf7cf77d0de35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/tests/src/test/java/io/quarkus/arc/test/qualifiers/defaultvalues/QualifierDefaultValuesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package io.quarkus.arc.test.qualifiers.defaultvalues;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import io.quarkus.arc.Arc;
+import io.quarkus.arc.test.ArcTestContainer;
+import javax.enterprise.context.Dependent;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+public class QualifierDefaultValuesTest {
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    public ArcTestContainer container = new ArcTestContainer(Consumer.class, Animal.class, AnimalQualifier.class, Cat.class,
+            Owl.class);
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDefaultValues() {
+        Consumer consumer = Arc.container().instance(Consumer.class).get();
+        assertEquals(2, consumer.animal.noOfLeg());
+    }
+
+    @Dependent
+    public static class Consumer {
+
+        @Inject
+        @AnimalQualifier
+        Animal animal;
+
+    }
+
+}