diff --git a/src/question.ts b/src/question.ts
index b9aa009870..3228d9c61a 100644
--- a/src/question.ts
+++ b/src/question.ts
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ export class Question extends SurveyElement<Question>
         this.updateValueFromSurveyCore(newValue, this.isTwoValueEquals(newValue, val));
       });
     } else {
-      this.updateValueFromSurveyCore(newValue, isEmpty);
+      this.updateValueFromSurveyCore(newValue, <any>this.data !== <any>this.getSurvey());
     }
     this.updateDependedQuestions();
     this.updateIsAnswered();
diff --git a/tests/surveytests.ts b/tests/surveytests.ts
index 685e24c49d..874bf99b07 100644
--- a/tests/surveytests.ts
+++ b/tests/surveytests.ts
@@ -18268,3 +18268,49 @@ QUnit.test("Expression bug with complex path, #7396", function (assert) {
   q2.value = { "16": 2 };
   assert.equal(q3.isVisible, true, "visible #3");
 });
+QUnit.test("Do not run defaultValueExpression on survey.data, #7423", function (assert) {
+  const survey = new SurveyModel({
+    elements: [
+      {
+        type: "text",
+        name: "q1",
+        defaultValueExpression: "value1"
+      },
+      {
+        type: "text",
+        name: "q2",
+        defaultValueExpression: "value2"
+      },
+      {
+        type: "checkbox",
+        name: "q3",
+        choices: ["item1", "item2", "item3"],
+        defaultValueExpression: "['item1', 'item3']"
+      },
+      {
+        type: "dropdown",
+        name: "q4",
+        choices: ["item1", "item2", "item3"],
+        defaultValueExpression: "item2"
+      }
+    ]
+  });
+  const q1 = survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
+  const q2 = survey.getQuestionByName("q2");
+  const q3 = survey.getQuestionByName("q3");
+  const q4 = survey.getQuestionByName("q4");
+  assert.equal(q1.value, "value1", "q1.value #1");
+  assert.equal(q2.value, "value2", "q2.value #1");
+  assert.deepEqual(q3.value, ["item1", "item3"], "q3.value #1");
+  assert.equal(q4.value, "item2", "q4.value #1");
+  survey.data = { q1: "val1" };
+  assert.equal(q1.value, "val1", "q1.value #2");
+  assert.notOk(q2.value, "q2.value #2");
+  assert.deepEqual(q3.value, [], "q3.value #2");
+  assert.notOk(q4.value, "q4.value #2");
+  q2.value = "val2";
+  assert.equal(q1.value, "val1", "q1.value #3");
+  assert.equal(q2.value, "val2", "q2.value #3");
+  assert.deepEqual(q3.value, [], "q3.value #3");
+  assert.notOk(q4.value, "q4.value #3");
+});
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