diff --git a/src/question_ranking.ts b/src/question_ranking.ts
index d2a9bc961a..90647cf1c2 100644
--- a/src/question_ranking.ts
+++ b/src/question_ranking.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class QuestionRankingModel extends QuestionCheckboxModel {
   protected onVisibleChoicesChanged = (): void => {
     super.onVisibleChoicesChanged();
 
-    if (this.carryForwardStartUnranked && !this.isValueSetByUser && !this.selectToRankEnabled) {
+    if (this.carryForwardStartUnranked && !this.isValueSetByUser && !this.selectToRankEnabled && !this.defaultValue) {
       this.value = [];
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/question_ranking_tests.ts b/tests/question_ranking_tests.ts
index b864270db9..97bff77771 100644
--- a/tests/question_ranking_tests.ts
+++ b/tests/question_ranking_tests.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,40 @@ QUnit.test("Ranking: Carry Forward and unrankIfChoicesChanged", function(assert)
   assert.equal(rankingQuestion.value.length, 2, "after user's arrengement unrank should stop working");
 });
 
+QUnit.test("Ranking: Carry Forward: Default Value", function(assert) {
+  var survey = new SurveyModel({
+    elements: [
+      {
+        "type": "checkbox",
+        "name": "q1",
+        "defaultValue": [1, 2, 3],
+        "choices": [1, 2, 3, 4]
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "ranking",
+        "name": "q2",
+        "defaultValue": [1, 2, 3],
+        "choicesFromQuestion": "q1",
+        "choicesFromQuestionMode": "selected"
+      }
+    ]
+  });
+  var q1 = <QuestionCheckboxModel>survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
+  var q2 = <QuestionRankingModel>survey.getQuestionByName("q2");
+
+  assert.deepEqual(survey.data, {
+    q1: [1, 2, 3],
+    q2: [1, 2, 3],
+  });
+
+  q1.value = [1, 2];
+
+  assert.deepEqual(survey.data, {
+    q1: [1, 2],
+    q2: [1, 2],
+  });
+});
+
 QUnit.test("Ranking: CorrectAnswer, Bug#3720", function(assert) {
   var survey = new SurveyModel({
     elements: [