diff --git a/src/json-validator.cpp b/src/json-validator.cpp
index c67862d..1a801bd 100644
--- a/src/json-validator.cpp
+++ b/src/json-validator.cpp
@@ -1280,9 +1280,14 @@ std::shared_ptr<schema> schema::make(json &schema,
 			// special case where break draft-7 and allow overriding of properties when a $ref is used
 			attr = schema.find("default");
 			if (attr != schema.end()) {
-				// copy the referenced schema and modify the default value
-				sch = std::make_shared<schema_ref>(*dynamic_cast<schema_ref *>(sch.get()));
-				sch->set_default_value(attr.value());
+				// copy the referenced schema depending on the underlying type and modify the default value
+				if (auto *ref_sch = dynamic_cast<schema_ref *>(sch.get())) {
+					sch = std::make_shared<schema_ref>(*ref_sch);
+					sch->set_default_value(attr.value());
+				} else if (auto *type_sch = dynamic_cast<type_schema *>(sch.get())) {
+					sch = std::make_shared<type_schema>(*type_sch);
+					sch->set_default_value(attr.value());
+				}
 				schema.erase(attr);
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/test/issue-189-default-values.cpp b/test/issue-189-default-values.cpp
index d0b32ad..e7232d3 100644
--- a/test/issue-189-default-values.cpp
+++ b/test/issue-189-default-values.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 using nlohmann::json_uri;
 using nlohmann::json_schema::json_validator;
 
-static const json quad_schema = R"(
+static const json rectangle_schema = R"(
 {
     "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
     "properties": {
@@ -13,6 +13,26 @@ static const json quad_schema = R"(
             "$ref": "#/definitions/length",
             "default": 20
         },
+        "height": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/length"
+        }
+    },
+    "definitions": {
+        "length": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "default": 10
+        }
+    }
+})"_json;
+
+static const json quad_schema = R"(
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+    "properties": {
+        "width": {
+            "$ref": "#/properties/height",
+            "default": 20
+        },
         "height": {
             "$ref": "#/definitions/length"
         },
@@ -20,13 +40,17 @@ static const json quad_schema = R"(
             "$ref": "default_schema#/definitions/defaultLength"
         },
 		"time": {
-            "$ref": "#/properties/width"
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/time"
 		}
     },
     "definitions": {
         "length": {
             "$ref": "default_schema#/definitions/defaultLength",
             "default": 10
+        },
+        "time": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "default": 15
         }
     }
 })"_json;
@@ -52,6 +76,21 @@ int main(void)
 
 	validator.set_root_schema(quad_schema);
 
+	{
+		json empty_quad = R"({})"_json;
+
+		const auto default_patch = validator.validate(empty_quad);
+		const auto actual = empty_quad.patch(default_patch);
+
+		const auto expected = R"({"height":10,"width":20,"depth":5,"time":15})"_json;
+		if (actual != expected) {
+			std::cerr << "Patch with defaults contains wrong value: '" << actual << "' instead of expected '" << expected.dump() << "'" << std::endl;
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	validator.set_root_schema(rectangle_schema);
+
 	{
 		json empty_rectangle = R"({})"_json;
 
@@ -59,7 +98,7 @@ int main(void)
 		const auto actual = empty_rectangle.patch(default_patch);
 
 		// height must be 10 according to the default specified in the length definition while width must be 10 overridden by the width element
-		const auto expected = R"({"height":10,"width":20,"depth":5,"time":20})"_json;
+		const auto expected = R"({"height":10,"width":20})"_json;
 		if (actual != expected) {
 			std::cerr << "Patch with defaults contains wrong value: '" << actual << "' instead of expected '" << expected.dump() << "'" << std::endl;
 			return 1;