diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8b9fc3..de7c95b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ To declare a property, you can use the `property` function. For example, for an
 property Object.name
 ```
 **NOTE**: Bash doesn't have a typing system, so you cannot set property types.
+You can also set default values by adding a property after the declaration, e.g:
+```bash
+property Object.name "Example"
+```
 
 Class functions are declared the same way you would in bash, except it uses a prefix with object type. For example:
 ```bash
diff --git a/oop.sh b/oop.sh
index be57463..aed88b8 100644
--- a/oop.sh
+++ b/oop.sh
@@ -173,17 +173,18 @@ _accessProperty() {
     fi
 }
 
-# Declares a property.
-# Signature: (<string propertyFullName>)
+# Declares a property with an optional default value.
+# Signature: (<string propertyFullName>, [string propertyValue])
 property() {
     propertyFullName=$1
+    propertyValue=$2
     # Split the name by ".". First element is variable name,
     # second is property name.
     propertyNames=($(echo $propertyFullName | tr "." "\n"))
     varName=${propertyNames[0]}
     prop=${propertyNames[1]}
     # Default value
-    eval "_${varName}_properties[$prop]=''"
+    eval "_${varName}_properties[$prop]='$propertyValue'"
     # Property alias 
     eval "$propertyFullName() { _accessProperty $varName $prop \$@;  }"
 }