diff --git a/core/src/codegen/from_meta_impl.rs b/core/src/codegen/from_meta_impl.rs
index 5a65c5d..68bafef 100644
--- a/core/src/codegen/from_meta_impl.rs
+++ b/core/src/codegen/from_meta_impl.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ impl<'a> ToTokens for FromMetaImpl<'a> {
             }
             Data::Enum(ref variants) => {
                 let unit_arms = variants.iter().map(Variant::as_unit_match_arm);
-                let struct_arms = variants.iter().map(Variant::as_data_match_arm);
 
                 let unknown_variant_err = if !variants.is_empty() {
                     let names = variants.iter().map(Variant::as_name);
@@ -90,16 +89,26 @@ impl<'a> ToTokens for FromMetaImpl<'a> {
                     }
                 };
 
+                let default = base
+                    .default
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|default_expr| quote!(::darling::export::Ok(#default_expr)));
+                let unit_arm_default = default.as_ref().map(|default| quote!("" => #default,));
+                let list_default_or_err = default.unwrap_or(quote! {
+                    ::darling::export::Err(::darling::Error::too_few_items(1))
+                });
+
                 quote!(
                     fn from_list(__outer: &[::darling::export::NestedMeta]) -> ::darling::Result<Self> {
                         // An enum must have exactly one value inside the parentheses if it's not a unit
-                        // match arm
+                        // match arm.
+                        // NOTE: The empty list case uses the annotated default value for the enum if any.
                         match __outer.len() {
-                            0 => ::darling::export::Err(::darling::Error::too_few_items(1)),
+                            0 => #list_default_or_err,
                             1 => {
                                 if let ::darling::export::NestedMeta::Meta(ref __nested) = __outer[0] {
                                     match ::darling::util::path_to_string(__nested.path()).as_ref() {
-                                        #(#struct_arms)*
+                                        #(#variants)*
                                         __other => ::darling::export::Err(::darling::Error::#unknown_variant_err.with_span(__nested))
                                     }
                                 } else {
@@ -113,6 +122,7 @@ impl<'a> ToTokens for FromMetaImpl<'a> {
                     fn from_string(lit: &str) -> ::darling::Result<Self> {
                         match lit {
                             #(#unit_arms)*
+                            #unit_arm_default
                             __other => ::darling::export::Err(::darling::Error::unknown_value(__other))
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/core/src/codegen/variant.rs b/core/src/codegen/variant.rs
index ccbabad..2123151 100644
--- a/core/src/codegen/variant.rs
+++ b/core/src/codegen/variant.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ impl<'a> UsesTypeParams for Variant<'a> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> ToTokens for Variant<'a> {
+    fn to_tokens(&self, tokens: &mut TokenStream) {
+        if self.data.is_unit() {
+            self.as_unit_match_arm().to_tokens(tokens);
+        } else {
+            self.as_data_match_arm().to_tokens(tokens)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Code generator for an enum variant in a unit match position.
 /// This is placed in generated `from_string` calls for the parent enum.
 /// Value-carrying variants wrapped in this type will emit code to produce an "unsupported format" error.
diff --git a/tests/from_meta.rs b/tests/from_meta.rs
index 3e7278c..73d0074 100644
--- a/tests/from_meta.rs
+++ b/tests/from_meta.rs
@@ -64,3 +64,55 @@ fn nested_meta_lit_bool_errors() {
         Error::unsupported_format("literal").to_string()
     );
 }
+
+/// Tests behavior of FromMeta implementation for enums (including behavior of defaults).
+mod enum_impl {
+    use darling::{Error, FromMeta};
+    use syn::parse_quote;
+
+    /// A playback volume.
+    /// Deriving `Default` will cause the "default" variant to be set when the meta-item is empty.
+    #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default, FromMeta)]
+    #[darling(default)]
+    enum Volume {
+        #[default]
+        Normal,
+        Low,
+        High,
+        #[darling(rename = "dB")]
+        Decibels(u8),
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_list() {
+        let volume = Volume::from_list(&[]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(volume, Volume::Normal);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn empty_string() {
+        let volume = Volume::from_string("").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(volume, Volume::Normal);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn single_value_list() {
+        let unit_variant = Volume::from_list(&[parse_quote!(high)]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(unit_variant, Volume::High);
+
+        let newtype_variant = Volume::from_list(&[parse_quote!(dB = 100)]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(newtype_variant, Volume::Decibels(100));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_for_unit_variant() {
+        let volume = Volume::from_string("low").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(volume, Volume::Low);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn multiple_values_list_errors() {
+        let err = Volume::from_list(&[parse_quote!(low), parse_quote!(dB = 20)]).unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err.to_string(), Error::too_many_items(1).to_string());
+    }
+}