diff --git a/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Components/SingleChoiceQuestionView/Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.swift b/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Components/SingleChoiceQuestionView/Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.swift
index 79225afce..aac938310 100644
--- a/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Components/SingleChoiceQuestionView/Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.swift
+++ b/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Components/SingleChoiceQuestionView/Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.swift
@@ -85,9 +85,12 @@ extension Survey {
             zip(props.options, optionsStack.arrangedSubviews)
                 .forEach { opt, view in
                     guard let checkboxView = view as? CheckboxView else { return }
+
+                    let state = Self.handleSelection(with: props, option: opt)
+
                     checkboxView.props = .init(
                         title: opt.name,
-                        state: props.selected == opt ? .selected : .active
+                        state: state
                     ) {
                         opt.select(opt)
                     }
@@ -95,6 +98,22 @@ extension Survey {
             validationError.isHidden = !props.showValidationError
         }
 
+        static func handleSelection(
+            with props: Props,
+            option opt: Survey.Option<String>
+        ) -> CheckboxView.State {
+            // If user selected or it should be selected by default.
+            let isSelected = props.selected == opt || props.defaultOption == opt
+
+            // Trigger selection manually because the option has
+            // been selected by default, not because of user input.
+            if isSelected, props.selected == nil {
+                opt.select(opt)
+            }
+
+            return isSelected ? .selected : .active
+        }
+
         // MARK: - Private
 
         private let style: Theme.SurveyStyle.SingleQuestion
@@ -109,6 +128,7 @@ extension Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView {
         var showValidationError: Bool
         var options: [Survey.Option<String>]
         var selected: Survey.Option<String>?
+        var defaultOption: Survey.Option<String>?
         var answerContainer: CoreSdkClient.SurveyAnswerContainer?
         let accessibility: Accessibility
 
@@ -124,6 +144,7 @@ extension Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView {
             showValidationError: Bool = false,
             options: [Survey.Option<String>] = [],
             selected: Survey.Option<String>? = nil,
+            defaultOption: Survey.Option<String>? = nil,
             answerContainer: CoreSdkClient.SurveyAnswerContainer? = nil,
             accessibility: Accessibility
         ) {
@@ -133,6 +154,7 @@ extension Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView {
             self.showValidationError = showValidationError
             self.options = options
             self.selected = selected
+            self.defaultOption = defaultOption
             self.answerContainer = answerContainer
             self.accessibility = accessibility
         }
diff --git a/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Mocks/Survey.ViewController.Props.Mock.swift b/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Mocks/Survey.ViewController.Props.Mock.swift
index f28070a4c..e63ffbb74 100644
--- a/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Mocks/Survey.ViewController.Props.Mock.swift
+++ b/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Mocks/Survey.ViewController.Props.Mock.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ extension Survey.ViewController.Props {
         )
     }
 
+    static func emptyPropsMockWithDefaultValue() -> Survey.ViewController.Props {
+        return Survey.ViewController.Props(
+            header: "Survey title",
+            props: [
+                makeScalePropsMock(),
+                makeInputPropsMock(),
+                makeBooleanPropsMock(),
+                makeSinglePropsMock(defaultOption: .init(
+                    name: "Second option",
+                    value: "\(2)"
+                ))
+            ],
+            submit: { _ in },
+            cancel: {}
+        )
+    }
+
     static func filledPropsMock() -> Survey.ViewController.Props {
         return Survey.ViewController.Props(
             header: "Survey title",
@@ -99,6 +116,7 @@ private extension Survey.ViewController.Props {
 
     static func makeSinglePropsMock(
         selectedOption: Survey.Option<String>? = nil,
+        defaultOption: Survey.Option<String>? = nil,
         showValidationError: Bool = false
     ) -> Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.Props {
         var props = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.Props(
@@ -113,6 +131,7 @@ private extension Survey.ViewController.Props {
             .init(name: "Second option", value: "\(2)"),
             .init(name: "Third option", value: "\(3)")
         ].compactMap { $0 }
+        props.defaultOption = defaultOption
         props.selected = selectedOption
         return props
     }
diff --git a/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Survey.ViewController.Props.swift b/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Survey.ViewController.Props.swift
index eeb986ba3..0b75dacf0 100644
--- a/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Survey.ViewController.Props.swift
+++ b/GliaWidgets/Sources/ViewController/Survey/Survey.ViewController.Props.swift
@@ -203,10 +203,24 @@ extension Survey.ViewController.Props {
         ? Localization.Survey.Question.Required.Accessibility.label
         : nil
 
+        let defaultOption: Survey.Option<String>? = {
+            let defaultOption = sdkQuestion.options?.first {
+                $0.isDefault == true
+            }
+
+            guard let defaultOption else { return nil }
+
+            return .init(
+                name: defaultOption.label,
+                value: defaultOption.id.rawValue
+            )
+        }()
+
         var scaleProps = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.Props(
             id: sdkQuestion.id.rawValue,
             title: sdkQuestion.text,
             isRequired: sdkQuestion.required,
+            defaultOption: defaultOption,
             accessibility: .init(value: accessibilityValue)
         )
         let handleSingleOptionSelection = { (option: Survey.Option<String>) in
diff --git a/GliaWidgetsTests/Sources/Survey.SingleChouceQuestionViewTests.swift b/GliaWidgetsTests/Sources/Survey.SingleChouceQuestionViewTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a277f00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GliaWidgetsTests/Sources/Survey.SingleChouceQuestionViewTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import Foundation
+import XCTest
+@testable import GliaWidgets
+
+final class SurveySingleChoiceQuestionViewTests: XCTestCase {
+    static let firstOption = Survey.Option(name: "Option 1", value: "1")
+    static let secondOption = Survey.Option(name: "Option 2", value: "2")
+
+    var props: Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.Props = {
+        var props = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.Props(
+            id: "1",
+            title: "Survey",
+            isRequired: true,
+            accessibility: .init(value: "")
+        )
+        props.options = [
+            firstOption,
+            secondOption
+        ]
+        return props
+    }()
+
+    func test_regularOptionIsActive() {
+        let regularOption = Self.firstOption
+
+        let selection = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.handleSelection(
+            with: props,
+            option: regularOption
+        )
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(selection, .active)
+    }
+
+    func test_defaultOptionIsSelected() {
+        var hasSelectedDefaultOption = false
+
+        let defaultOption = Survey.Option<String>(
+            name: "Option 1",
+            value: "1",
+            select: { _ in
+                hasSelectedDefaultOption = true
+            }
+        )
+
+        props.defaultOption = defaultOption
+        props.options = [defaultOption, Self.secondOption]
+
+        let selection = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.handleSelection(
+            with: props,
+            option: defaultOption
+        )
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(selection, .selected)
+        XCTAssertEqual(hasSelectedDefaultOption, true)
+    }
+
+    func test_regularOptionIsActiveWhenDefaultIsPresent() {
+        let defaultOption = Self.firstOption
+        props.defaultOption = defaultOption
+
+        let selection = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.handleSelection(
+            with: props,
+            option: Self.secondOption
+        )
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(selection, .active)
+    }
+
+    func test_selectedOptionIsSelected() {
+        let selectedOption = Self.firstOption
+        props.selected = selectedOption
+
+        let selection = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.handleSelection(
+            with: props,
+            option: selectedOption
+        )
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(selection, .selected)
+    }
+
+    func test_regularOptionIsActiveWhenSelectedIsPresent() {
+        let selectedOption = Self.firstOption
+        props.selected = selectedOption
+
+        let selection = Survey.SingleChoiceQuestionView.handleSelection(
+            with: props,
+            option: Self.secondOption
+        )
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(selection, .active)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/SnapshotTests/SurveyViewControllerVoiceOverTests.swift b/SnapshotTests/SurveyViewControllerVoiceOverTests.swift
index 1a41f6403..c82f891e7 100644
--- a/SnapshotTests/SurveyViewControllerVoiceOverTests.swift
+++ b/SnapshotTests/SurveyViewControllerVoiceOverTests.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ final class SurveyViewControllerVoiceOverTests: SnapshotTestCase {
         viewController.assertSnapshot(as: .accessibilityImage)
     }
 
+    func test_emptySurveyWithDefaultValue() {
+        let viewController = Survey.ViewController(
+            viewFactory: .mock(),
+            environment: .init(notificationCenter: .mock),
+            props: .emptyPropsMockWithDefaultValue()
+        )
+        viewController.assertSnapshot(as: .accessibilityImage)
+    }
+
     func test_filledSurvey() {
         let viewController = Survey.ViewController(
             viewFactory: .mock(),