diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/InterfaceLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/InterfaceLowering.kt
index 801476bc7ec..86301fc51cb 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/InterfaceLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/InterfaceLowering.kt
@@ -71,12 +71,13 @@ internal class InterfaceLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : IrElementTran
                     continue@loop
 
                 /**
-                 * 2) They inherit a default implementation from an interface this interface
-                 *    extends: create a bridge from companion to companion, unless
-                 *    - the implementation is private or belongs to java.lang.Object
-                 *    - we're in JVM Compatibility Default mode, in which case we go via
+                 * 2) They inherit a default implementation from an interface this interface extends:
+                 *    create a bridge from DefaultImpls of derived to DefaultImpls of base, unless
+                 *    - the implementation is private, or belongs to java.lang.Object,
+                 *      or is a stub for function with default parameters ($default)
+                 *    - we're in -Xjvm-default=compatibility mode, in which case we go via
                  *      accessors on the parent class rather than the DefaultImpls
-                 *    - we're in JVM Default mode, and we have that default implementation,
+                 *    - we're in -Xjvm-default=enable mode, and we have that default implementation,
                  *      in which case we simply leave it.
                  *
                  *    ```
@@ -95,18 +96,20 @@ internal class InterfaceLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : IrElementTran
                     val implementation = function.resolveFakeOverride()!!
 
                     when {
-                        Visibilities.isPrivate(implementation.visibility) || implementation.isMethodOfAny() ->
+                        Visibilities.isPrivate(implementation.visibility) ||
+                                implementation.isMethodOfAny() ||
+                                implementation.origin == IrDeclarationOrigin.FUNCTION_FOR_DEFAULT_PARAMETER ->
                             continue@loop
-                        context.state.jvmDefaultMode.isCompatibility -> {
-                            val defaultImpl = createDefaultImpl(function)
-                            defaultImpl.bridgeViaAccessorTo(function)
-                        }
                         !implementation.hasJvmDefault() -> {
                             val defaultImpl = createDefaultImpl(function)
                             context.declarationFactory.getDefaultImplsFunction(implementation).also {
                                 defaultImpl.bridgeToStatic(it)
                             }
                         }
+                        context.state.jvmDefaultMode.isCompatibility -> {
+                            val defaultImpl = createDefaultImpl(function)
+                            defaultImpl.bridgeViaAccessorTo(function)
+                        }
                         // else -> Do nothing.
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bc3583db64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// !JVM_DEFAULT_MODE: compatibility
+// TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
+
+interface I {
+    fun foo(x: String = "OK"): String = x
+}
+
+interface J : I
+
+object O : J
+
+fun box(): String = O.foo()
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments/inheritedInterfaceFunction.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments/inheritedInterfaceFunction.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4fceda5505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments/inheritedInterfaceFunction.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// FILE: I.kt
+
+interface I {
+    fun foo(x: String = "OK"): String = x
+}
+
+// FILE: J.kt
+
+interface J : I
+
+// @I$DefaultImpls.class:
+// 1 foo\$default
+
+// @J$DefaultImpls.class:
+// 0 foo\$default
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 2c721575850..9e2872d1f61 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -15104,6 +15104,11 @@ public class BlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/defaultArgsViaAnonymousObject.kt");
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt")
+                public void testInheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt");
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("inheritedJvmDefault.kt")
                 public void testInheritedJvmDefault() throws Exception {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedJvmDefault.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
index a8846248061..7296a520c42 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
@@ -1560,6 +1560,11 @@ public class BytecodeTextTestGenerated extends AbstractBytecodeTextTest {
             KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), null, TargetBackend.JVM, true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("inheritedInterfaceFunction.kt")
+        public void testInheritedInterfaceFunction() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments/inheritedInterfaceFunction.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("kt11962.kt")
         public void testKt11962() throws Exception {
             runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments/kt11962.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/LightAnalysisModeTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/LightAnalysisModeTestGenerated.java
index 22a0fc73c29..52672a43b4a 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/LightAnalysisModeTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/LightAnalysisModeTestGenerated.java
@@ -15104,6 +15104,11 @@ public class LightAnalysisModeTestGenerated extends AbstractLightAnalysisModeTes
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/defaultArgsViaAnonymousObject.kt");
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt")
+                public void testInheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt");
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("inheritedJvmDefault.kt")
                 public void testInheritedJvmDefault() throws Exception {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedJvmDefault.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 2447addb236..1641eadfa9f 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -13954,6 +13954,11 @@ public class FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractFirBlackBoxCodegenT
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/defaultArgsViaAnonymousObject.kt");
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt")
+                public void testInheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt");
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("inheritedJvmDefault.kt")
                 public void testInheritedJvmDefault() throws Exception {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedJvmDefault.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 0d572f0471b..b0a19582cbb 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -13954,6 +13954,11 @@ public class IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractIrBlackBoxCodegenTes
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/defaultArgsViaAnonymousObject.kt");
                 }
 
+                @TestMetadata("inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt")
+                public void testInheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters() throws Exception {
+                    runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedFunctionWithDefaultParameters.kt");
+                }
+
                 @TestMetadata("inheritedJvmDefault.kt")
                 public void testInheritedJvmDefault() throws Exception {
                     runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/jvm8/defaults/compatibility/inheritedJvmDefault.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
index 84ea87ec6fa..b6bf34f258e 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
@@ -1515,6 +1515,11 @@ public class IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated extends AbstractIrBytecodeTextTest {
             KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), null, TargetBackend.JVM_IR, true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("inheritedInterfaceFunction.kt")
+        public void testInheritedInterfaceFunction() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments/inheritedInterfaceFunction.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("kt11962.kt")
         public void testKt11962() throws Exception {
             runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/defaultArguments/kt11962.kt");