diff --git a/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/matchers/wrappers/MethodMatcher.java b/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/matchers/wrappers/MethodMatcher.java
index 4cfb3a5289..ae5a49d99d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/matchers/wrappers/MethodMatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/matchers/wrappers/MethodMatcher.java
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ private void processMethodSignature(Tree srcOperationNode, Tree dstOperationNode
                 new SameModifierMatcher(Constants.SYNCHRONIZED).match(srcOperationNode,dstOperationNode,mappingStore);
             if (umlOperationBodyMapper.getOperation1().isNative() && umlOperationBodyMapper.getOperation2().isNative())
                 new SameModifierMatcher(Constants.NATIVE).match(srcOperationNode,dstOperationNode,mappingStore);
+            if (umlOperationBodyMapper.getOperation1().isDefault() && umlOperationBodyMapper.getOperation2().isDefault())
+                new SameModifierMatcher(Constants.DEFAULT).match(srcOperationNode,dstOperationNode,mappingStore);
             String v1 = umlOperationBodyMapper.getOperation1().getVisibility().toString();
             String v2 = umlOperationBodyMapper.getOperation2().getVisibility().toString();
             Tree tree1 = TreeUtilFunctions.findChildByTypeAndLabel(srcOperationNode, Constants.MODIFIER, v1);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/utils/Constants.java b/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/utils/Constants.java
index cd362e18e3..b01555d22c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/utils/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/refactoringminer/astDiff/utils/Constants.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public class Constants {
 	public static final String NATIVE = "native";
 	public static final String FINAL = "final";
 	public static final String STATIC = "static";
+	public static final String DEFAULT = "default";
 	public static final String EQUAL_OPERATOR = "=";
 
 	public static final String METHOD_INVOCATION_ARGUMENTS = "METHOD_INVOCATION_ARGUMENTS";