diff --git a/tests/model/DataObjectTest.php b/tests/model/DataObjectTest.php
index 829c4986f..fe0889584 100644
--- a/tests/model/DataObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/DataObjectTest.php
@@ -767,8 +767,14 @@ class DataObjectTest extends SapphireTest {
 		$obj = new DataObjectTest_Fixture();
 		$this->assertEquals(
 			$obj->MyFieldWithDefault,
-			"Default Value",
-			"Defaults are populated for in-memory object from \$defaults array"
+			'Default Value',
+			'Defaults are populated for in-memory object from $defaults array'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			$obj->MyFieldWithAltDefault,
+			'Default Value',
+			'Defaults are populated from overloaded populateDefaults() method'
 		);
 	}
 	
@@ -1126,7 +1132,6 @@ class DataObjectTest extends SapphireTest {
 		DataObject::get();
 		
 	}
-	
 
 }
 
@@ -1191,18 +1196,25 @@ class DataObjectTest_Fixture extends DataObject implements TestOnly {
 		'Data' => 'Varchar',
 		'Duplicate' => 'Varchar',
 		'DbObject' => 'Varchar',
-		
-		// Field with default
-		'MyField' => 'Varchar',
-		
+
 		// Field types
-		"DateField" => "Date",
-		"DatetimeField" => "Datetime",
+		'DateField' => 'Date',
+		'DatetimeField' => 'Datetime',
+
+		'MyFieldWithDefault' => 'Varchar',
+		'MyFieldWithAltDefault' => 'Varchar'
 	);
 
 	static $defaults = array(
-		'MyFieldWithDefault' => 'Default Value', 
+		'MyFieldWithDefault' => 'Default Value',
 	);
+
+	public function populateDefaults() {
+		parent::populateDefaults();
+
+		$this->MyFieldWithAltDefault = 'Default Value';
+	}
+
 }
 
 class DataObjectTest_SubTeam extends DataObjectTest_Team implements TestOnly {
@@ -1294,6 +1306,7 @@ class DataObjectTest_TeamComment extends DataObject {
 	static $has_one = array(
 		'Team' => 'DataObjectTest_Team'
 	);
+
 }
 
 DataObject::add_extension('DataObjectTest_Team', 'DataObjectTest_Team_Extension');