diff --git a/src/Generator/Passes/HandleDefaultParamValuesPass.cs b/src/Generator/Passes/HandleDefaultParamValuesPass.cs
index db7c6fd0..b904e29f 100644
--- a/src/Generator/Passes/HandleDefaultParamValuesPass.cs
+++ b/src/Generator/Passes/HandleDefaultParamValuesPass.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ namespace CppSharp.Passes
         {
             var desugared = type.Desugar();
 
-            if ((!Driver.Options.MarshalCharAsManagedChar &&
+            // constants are obtained through dynamic calls at present so they are not compile-time values in target languages
+            if (expression.Declaration is Variable ||
+                (!Driver.Options.MarshalCharAsManagedChar &&
                  desugared.IsPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.UChar)) ||
                 type.IsPrimitiveTypeConvertibleToRef())
                 return null;
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Tests.cs b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Tests.cs
index 42ceed1f..feadad6f 100644
--- a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Tests.cs
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.Tests.cs
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ public unsafe class CSharpTests : GeneratorTestFixture
             methodsWithDefaultValues.DefaultWithFunctionCall();
             methodsWithDefaultValues.DefaultWithPropertyCall();
             methodsWithDefaultValues.DefaultWithGetPropertyCall();
-            methodsWithDefaultValues.DefaultWithStringConstant();
+            methodsWithDefaultValues.DefaultWithIndirectStringConstant();
+            methodsWithDefaultValues.DefaultWithDirectIntConstant();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp
index e45490b6..2a2e451a 100644
--- a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ MethodsWithDefaultValues::QMargins::QMargins(int left, int top, int right, int b
 }
 
 char* MethodsWithDefaultValues::stringConstant = "test";
+int MethodsWithDefaultValues::intConstant = 5;
 
 MethodsWithDefaultValues::MethodsWithDefaultValues(Foo foo)
 {
@@ -570,7 +571,11 @@ void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultWithGetPropertyCall(int f)
 {
 }
 
-void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultWithStringConstant(const Foo& arg)
+void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultWithIndirectStringConstant(const Foo& arg)
+{
+}
+
+void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultWithDirectIntConstant(int arg)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h
index a49c120d..8e042754 100644
--- a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     static char* stringConstant;
+    static int intConstant;
 
     MethodsWithDefaultValues(Foo foo = Foo());
     MethodsWithDefaultValues(int a);
@@ -398,7 +399,8 @@ public:
     void defaultWithFunctionCall(int f = Foo::makeFunctionCall());
     void defaultWithPropertyCall(int f = Foo::propertyCall());
     void defaultWithGetPropertyCall(int f = Foo::getGetPropertyCall());
-    void defaultWithStringConstant(const Foo& arg = Foo(stringConstant));
+    void defaultWithIndirectStringConstant(const Foo& arg = Foo(stringConstant));
+    void defaultWithDirectIntConstant(int arg = intConstant);
     int getA();
 private:
     Foo m_foo;