diff --git a/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpExpressionPrinter.cs b/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpExpressionPrinter.cs
index 074922fc..3782650c 100644
--- a/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpExpressionPrinter.cs
+++ b/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpExpressionPrinter.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using CppSharp.AST;
 using CppSharp.AST.Extensions;
-using CppSharp.Types;
 using Type = CppSharp.AST.Type;
 
 namespace CppSharp.Generators.CSharp
diff --git a/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpSources.cs b/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpSources.cs
index 540124d6..87ccf302 100644
--- a/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpSources.cs
+++ b/src/Generator/Generators/CSharp/CSharpSources.cs
@@ -1192,11 +1192,11 @@ namespace CppSharp.Generators.CSharp
                 var systemType = Internal.ExpressionHelper.GetSystemType(Context, arrayType.Type.Desugar());
                 Write($"new {arrayType.Type}[{arrayType.Size}] ");
                 Write("{ ");
-  
+
                 List<string> elements = Internal.ExpressionHelper.SplitInitListExpr(initializerString);
 
                 while (elements.Count < arrayType.Size)
-                    elements.Add(systemType == typeof(string) ? "\"\"" : null);                
+                    elements.Add(systemType == typeof(string) ? "\"\"" : null);
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < elements.Count; ++i)
                 {
@@ -1204,7 +1204,8 @@ namespace CppSharp.Generators.CSharp
 
                     if (e == null)
                         Write("default");
-                    else { 
+                    else
+                    {
                         if (!Internal.ExpressionHelper.TryParseExactLiteralExpression(ref e, systemType))
                             Write($"({arrayType.Type})");
                         Write(e);
@@ -1218,19 +1219,7 @@ namespace CppSharp.Generators.CSharp
             }
             else
             {
-                if (Internal.ExpressionHelper.PrintExpression(Context, null, type,
-                   variable.Initializer, false, ref initializerString) == null)
-                {
-                    Write(initializerString);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    var systemType = Internal.ExpressionHelper.GetSystemType(Context, type);
-                    if (!Internal.ExpressionHelper.TryParseExactLiteralExpression(ref initializerString, systemType))
-                        Write($"({type}) {initializerString}");
-                    else
-                        Write(initializerString);
-                }
+                Write(initializerString);
             }
             WriteLine(";");
         }
diff --git a/src/Generator/Passes/ExpressionHelper.cs b/src/Generator/Passes/ExpressionHelper.cs
index dffb6f82..ca9c011a 100644
--- a/src/Generator/Passes/ExpressionHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Generator/Passes/ExpressionHelper.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using TypeCode = System.TypeCode;
 
 namespace CppSharp.Internal
 {
-    internal class ExpressionHelper
+    internal static class ExpressionHelper
     {
         private static readonly Regex regexFunctionParams = new Regex(@"\(?(.+)\)?", RegexOptions.Compiled);
         private static readonly Regex regexDoubleColon = new Regex(@"\w+::", RegexOptions.Compiled);
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ namespace CppSharp.Internal
         {
             return CheckFloatSyntax(desugared, expression, ref result) ||
                 CheckForEnumValue(context, desugared, expression, ref result) ||
-                CheckForDefaultChar(context, desugared, ref result);
+                CheckForChar(context, desugared, ref result) ||
+                CheckForString(context, desugared, ref result);
         }
 
         private static bool CheckForDefaultPointer(BindingContext context, Type desugared, ref string result)
@@ -390,10 +391,9 @@ namespace CppSharp.Internal
                 ((BuiltinTypeExpressionObsolete)defaultArgument).Value == 0;
         }
 
-        private static bool CheckForDefaultChar(BindingContext context, Type desugared, ref string result)
+        private static bool CheckForChar(BindingContext context, Type desugared, ref string result)
         {
-            int value;
-            if (int.TryParse(result, out value) &&
+            if (int.TryParse(result, out int value) &&
                 ((context.Options.MarshalCharAsManagedChar &&
                  desugared.IsPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.Char)) ||
                  desugared.IsPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.WideChar)))
@@ -401,7 +401,36 @@ namespace CppSharp.Internal
                 result = value == 0 ? "'\\0'" : ("(char) " + result);
                 return true;
             }
+            if (context.Options.MarshalCharAsManagedChar &&
+                desugared.IsPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.UChar))
+            {
+                result = "(byte) " + result;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
 
+        private static bool CheckForString(BindingContext context, Type desugared, ref string result)
+        {
+            if (context.TypeMaps.FindTypeMap(desugared, out TypeMap typeMap))
+            {
+                var typePrinterContext = new TypePrinterContext()
+                {
+                    Kind = TypePrinterContextKind.Managed,
+                    MarshalKind = MarshalKind.DefaultExpression,
+                    Type = desugared
+                };
+
+                var typeInSignature = typeMap.CSharpSignatureType(typePrinterContext)
+                    .SkipPointerRefs().Desugar();
+
+                if (typeInSignature is CILType managed && managed.Type == typeof(string))
+                {
+                    result = result[result.IndexOf("\"")..];
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Generator/Passes/HandleVariableInitializerPass.cs b/src/Generator/Passes/HandleVariableInitializerPass.cs
index f8e60878..888dfcea 100644
--- a/src/Generator/Passes/HandleVariableInitializerPass.cs
+++ b/src/Generator/Passes/HandleVariableInitializerPass.cs
@@ -1,33 +1,21 @@
 using CppSharp.AST;
-using CppSharp.AST.Extensions;
 using CppSharp.Internal;
 
 namespace CppSharp.Passes
 {
     public class HandleVariableInitializerPass : TranslationUnitPass
     {
+        public HandleVariableInitializerPass()
+            => VisitOptions.ResetFlags(VisitFlags.NamespaceVariables);
+
         public override bool VisitVariableDecl(Variable variable)
         {
-            if (!base.VisitVariableDecl(variable) || variable.Ignore || variable.Initializer == null)
-                return false;
-
-            bool supported =
-                variable.Type.IsPrimitiveType() ||
-                variable.Type.IsPointerToPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.Char) ||
-                variable.Type.IsPointerToPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.WideChar) ||
-                (variable.Type is ArrayType arrayType && (
-                    arrayType.Type.IsPrimitiveType() || 
-                    arrayType.Type.IsPointerToPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.Char) ||
-                    arrayType.Type.IsPointerToPrimitiveType(PrimitiveType.WideChar)));
-
-            if (!supported)
-            {
-                variable.Initializer = null;
+            if (AlreadyVisited(variable) || variable.Ignore || variable.Initializer == null)
                 return false;
-            }
 
             string initializerString = variable.Initializer.String;
-            ExpressionHelper.PrintExpression(Context, null, variable.Type, variable.Initializer, allowDefaultLiteral: true, ref initializerString);
+            ExpressionHelper.PrintExpression(Context, null, variable.Type, variable.Initializer,
+                allowDefaultLiteral: true, ref initializerString);
 
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(initializerString))
                 variable.Initializer = null;
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp
index 6a4ee158..64716b44 100644
--- a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.cpp
@@ -613,7 +613,11 @@ void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultValueType(QGenericArgument valueType)
 {
 }
 
-void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultChar(char c, char uc, char Uc, char Lc)
+void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultChar(char c, char uc, char Uc, char Lc, unsigned char b)
+{
+}
+
+void MethodsWithDefaultValues::defaultString(const wchar_t* wideString)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h
index 0db2cd98..5f55bca0 100644
--- a/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h
+++ b/tests/CSharp/CSharp.h
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@ public:
     void defaultVoidStar(void* ptr = 0);
     void defaultFunctionPointer(void(*functionPtr)(int p) = nullptr);
     void defaultValueType(QGenericArgument valueType = QGenericArgument());
-    void defaultChar(char c = 'a', char uc = u'u', char Uc = U'U', char Lc = L'L');
+    void defaultChar(char c = 'a', char uc = u'u', char Uc = U'U', char Lc = L'L', unsigned char b = 'z');
+    void defaultString(const wchar_t* wideString = L"Str");
     void defaultEmptyChar(char c = 0);
     void defaultEmptyEnum(Empty e = Empty(-1));
     void defaultRefTypeBeforeOthers(Foo foo = Foo(), int i = 5, Bar::Items item = Bar::Item2);