diff --git a/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts.snap b/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts.snap
index ebec67887..fd3bc7388 100644
--- a/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/__snapshots__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts.snap
@@ -1102,6 +1102,56 @@ export default function BoundDefaultValue(
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`amplify render tests default value should render collection default value 1`] = `
+Object {
+  "componentText": "/* eslint-disable */
+import React from \\"react\\";
+import {
+  Collection,
+  CollectionProps,
+  EscapeHatchProps,
+  Text,
+  TextProps,
+  getOverrideProps,
+  useDataStoreBinding,
+} from \\"@aws-amplify/ui-react\\";
+import { User } from \\"../models\\";
+
+export type CollectionDefaultValueProps = Partial<CollectionProps<any>> & {
+  overrides?: EscapeHatchProps | undefined | null;
+};
+export default function CollectionDefaultValue(
+  props: CollectionDefaultValueProps
+): React.ReactElement {
+  const { items, overrides: overridesProp, ...rest } = props;
+  const overrides = { ...overridesProp };
+  const user =
+    items !== undefined
+      ? items
+      : useDataStoreBinding({
+          type: \\"collection\\",
+          model: User,
+        }).items;
+  return (
+    <Collection
+      items={user || []}
+      {...rest}
+      {...getOverrideProps(overrides, \\"Collection\\")}
+    >
+      {(item, index) => (
+        <Text {...getOverrideProps(overrides, \\"Collection.Text\\")}>
+          {item.username || \\"Collection Default Value\\"}
+        </Text>
+      )}
+    </Collection>
+  );
+}
+",
+  "declaration": undefined,
+  "renderComponentToFilesystem": [Function],
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`amplify render tests default value should render simple and bound default value 1`] = `
 Object {
   "componentText": "/* eslint-disable */
diff --git a/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts b/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts
index bd1ba6ba8..1b873fea3 100644
--- a/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts
+++ b/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-codegen-react.test.ts
@@ -258,5 +258,9 @@ describe('amplify render tests', () => {
         generateWithAmplifyRenderer('default-value-components/simplePropertyBindingDefaultValue'),
       ).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
+
+    it('should render collection default value', () => {
+      expect(generateWithAmplifyRenderer('default-value-components/collectionDefaultValue')).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-json/default-value-components/collectionDefaultValue.json b/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-json/default-value-components/collectionDefaultValue.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29da4a03a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/studio-ui-codegen-react/lib/__tests__/studio-ui-json/default-value-components/collectionDefaultValue.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "id": "1234-5678-9010",
+  "componentType": "Collection",
+  "name": "CollectionDefaultValue",
+  "properties": {},
+  "collectionProperties": {
+    "user": {
+      "model": "User"
+    }
+  },
+  "children": [
+    {
+      "componentType": "Text",
+      "properties": {
+        "value": {
+          "collectionBindingProperties": {
+            "property": "user",
+            "field": "username"
+          },
+          "defaultValue": "Collection Default Value"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/cypress/integration/generated-components-spec.js b/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/cypress/integration/generated-components-spec.js
index f2d570742..69e8808a4 100644
--- a/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/cypress/integration/generated-components-spec.js
+++ b/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/cypress/integration/generated-components-spec.js
@@ -188,6 +188,26 @@ describe('Generated Components', () => {
           expect(text.trim()).equal('Override Simple And Bound');
         });
     });
+
+    it('Renders collection default value', () => {
+      cy.get('#default-value')
+        .get('#collection-default')
+        .find('.amplify-text')
+        .invoke('text')
+        .then((text) => {
+          expect(text.trim()).equal('Collection Default');
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('Overrides collection default value', () => {
+      cy.get('#default-value')
+        .get('#collection-override')
+        .find('.amplify-text')
+        .invoke('text')
+        .then((text) => {
+          expect(text.trim()).equal('Override Collection');
+        });
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/src/ComponentTests.tsx b/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/src/ComponentTests.tsx
index 540567d08..492c9487e 100644
--- a/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/src/ComponentTests.tsx
+++ b/packages/test-generator/integration-test-templates/src/ComponentTests.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import ComponentWithVariant from './ui-components/ComponentWithVariant';
 import SimplePropertyBindingDefaultValue from './ui-components/SimplePropertyBindingDefaultValue';
 import BoundDefaultValue from './ui-components/BoundDefaultValue';
 import SimpleAndBoundDefaultValue from './ui-components/SimpleAndBoundDefaultValue';
+import CollectionDefaultValue from './ui-components/CollectionDefaultValue';
 import theme from './ui-components/MyTheme';
 import ComponentWithSimplePropertyBinding from './ui-components/ComponentWithSimplePropertyBinding';
 import ComponentWithDataBindingWithoutPredicate from './ui-components/ComponentWithDataBindingWithoutPredicate';
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ export default function ComponentTests() {
         <BoundDefaultValue id="bound-override" label="Override Bound" />
         <SimpleAndBoundDefaultValue id="simple-and-bound-default" />
         <SimpleAndBoundDefaultValue id="simple-and-bound-override" label="Override Simple And Bound" />
+        <CollectionDefaultValue id="collection-default" items={[{}]} />
+        <CollectionDefaultValue id="collection-override" items={[{ username: 'Override Collection' }]} />
       </div>
     </AmplifyProvider>
   );
diff --git a/packages/test-generator/lib/components/default-value-components/collectionDefaultValue.json b/packages/test-generator/lib/components/default-value-components/collectionDefaultValue.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06843d31e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-generator/lib/components/default-value-components/collectionDefaultValue.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "id": "1234-5678-9010",
+  "componentType": "Collection",
+  "name": "CollectionDefaultValue",
+  "properties": {
+    "type": {
+      "value": "list"
+    }
+  },
+  "collectionProperties": {
+    "user": {
+      "model": "User"
+    }
+  },
+  "children": [
+    {
+      "componentType": "Text",
+      "properties": {
+        "value": {
+          "collectionBindingProperties": {
+            "property": "user",
+            "field": "username"
+          },
+          "defaultValue": "Collection Default"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/test-generator/lib/components/default-value-components/index.js b/packages/test-generator/lib/components/default-value-components/index.js
index 760186b17..6c460e9cf 100644
--- a/packages/test-generator/lib/components/default-value-components/index.js
+++ b/packages/test-generator/lib/components/default-value-components/index.js
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 export { default as BoundDefaultValue } from './boundDefaultValue.json';
 export { default as SimplePropertyBindingDefaultValue } from './simplePropertyBindingDefaultValue.json';
 export { default as SimpleAndBouldDefaultValue } from './simpleAndBoundDefaultValue.json';
+export { default as CollectionDefaultValue } from './collectionDefaultValue.json';