diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
index c3f4bcdd70..3655f2d00e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/example_test.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mod test_examples {
         Math, MathRound, ParEach, Path, PathParse, Random, Seq, Sort, SortBy, Split, SplitColumn,
         SplitRow, Str, StrJoin, StrLength, StrReplace, Update, Url, Values, Wrap,
     };
-    use crate::{Each, To};
+    use crate::{Default, Each, To};
     use nu_cmd_lang::example_support::{
         check_all_signature_input_output_types_entries_have_examples,
         check_example_evaluates_to_expected_output,
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ mod test_examples {
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Ansi));
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Break));
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Date));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Default));
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Each));
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Echo));
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Enumerate));
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/upsert.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/upsert.rs
index a7761973f7..fb2afd5dab 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/upsert.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/upsert.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,21 @@ impl Command for Upsert {
                     }),
                 ])),
             },
+            Example {
+                description: "Update null values in a column to a default value",
+                example: "[[foo]; [2] [null] [4]] | upsert foo { default 0 }",
+                result: Some(Value::test_list(vec![
+                    Value::test_record(record! {
+                        "foo" => Value::test_int(2),
+                    }),
+                    Value::test_record(record! {
+                        "foo" => Value::test_int(0),
+                    }),
+                    Value::test_record(record! {
+                        "foo" => Value::test_int(4),
+                    }),
+                ])),
+            },
             Example {
                 description: "Upsert into a list, updating an existing value at an index",
                 example: "[1 2 3] | upsert 0 2",