diff --git a/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleValue_Private.h b/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleValue_Private.h
index 85ebc536b64..b4354d7d16c 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleValue_Private.h
+++ b/platform/darwin/src/MGLStyleValue_Private.h
@@ -367,13 +367,7 @@ class MGLStyleValueTransformer {
         }];
         mbgl::style::CategoricalStops<MBGLType> categoricalStops = {stops};
         mbgl::style::SourceFunction<MBGLType> sourceFunction = {sourceStyleFunction.attributeName.UTF8String, categoricalStops};
-        if (sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue) {
-            NSCAssert([sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue isKindOfClass:[MGLStyleConstantValue class]], @"Default value must be constant");
-            MBGLType mbglValue;
-            id mglValue = [(MGLStyleConstantValue<ObjCType> *)sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue rawValue];
-            getMBGLValue(mglValue, mbglValue);
-            sourceFunction.defaultValue = mbglValue;
-        }
+        setDefaultMBGLValue(sourceStyleFunction, sourceFunction);
         return sourceFunction;
     }
 
@@ -387,13 +381,7 @@ class MGLStyleValueTransformer {
         }];
         mbgl::style::ExponentialStops<MBGLType> exponentialStops = {stops, (float)sourceStyleFunction.interpolationBase};
         mbgl::style::SourceFunction<MBGLType> sourceFunction = {sourceStyleFunction.attributeName.UTF8String, exponentialStops};
-        if (sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue) {
-            NSCAssert([sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue isKindOfClass:[MGLStyleConstantValue class]], @"Default value must be constant");
-            MBGLType mbglValue;
-            id mglValue = [(MGLStyleConstantValue<ObjCType> *)sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue rawValue];
-            getMBGLValue(mglValue, mbglValue);
-            sourceFunction.defaultValue = mbglValue;
-        }
+        setDefaultMBGLValue(sourceStyleFunction, sourceFunction);
         return sourceFunction;
     }
 
@@ -407,22 +395,27 @@ class MGLStyleValueTransformer {
         }];
         mbgl::style::IntervalStops<MBGLType> intervalStops = {stops};
         mbgl::style::SourceFunction<MBGLType> sourceFunction = {sourceStyleFunction.attributeName.UTF8String, intervalStops};
-        if (sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue) {
-            NSCAssert([sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue isKindOfClass:[MGLStyleConstantValue class]], @"Default value must be constant");
-            MBGLType mbglValue;
-            id mglValue = [(MGLStyleConstantValue<ObjCType> *)sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue rawValue];
-            getMBGLValue(mglValue, mbglValue);
-            sourceFunction.defaultValue = mbglValue;
-        }
+        setDefaultMBGLValue(sourceStyleFunction, sourceFunction);
         return sourceFunction;
     }
 
     mbgl::style::SourceFunction<MBGLType> toMBGLIdentitySourceFunction(MGLSourceStyleFunction<ObjCType> *sourceStyleFunction) {
         mbgl::style::IdentityStops<MBGLType> identityStops;
         mbgl::style::SourceFunction<MBGLType> sourceFunction = {sourceStyleFunction.attributeName.UTF8String, identityStops};
+        setDefaultMBGLValue(sourceStyleFunction, sourceFunction);
         return sourceFunction;
     }
 
+    void setDefaultMBGLValue(MGLSourceStyleFunction<ObjCType> *sourceStyleFunction, mbgl::style::SourceFunction<MBGLType> &sourceFunction) {
+        if (sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue) {
+            NSCAssert([sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue isKindOfClass:[MGLStyleConstantValue class]], @"Default value must be constant");
+            MBGLType mbglValue;
+            id mglValue = [(MGLStyleConstantValue<ObjCType> *)sourceStyleFunction.defaultValue rawValue];
+            getMBGLValue(mglValue, mbglValue);
+            sourceFunction.defaultValue = mbglValue;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Bool
     void getMBGLValue(NSNumber *rawValue, bool &mbglValue) {
         mbglValue = !!rawValue.boolValue;
@@ -638,9 +631,13 @@ class MGLStyleValueTransformer {
         }
 
         id operator()(const mbgl::style::IdentityStops<MBGLType> &mbglStops) {
-            return [MGLSourceStyleFunction functionWithInterpolationMode:MGLInterpolationModeIdentity
-                                                          stops:nil
-                                                  attributeName:@(mbglFunction.property.c_str()) options:nil];
+            MGLSourceStyleFunction *sourceFunction = [MGLSourceStyleFunction functionWithInterpolationMode:MGLInterpolationModeIdentity
+                                                                                                     stops:nil
+                                                                                             attributeName:@(mbglFunction.property.c_str()) options:nil];
+            if (mbglFunction.defaultValue) {
+                sourceFunction.defaultValue = [MGLStyleValue valueWithRawValue:toMGLRawStyleValue(*mbglFunction.defaultValue)];
+            }
+            return sourceFunction;
         }
 
         const mbgl::style::SourceFunction<MBGLType> &mbglFunction;
diff --git a/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleValueTests.swift b/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleValueTests.swift
index 28ff2ec86e0..066232329fd 100644
--- a/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleValueTests.swift
+++ b/platform/darwin/test/MGLStyleValueTests.swift
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ extension MGLStyleValueTests {
                 interpolationMode: .identity,
                 sourceStops: nil,
                 attributeName: "size",
-                options: nil
+                options: [.defaultValue: MGLStyleValue<UIColor>(rawValue: .green)]
             )
             circleStyleLayer.circleColor = expectedSourceIdentityValue
             XCTAssertEqual(circleStyleLayer.circleColor, expectedSourceIdentityValue)