diff --git a/homeassistant/components/blueprint/models.py b/homeassistant/components/blueprint/models.py
index e19439133ee..85c87b5baa7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/blueprint/models.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/blueprint/models.py
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 from voluptuous.humanize import humanize_error
 
 from homeassistant import loader
-from homeassistant.const import CONF_DOMAIN, CONF_NAME, CONF_PATH, __version__
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_DEFAULT,
+    CONF_DOMAIN,
+    CONF_NAME,
+    CONF_PATH,
+    __version__,
+)
 from homeassistant.core import DOMAIN as HA_DOMAIN, HomeAssistant, callback
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.helpers import placeholder
@@ -82,6 +88,11 @@ class Blueprint:
         """Return blueprint name."""
         return self.data[CONF_BLUEPRINT][CONF_NAME]
 
+    @property
+    def inputs(self) -> dict:
+        """Return blueprint inputs."""
+        return self.data[CONF_BLUEPRINT][CONF_INPUT]
+
     @property
     def metadata(self) -> dict:
         """Return blueprint metadata."""
@@ -129,9 +140,23 @@ class BlueprintInputs:
         """Return the inputs."""
         return self.config_with_inputs[CONF_USE_BLUEPRINT][CONF_INPUT]
 
+    @property
+    def inputs_with_default(self):
+        """Return the inputs and fallback to defaults."""
+        no_input = self.blueprint.placeholders - set(self.inputs)
+
+        inputs_with_default = dict(self.inputs)
+
+        for inp in no_input:
+            blueprint_input = self.blueprint.inputs[inp]
+            if isinstance(blueprint_input, dict) and CONF_DEFAULT in blueprint_input:
+                inputs_with_default[inp] = blueprint_input[CONF_DEFAULT]
+
+        return inputs_with_default
+
     def validate(self) -> None:
         """Validate the inputs."""
-        missing = self.blueprint.placeholders - set(self.inputs)
+        missing = self.blueprint.placeholders - set(self.inputs_with_default)
 
         if missing:
             raise MissingPlaceholder(
@@ -144,7 +169,9 @@ class BlueprintInputs:
     @callback
     def async_substitute(self) -> dict:
         """Get the blueprint value with the inputs substituted."""
-        processed = placeholder.substitute(self.blueprint.data, self.inputs)
+        processed = placeholder.substitute(
+            self.blueprint.data, self.inputs_with_default
+        )
         combined = {**self.config_with_inputs, **processed}
         # From config_with_inputs
         combined.pop(CONF_USE_BLUEPRINT)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/blueprint/schemas.py b/homeassistant/components/blueprint/schemas.py
index 900497c3f71..07d8e8b0128 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/blueprint/schemas.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/blueprint/schemas.py
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ from typing import Any
 
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.const import CONF_DOMAIN, CONF_NAME, CONF_PATH, CONF_SELECTOR
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_DEFAULT,
+    CONF_DOMAIN,
+    CONF_NAME,
+    CONF_PATH,
+    CONF_SELECTOR,
+)
 from homeassistant.core import callback
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv, selector
 
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@ BLUEPRINT_INPUT_SCHEMA = vol.Schema(
     {
         vol.Optional(CONF_NAME): str,
         vol.Optional(CONF_DESCRIPTION): str,
+        vol.Optional(CONF_DEFAULT): cv.match_all,
         vol.Optional(CONF_SELECTOR): selector.validate_selector,
     }
 )
diff --git a/tests/components/blueprint/test_models.py b/tests/components/blueprint/test_models.py
index 48fbf617fa1..5c2d5f965ff 100644
--- a/tests/components/blueprint/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/components/blueprint/test_models.py
@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ def blueprint_1():
     )
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def blueprint_2():
+    """Blueprint fixture with default placeholder."""
+    return models.Blueprint(
+        {
+            "blueprint": {
+                "name": "Hello",
+                "domain": "automation",
+                "source_url": "https://github.com/balloob/home-assistant-config/blob/main/blueprints/automation/motion_light.yaml",
+                "input": {
+                    "test-placeholder": {"name": "Name", "description": "Description"},
+                    "test-placeholder-default": {"default": "test"},
+                },
+            },
+            "example": Placeholder("test-placeholder"),
+            "example-default": Placeholder("test-placeholder-default"),
+        }
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def domain_bps(hass):
     """Domain blueprints fixture."""
@@ -134,6 +154,44 @@ def test_blueprint_inputs_validation(blueprint_1):
         inputs.validate()
 
 
+def test_blueprint_inputs_default(blueprint_2):
+    """Test blueprint inputs."""
+    inputs = models.BlueprintInputs(
+        blueprint_2,
+        {"use_blueprint": {"path": "bla", "input": {"test-placeholder": 1}}},
+    )
+    inputs.validate()
+    assert inputs.inputs == {"test-placeholder": 1}
+    assert inputs.inputs_with_default == {
+        "test-placeholder": 1,
+        "test-placeholder-default": "test",
+    }
+    assert inputs.async_substitute() == {"example": 1, "example-default": "test"}
+
+
+def test_blueprint_inputs_override_default(blueprint_2):
+    """Test blueprint inputs."""
+    inputs = models.BlueprintInputs(
+        blueprint_2,
+        {
+            "use_blueprint": {
+                "path": "bla",
+                "input": {"test-placeholder": 1, "test-placeholder-default": "custom"},
+            }
+        },
+    )
+    inputs.validate()
+    assert inputs.inputs == {
+        "test-placeholder": 1,
+        "test-placeholder-default": "custom",
+    }
+    assert inputs.inputs_with_default == {
+        "test-placeholder": 1,
+        "test-placeholder-default": "custom",
+    }
+    assert inputs.async_substitute() == {"example": 1, "example-default": "custom"}
+
+
 async def test_domain_blueprints_get_blueprint_errors(hass, domain_bps):
     """Test domain blueprints."""
     assert hass.data["blueprint"]["automation"] is domain_bps