diff --git a/protobuf-codegen/src/field.rs b/protobuf-codegen/src/field.rs
index 5bae17500..ed391e942 100644
--- a/protobuf-codegen/src/field.rs
+++ b/protobuf-codegen/src/field.rs
@@ -1192,6 +1192,8 @@ impl<'a> FieldGen<'a> {
                     .value
             ));
         } else {
+            // Note it is different from C++ protobuf, where field is initialized
+            // with default value
             match self.full_storage_type() {
                 RustType::SingularField(..) |
                 RustType::SingularPtrField(..) => {
@@ -1199,7 +1201,11 @@ impl<'a> FieldGen<'a> {
                     w.write_line(&format!("{}.set_default();", self_field));
                 }
                 _ => {
-                    self.write_self_field_assign_some(w, &self.element_default_value_rust().value);
+                    self.write_self_field_assign_some(
+                        w,
+                        &self.elem().rust_storage_type().default_value_typed()
+                            .into_type(self.elem().rust_storage_type()).value,
+                    );
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/protobuf-codegen/src/rust_types_values.rs b/protobuf-codegen/src/rust_types_values.rs
index 51ee9dbac..d74f4999f 100644
--- a/protobuf-codegen/src/rust_types_values.rs
+++ b/protobuf-codegen/src/rust_types_values.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ impl RustType {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn is_u8(&self) -> bool {
+        match *self {
+            RustType::Int(false, 8) => true,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn is_copy(&self) -> bool {
         if self.is_primitive() {
             true
@@ -120,10 +127,17 @@ impl RustType {
         }
     }
 
-    fn is_slice(&self) -> bool {
+    fn is_slice(&self) -> Option<&RustType> {
         match *self {
-            RustType::Slice(..) => true,
-            _ => false,
+            RustType::Slice(ref v) => Some(&**v),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_slice_u8(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.is_slice() {
+            Some(t) => t.is_u8(),
+            None => false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -141,13 +155,6 @@ impl RustType {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn is_u8(&self) -> bool {
-        match *self {
-            RustType::Int(false, 8) => true,
-            _ => false,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn is_ref(&self) -> bool {
         match *self {
             RustType::Ref(..) => true,
@@ -159,7 +166,7 @@ impl RustType {
     pub fn default_value(&self) -> String {
         match *self {
             RustType::Ref(ref t) if t.is_str() => "\"\"".to_string(),
-            RustType::Ref(ref t) if t.is_slice() => "&[]".to_string(),
+            RustType::Ref(ref t) if t.is_slice().is_some() => "&[]".to_string(),
             RustType::Int(..) => "0".to_string(),
             RustType::Float(..) => "0.".to_string(),
             RustType::Bool => "false".to_string(),
@@ -252,11 +259,20 @@ impl RustType {
                        RustType::Str => true,
                        _ => false,
                    } => return Ok(format!("{}.to_owned()", v)),
+            (&RustType::Ref(ref t1), &RustType::Chars)
+                if match **t1 {
+                       RustType::Str => true,
+                       _ => false,
+                    // TODO: from_static
+                   } => return Ok(format!("<::protobuf::Chars as ::std::convert::From<_>>::from({}.to_owned())", v)),
             (&RustType::Ref(ref t1), &RustType::Vec(ref t2))
                 if match (&**t1, &**t2) {
                        (&RustType::Slice(ref x), ref y) => **x == **y,
                        _ => false,
                    } => return Ok(format!("{}.to_vec()", v)),
+            (&RustType::Ref(ref t1), &RustType::Bytes)
+                if t1.is_slice_u8() =>
+                    return Ok(format!("<::bytes::Bytes as ::std::convert::From<_>>::from({}.to_vec())", v)),
             (&RustType::Vec(ref x), &RustType::Ref(ref t))
                 if match **t {
                        RustType::Slice(ref y) => x == y,
diff --git a/protobuf-test/src/v2/test_carllerche_bytes_default_value.rs b/protobuf-test/src/v2/test_carllerche_bytes_default_value.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc7da00aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protobuf-test/src/v2/test_carllerche_bytes_default_value.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use protobuf::*;
+
+use super::test_carllerche_bytes_default_value_pb::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_default_values() {
+    assert_eq!("sss", TestCarllercheBytesDefaultValues::default_instance().get_s());
+    assert_eq!(b"bbb", TestCarllercheBytesDefaultValues::default_instance().get_b());
+    assert_eq!(&""[..], &**TestCarllercheBytesDefaultValues::new().mut_s());
+    assert_eq!(&b""[..], &**TestCarllercheBytesDefaultValues::new().mut_b());
+}
diff --git a/protobuf-test/src/v2/test_carllerche_bytes_default_value_pb.proto b/protobuf-test/src/v2/test_carllerche_bytes_default_value_pb.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b96b16b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/protobuf-test/src/v2/test_carllerche_bytes_default_value_pb.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+syntax = "proto2";
+
+package test_carllerche_bytes_default_value;
+
+import "rustproto.proto";
+
+option (rustproto.carllerche_bytes_for_bytes_all) = true;
+option (rustproto.carllerche_bytes_for_string_all) = true;
+option (rustproto.generate_accessors_all) = true;
+
+message TestCarllercheBytesDefaultValues {
+    optional string s = 1 [default = "sss"];
+    optional bytes b = 2 [default = "bbb"];
+}