diff --git a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/render.test.js.snap b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/render.test.js.snap
index 11881c3e8..13462ca90 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/render.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/__tests__/__snapshots__/render.test.js.snap
@@ -20,12 +20,26 @@ exports[`debug 1`] = `
   />
   <TextInput
     allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What did you inspect?\\"
     placeholder=\\"Who inspected freshness?\\"
     rejectResponderTermination={true}
     testID=\\"bananaChef\\"
     underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
     value=\\"I inspected freshie\\"
   />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What banana?\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+  />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"hello\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+    value=\\"\\"
+  />
   <View
     accessible={true}
     focusable={true}
@@ -82,12 +96,26 @@ exports[`debug changing component: bananaFresh button message should now be "fre
   />
   <TextInput
     allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What did you inspect?\\"
     placeholder=\\"Who inspected freshness?\\"
     rejectResponderTermination={true}
     testID=\\"bananaChef\\"
     underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
     value=\\"I inspected freshie\\"
   />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What banana?\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+  />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"hello\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+    value=\\"\\"
+  />
   <View
     accessible={true}
     focusable={true}
@@ -144,12 +172,26 @@ exports[`debug: shallow 1`] = `
   />
   <TextInput
     allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What did you inspect?\\"
     placeholder=\\"Who inspected freshness?\\"
     rejectResponderTermination={true}
     testID=\\"bananaChef\\"
     underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
     value=\\"I inspected freshie\\"
   />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What banana?\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+  />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"hello\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+    value=\\"\\"
+  />
   <MyButton
     onPress={[Function anonymous]}
     type=\\"primary\\"
@@ -194,12 +236,26 @@ exports[`debug: shallow with message 1`] = `
   />
   <TextInput
     allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What did you inspect?\\"
     placeholder=\\"Who inspected freshness?\\"
     rejectResponderTermination={true}
     testID=\\"bananaChef\\"
     underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
     value=\\"I inspected freshie\\"
   />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What banana?\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+  />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"hello\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+    value=\\"\\"
+  />
   <MyButton
     onPress={[Function anonymous]}
     type=\\"primary\\"
@@ -244,12 +300,26 @@ exports[`debug: with message 1`] = `
   />
   <TextInput
     allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What did you inspect?\\"
     placeholder=\\"Who inspected freshness?\\"
     rejectResponderTermination={true}
     testID=\\"bananaChef\\"
     underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
     value=\\"I inspected freshie\\"
   />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"What banana?\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+  />
+  <TextInput
+    allowFontScaling={true}
+    defaultValue=\\"hello\\"
+    rejectResponderTermination={true}
+    underlineColorAndroid=\\"transparent\\"
+    value=\\"\\"
+  />
   <View
     accessible={true}
     focusable={true}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/render.test.js b/src/__tests__/render.test.js
index f2f46ade4..29130a2d1 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/render.test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/render.test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ const PLACEHOLDER_FRESHNESS = 'Add custom freshness';
 const PLACEHOLDER_CHEF = 'Who inspected freshness?';
 const INPUT_FRESHNESS = 'Custom Freshie';
 const INPUT_CHEF = 'I inspected freshie';
+const DEFAULT_INPUT_CHEF = 'What did you inspect?';
+const DEFAULT_INPUT_CUSTOMER = 'What banana?';
 
 class MyButton extends React.Component<any> {
   render() {
@@ -67,7 +69,10 @@ class Banana extends React.Component<any, any> {
           testID="bananaChef"
           placeholder={PLACEHOLDER_CHEF}
           value={INPUT_CHEF}
+          defaultValue={DEFAULT_INPUT_CHEF}
         />
+        <TextInput defaultValue={DEFAULT_INPUT_CUSTOMER} />
+        <TextInput defaultValue={'hello'} value="" />
         <MyButton onPress={this.changeFresh} type="primary">
           Change freshness!
         </MyButton>
@@ -201,6 +206,18 @@ test('getByDisplayValue, queryByDisplayValue', () => {
   expect(() => queryByDisplayValue(/fresh/i)).toThrow('Expected 1 but found 2');
 });
 
+test('getByDisplayValue, queryByDisplayValue get element by default value only when value is undefined', () => {
+  const { getByDisplayValue, queryByDisplayValue } = render(<Banana />);
+  expect(() => getByDisplayValue(DEFAULT_INPUT_CHEF)).toThrow();
+  expect(queryByDisplayValue(DEFAULT_INPUT_CHEF)).toBeNull();
+
+  expect(() => getByDisplayValue('hello')).toThrow();
+  expect(queryByDisplayValue('hello')).toBeNull();
+
+  expect(getByDisplayValue(DEFAULT_INPUT_CUSTOMER)).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(queryByDisplayValue(DEFAULT_INPUT_CUSTOMER)).toBeTruthy();
+});
+
 test('getAllByDisplayValue, queryAllByDisplayValue', () => {
   const { getAllByDisplayValue, queryAllByDisplayValue } = render(<Banana />);
   const inputs = getAllByDisplayValue(/fresh/i);
diff --git a/src/helpers/getByAPI.js b/src/helpers/getByAPI.js
index 9f6a0d5c6..41e74bdd5 100644
--- a/src/helpers/getByAPI.js
+++ b/src/helpers/getByAPI.js
@@ -107,11 +107,13 @@ const getTextInputNodeByPlaceholderText = (node, placeholder) => {
 const getTextInputNodeByDisplayValue = (node, value) => {
   try {
     const { TextInput } = require('react-native');
+    const nodeValue =
+      node.props.value !== undefined
+        ? node.props.value
+        : node.props.defaultValue;
     return (
       filterNodeByType(node, TextInput) &&
-      (typeof value === 'string'
-        ? value === node.props.value
-        : value.test(node.props.value))
+      (typeof value === 'string' ? value === nodeValue : value.test(nodeValue))
     );
   } catch (error) {
     throw createLibraryNotSupportedError(error);