diff --git a/src/parse.y b/src/parse.y
index e5e0627e06..6e8b4dc327 100644
--- a/src/parse.y
+++ b/src/parse.y
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ formal_args_decl:
 		TOK_ID ':' type opt_attr
 			{
 			set_location(@1, @4);
-			$$ = new TypeDecl($3, $1, $4);
+			$$ = new TypeDecl($3, $1, $4, true);
 			}
 	;
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.default-params/out b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.default-params/out
index 0ae804cc6b..f874ca3fe3 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.default-params/out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.default-params/out
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ foo_func, hello
 bar_func, hmm, hi, 5
 bar_func, cool, beans, 5
 bar_func, cool, beans, 13
+begin table_func, {
+
+}
+end table_func, {
+[the test] = works
+}
+begin table_func, {
+[initial] = conditions
+}
+end table_func, {
+[initial] = conditions,
+[the test] = works
+}
 foo_hook, test
 foo_hook, hello
 bar_hook, hmm, hi, 5
diff --git a/testing/btest/language/default-params.zeek b/testing/btest/language/default-params.zeek
index c07bdee207..6543ec85d1 100644
--- a/testing/btest/language/default-params.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/language/default-params.zeek
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ function bar_func(a: string, b: string &default="hi", c: count &default=5)
     print "bar_func", a, b, c;
     }
 
+function table_func(a: table[string] of string &default=table())
+	{
+	print "begin table_func", a;
+	a["the test"] = "works";
+	print "end table_func", a;
+	}
+
 ### events
 
 global foo_event: event(a: string &default="hello");
@@ -51,6 +58,8 @@ foo_func();
 bar_func("hmm");
 bar_func("cool", "beans");
 bar_func("cool", "beans", 13);
+table_func();
+table_func(table(["initial"] = "conditions"));
 
 event foo_event("test");
 event foo_event();