diff --git a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ImageWidget.php b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ImageWidget.php
index 93b5c03..ca40a5b 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ImageWidget.php
+++ b/core/modules/image/src/Plugin/Field/FieldWidget/ImageWidget.php
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ public function formElement(FieldItemListInterface $items, $delta, array $elemen
     $element['#alt_field'] = $field_settings['alt_field'];
     $element['#alt_field_required'] = $field_settings['alt_field_required'];
 
+    // Default image.
+    $default_image = $field_settings['default_image'];
+    if (empty($default_image['fid'])) {
+      $default_image = $this->fieldDefinition->getFieldStorageDefinition()->getSetting('default_image');
+    }
+    $element['#default_image'] = !empty($default_image['fid']) ? $default_image : array();
+
     return $element;
   }
 
@@ -195,6 +202,19 @@ public static function process($element, FormStateInterface $form_state, $form)
         '#value' => $variables['height'],
       );
     }
+    elseif (!empty($element['#default_image'])) {
+      $default_image = $element['#default_image'];
+      $file = entity_load('file', $default_image['fid']);
+      if (!empty($file)) {
+        $element['preview'] = array(
+          '#theme' => 'image_style',
+          '#width' => $default_image['width'],
+          '#height' => $default_image['height'],
+          '#style_name' => $element['#preview_image_style'],
+          '#uri' => $file->getFileUri(),
+        );
+      }
+    }
 
     // Add the additional alt and title fields.
     $element['alt'] = array(
diff --git a/core/modules/image/src/Tests/ImageFieldDefaultImagesTest.php b/core/modules/image/src/Tests/ImageFieldDefaultImagesTest.php
index 38fc142..c5f10ae 100644
--- a/core/modules/image/src/Tests/ImageFieldDefaultImagesTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/image/src/Tests/ImageFieldDefaultImagesTest.php
@@ -245,6 +245,11 @@ public function testDefaultImages() {
       )
     );
 
+    // Confirm the preview image is shown on the node/add/article.
+    $file = entity_load('file', $default_images['instance_new']->id());
+    $this->drupalGet('node/add/article');
+    $this->assertRaw($file->getFilename());
+
     // Remove the instance default from articles.
     $instance->settings['default_image']['fid'] = 0;
     $instance->save();
@@ -282,6 +287,11 @@ public function testDefaultImages() {
     $non_image = $this->drupalGetTestFiles('text');
     $this->drupalPostForm(NULL, array('files[instance_settings_default_image_fid]' => drupal_realpath($non_image[0]->uri)), t("Upload"));
     $this->assertText(t('The specified file text-0.txt could not be uploaded. Only files with the following extensions are allowed: png gif jpg jpeg.'), 'Non-image file cannot be used as default image.');
+
+    // Confirm the preview image is shown on the node/add/article.
+    $file = entity_load('file', $default_images['field_new']->id());
+    $this->drupalGet('node/add/article');
+    $this->assertRaw($file->getFilename());
   }
 
   /**