diff --git a/packages/core/src/mappers/renderer.ts b/packages/core/src/mappers/renderer.ts
index 9883d5063..ceedad814 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/mappers/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/mappers/renderer.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,25 @@ export const createDefaultValue = (
   schema: JsonSchema,
   rootSchema: JsonSchema
 ) => {
-  const resolvedSchema = Resolve.schema(schema, schema.$ref, rootSchema);
+  const defaultValue = doCreateDefaultValue(schema, rootSchema);
+
+  // preserve the backward compatibility where it is returning an empty object if we can't determine the default value
+  return defaultValue === undefined ? {} : defaultValue;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a default value based on the given schema.
+ * @param schema the schema for which to create a default value.
+ * @returns the default value to use, undefined if none was found
+ */
+export const doCreateDefaultValue = (
+  schema: JsonSchema,
+  rootSchema: JsonSchema
+) => {
+  const resolvedSchema =
+    typeof schema.$ref === 'string'
+      ? Resolve.schema(rootSchema, schema.$ref, rootSchema)
+      : schema;
   if (resolvedSchema.default !== undefined) {
     return extractDefaults(resolvedSchema, rootSchema);
   }
@@ -183,22 +201,56 @@ export const createDefaultValue = (
       return convertDateToString(new Date(), resolvedSchema.format);
     }
     return '';
-  } else if (
-    hasType(resolvedSchema, 'integer') ||
-    hasType(resolvedSchema, 'number')
-  ) {
+  }
+  if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'integer') || hasType(resolvedSchema, 'number')) {
     return 0;
-  } else if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'boolean')) {
+  }
+  if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'boolean')) {
     return false;
-  } else if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'array')) {
+  }
+  if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'array')) {
     return [];
-  } else if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'object')) {
+  }
+  if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'object')) {
     return extractDefaults(resolvedSchema, rootSchema);
-  } else if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'null')) {
+  }
+  if (hasType(resolvedSchema, 'null')) {
     return null;
-  } else {
-    return {};
   }
+
+  const combinators: CombinatorKeyword[] = ['oneOf', 'anyOf', 'allOf'];
+  for (const combinator of combinators) {
+    if (schema[combinator] && Array.isArray(schema[combinator])) {
+      const combinatorDefault = createDefaultValueForCombinatorSchema(
+        schema[combinator],
+        rootSchema
+      );
+      if (combinatorDefault !== undefined) {
+        return combinatorDefault;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // no default value found
+  return undefined;
+};
+
+const createDefaultValueForCombinatorSchema = (
+  combinatorSchemas: JsonSchema[],
+  rootSchema: JsonSchema
+): any => {
+  if (combinatorSchemas.length > 0) {
+    for (const combinatorSchema of combinatorSchemas) {
+      const result = doCreateDefaultValue(combinatorSchema, rootSchema);
+      if (result !== undefined) {
+        // return the first one with type information
+        return result;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // no default value found
+  return undefined;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -214,10 +266,26 @@ export const extractDefaults = (schema: JsonSchema, rootSchema: JsonSchema) => {
       const resolvedProperty = property.$ref
         ? Resolve.schema(rootSchema, property.$ref, rootSchema)
         : property;
-      if (resolvedProperty.default !== undefined) {
+      if (resolvedProperty && resolvedProperty.default !== undefined) {
         result[key] = cloneDeep(resolvedProperty.default);
       }
     }
+    // there could be more properties in allOf schemas
+    if (schema.allOf && Array.isArray(schema.allOf)) {
+      schema.allOf.forEach((allOfSchema) => {
+        if (allOfSchema && allOfSchema.properties) {
+          for (const key in allOfSchema.properties) {
+            const property = allOfSchema.properties[key];
+            const resolvedProperty = property.$ref
+              ? Resolve.schema(rootSchema, property.$ref, rootSchema)
+              : property;
+            if (resolvedProperty && resolvedProperty.default !== undefined) {
+              result[key] = cloneDeep(resolvedProperty.default);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    }
     return result;
   }
   return cloneDeep(schema.default);
diff --git a/packages/core/test/mappers/renderer.test.ts b/packages/core/test/mappers/renderer.test.ts
index 8e686e884..f8eee2982 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/mappers/renderer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/mappers/renderer.test.ts
@@ -654,6 +654,134 @@ test('createDefaultValue', (t) => {
     bool: true,
     array: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
   });
+
+  const schemaOneOf: JsonSchema = {
+    oneOf: [
+      {
+        type: 'string',
+        default: 'oneOfString',
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'number',
+        default: 42,
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const rootSchemaOneOf: JsonSchema = {
+    definitions: {},
+  };
+  const defaultValueOneOf = createDefaultValue(schemaOneOf, rootSchemaOneOf);
+  t.is(defaultValueOneOf, 'oneOfString');
+
+  const schemaAnyOf: JsonSchema = {
+    anyOf: [
+      {
+        type: 'number',
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'string',
+        default: 'anyOfString',
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const rootSchemaAnyOf: JsonSchema = {
+    definitions: {},
+  };
+  const defaultValueAnyOf = createDefaultValue(schemaAnyOf, rootSchemaAnyOf);
+  t.is(defaultValueAnyOf, 0);
+
+  console.log('testcase allof');
+  const schemaAllOf: JsonSchema = {
+    allOf: [
+      {
+        properties: {
+          foo: {
+            type: 'string',
+            default: 'foo',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        properties: {
+          bar: {
+            type: 'number',
+            default: 42,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const rootSchemaAllOf: JsonSchema = {
+    definitions: {},
+  };
+  const defaultValueAllOf = createDefaultValue(schemaAllOf, rootSchemaAllOf);
+  t.deepEqual(defaultValueAllOf, { foo: 'foo', bar: 42 });
+
+  const schemaOneOfEmpty: JsonSchema = {
+    oneOf: [
+      {
+        type: 'string',
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'number',
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const rootSchemaOneOfEmpty: JsonSchema = {
+    definitions: {},
+  };
+  const defaultValueOneOfEmpty = createDefaultValue(
+    schemaOneOfEmpty,
+    rootSchemaOneOfEmpty
+  );
+  t.deepEqual(defaultValueOneOfEmpty, '');
+
+  const schemaAnyOfEmpty: JsonSchema = {
+    anyOf: [
+      {
+        type: 'string',
+      },
+      {
+        type: 'number',
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const rootSchemaAnyOfEmpty: JsonSchema = {
+    definitions: {},
+  };
+  const defaultValueAnyOfEmpty = createDefaultValue(
+    schemaAnyOfEmpty,
+    rootSchemaAnyOfEmpty
+  );
+  t.deepEqual(defaultValueAnyOfEmpty, '');
+
+  const schemaAllOfEmpty: JsonSchema = {
+    allOf: [
+      {
+        properties: {
+          foo: {
+            type: 'string',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        properties: {
+          bar: {
+            type: 'number',
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  };
+  const rootSchemaAllOfEmpty: JsonSchema = {
+    definitions: {},
+  };
+  const defaultValueAllOfEmpty = createDefaultValue(
+    schemaAllOfEmpty,
+    rootSchemaAllOfEmpty
+  );
+  console.log('defaultValueAllOfEmpty', defaultValueAllOfEmpty);
+  t.deepEqual(defaultValueAllOfEmpty, {});
 });
 
 test(`mapStateToJsonFormsRendererProps should use registered UI schema given ownProps schema`, (t) => {