diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepExecution.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepExecution.java
index 06bae898..08cbae98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepExecution.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepExecution.java
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ protected Map<String, Object> doRun() throws Exception {
         PrintStream logger = getLogger();
         Properties properties = new Properties();
 
+        if (step.getDefaults() != null) {
+        	properties.putAll(step.getDefaults());
+        }
 
         if (!StringUtils.isBlank(step.getFile())) {
             FilePath f = ws.child(step.getFile());
@@ -92,7 +95,6 @@ protected Map<String, Object> doRun() throws Exception {
         }
 
         Map<String, Object> result = new HashMap<>();
-        addAll(step.getDefaults(), result);
         addAll(properties, result);
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepTest.java
index c6519a00..c1155bcd 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/pipeline/utility/steps/conf/ReadPropertiesStepTest.java
@@ -269,6 +269,42 @@ public void readFileAndTextInterpolated() throws Exception {
                         "}", true));
         j.assertBuildStatusSuccess(p.scheduleBuild2(0));
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void readFileAndTextAndDefaultsInterpolated() throws Exception {
+        Properties props = new Properties();
+        props.setProperty("test", "One");
+        props.setProperty("another", "Two");
+        File file = temp.newFile();
+        try (FileWriter f = new FileWriter(file)) {
+            props.store(f, "Pipeline test");
+        }
+
+        props = new Properties();
+        props.setProperty("file", "book.txt");
+        props.setProperty("fileUrl", "${url}/${file}");
+        File textFile = temp.newFile();
+        try (FileWriter f = new FileWriter(textFile)) {
+            props.store(f, "Pipeline test");
+        }
+
+        WorkflowJob p = j.jenkins.createProject(WorkflowJob.class, "p");
+        p.setDefinition(new CpsFlowDefinition(
+                "node('slaves') {\n" +
+                        "  String propsText = readFile file: '" + separatorsToSystemEscaped(textFile.getAbsolutePath()) + "'\n" +
+                		"  def defaults = [\"url\": \"http://localhost\"]\n" + 
+                        "  def props = readProperties interpolate: true, defaults: defaults, text: propsText, file: '" + separatorsToSystemEscaped(file.getAbsolutePath()) + "'\n" +
+                        "  assert props['test'] == 'One'\n" +
+                        "  assert props.test == 'One'\n" +
+                        "  assert props['url'] == 'http://localhost'\n" +
+                        "  assert props.url == 'http://localhost'\n" +
+                        "  assert props['file'] == 'book.txt'\n" +
+                        "  assert props.file == 'book.txt'\n" +
+                        "  assert props['fileUrl'] == 'http://localhost/book.txt'\n" +
+                        "  assert props.fileUrl == 'http://localhost/book.txt'\n" +
+                        "}", true));
+        j.assertBuildStatusSuccess(p.scheduleBuild2(0));
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void readFileAndTextInterpolatedWithCyclicValues() throws Exception {