diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c
index 9161c9e8..2059666c 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_methods_get.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ api_data_get2(clicon_handle  h,
     cxobj     *xtop = NULL;
     cxobj     *xbot = NULL;
     yang_stmt *y = NULL;
+    char	  *with_defaults = NULL;
     
     clicon_debug(1, "%s", __FUNCTION__);
     if ((yspec = clicon_dbspec_yang(h)) == NULL){
@@ -194,8 +195,13 @@ api_data_get2(clicon_handle  h,
 	    }
 	}
     }
+    if ((attr = cvec_find_str(qvec, "with-defaults")) != NULL){
+    	clicon_debug(1, "%s with_defaults=%s", __FUNCTION__, attr);
+    	with_defaults = attr;
+    }
+
     clicon_debug(1, "%s path:%s", __FUNCTION__, xpath);
-    ret = clicon_rpc_get(h, xpath, nsc, content, depth, &xret);
+    ret = clicon_rpc_get2(h, xpath, nsc, content, depth, with_defaults, &xret);
 
     if (ret < 0){
 	if (netconf_operation_failed_xml(&xerr, "protocol", clicon_err_reason) < 0)
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_proto_client.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_proto_client.h
index 846bec68..4fafae31 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_proto_client.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_proto_client.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ int clicon_rpc_copy_config(clicon_handle h, char *db1, char *db2);
 int clicon_rpc_delete_config(clicon_handle h, char *db);
 int clicon_rpc_lock(clicon_handle h, char *db);
 int clicon_rpc_unlock(clicon_handle h, char *db);
+int clicon_rpc_get2(clicon_handle h, char *xpath, cvec *nsc, netconf_content content, int32_t depth, char *with_defaults, cxobj **xret);
 int clicon_rpc_get(clicon_handle h, char *xpath, cvec *nsc, netconf_content content, int32_t depth, cxobj **xret);
 int clicon_rpc_get_pageable_list(clicon_handle h, char *datastore, char *xpath, 
 				 cvec *nsc, netconf_content content, int32_t depth,
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c b/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c
index da85e1c8..1ffdcf5e 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_proto_client.c
@@ -858,6 +858,21 @@ clicon_rpc_get(clicon_handle   h,
 	       netconf_content content,
 	       int32_t         depth,
 	       cxobj         **xt)
+{
+	return clicon_rpc_get2(h, xpath, nsc, content, depth, NULL, xt);
+}
+
+/*! Same functionality as the 'clicon_rpc_get' function, but with an additional input parameter 'with-defaults'.
+ * @see clicon_rpc_get
+ */
+int
+clicon_rpc_get2(clicon_handle   h,
+	       char           *xpath,
+	       cvec           *nsc, /* namespace context for filter */
+	       netconf_content content,
+	       int32_t         depth,
+		   char			  *with_defaults,
+	       cxobj         **xt)
 {
     int                retval = -1;
     struct clicon_msg *msg = NULL;
@@ -897,6 +912,8 @@ clicon_rpc_get(clicon_handle   h,
 	    goto done;
 	cprintf(cb, "/>");
     }
+    if (with_defaults != NULL)
+    	cprintf(cb, "<with-defaults xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-with-defaults\">%s</with-defaults>", with_defaults);
     cprintf(cb, "</get></rpc>");
     if ((msg = clicon_msg_encode(session_id,
 				 "%s", cbuf_get(cb))) == NULL)
diff --git a/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh b/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
index fbb94bef..0a20a6da 100755
--- a/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
+++ b/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ APPNAME=example
 cfg=$dir/conf_yang.xml
 fyang=$dir/example-default.yang
 fstate=$dir/state.xml
+RESTCONFIG=$(restconf_config none false)
 
 cat <<EOF > $cfg
 <clixon-config xmlns="http://clicon.org/config">
@@ -26,13 +27,16 @@ cat <<EOF > $cfg
   <CLICON_BACKEND_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/backend</CLICON_BACKEND_DIR>
   <CLICON_BACKEND_REGEXP>example_backend.so$</CLICON_BACKEND_REGEXP>
   <CLICON_NETCONF_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/netconf</CLICON_NETCONF_DIR>
-  <CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/restconf</CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR>
   <CLICON_CLI_DIR>/usr/local/lib/$APPNAME/cli</CLICON_CLI_DIR>
   <CLICON_CLI_MODE>$APPNAME</CLICON_CLI_MODE>
   <CLICON_SOCK>$dir/$APPNAME.sock</CLICON_SOCK>
   <CLICON_BACKEND_PIDFILE>/usr/local/var/$APPNAME/$APPNAME.pidfile</CLICON_BACKEND_PIDFILE>
   <CLICON_XMLDB_DIR>$dir</CLICON_XMLDB_DIR>
   <CLICON_XMLDB_PRETTY>false</CLICON_XMLDB_PRETTY>
+  <CLICON_YANG_DIR>$IETFRFC</CLICON_YANG_DIR>
+  <CLICON_FEATURE>clixon-restconf:allow-auth-none</CLICON_FEATURE> <!-- Use auth-type=none -->
+  <CLICON_FEATURE>clixon-restconf:fcgi</CLICON_FEATURE>
+  $RESTCONFIG
 </clixon-config>
 EOF
 
@@ -155,6 +159,18 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     err "<${DATASTORE_TOP}>$XML</${DATASTORE_TOP}>" "$ret"
 fi
 
+if [ $RC -ne 0 ]; then
+    new "kill old restconf daemon"
+    stop_restconf_pre
+
+    new "start restconf daemon"
+    start_restconf -f $cfg
+fi
+
+new "wait restconf"
+wait_restconf
+
+
 new "rfc4243 4.3.  Capability Identifier"
 expecteof "$clixon_netconf -ef $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" \
 "<capability>urn:ietf:params:netconf:capability:with-defaults:1.0?basic-mode=explicit</capability>"
@@ -317,6 +333,54 @@ expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" \
 </interfaces></data></rpc-reply>" ""
 
 
+new "rfc8040 4.3. RESTCONF GET"
+expectpart "$(curl $CURLOPTS -X GET -H 'Accept: application/yang-data+json' $RCPROTO://localhost/restconf/data/example:interfaces)" \
+0 \
+"HTTP/$HVER 200" \
+"Content-Type: application/yang-data+json" \
+"Cache-Control: no-cache" \
+'{"example:interfaces":{"interface":\[{"name":"eth0","mtu":8192,"status":"ok"},{"name":"eth1","mtu":1500,"status":"ok"},{"name":"eth2","mtu":9000,"status":"not feeling so good"},{"name":"eth3","mtu":1500,"status":"waking up"}\]}}'
+expectpart "$(curl $CURLOPTS -X GET -H 'Accept: application/yang-data+xml' $RCPROTO://localhost/restconf/data/example:interfaces)" \
+0 \
+"HTTP/$HVER 200" \
+"Content-Type: application/yang-data+xml" \
+"Cache-Control: no-cache" \
+'<interfaces xmlns="http://example.com/ns/interfaces"><interface><name>eth0</name><mtu>8192</mtu><status>ok</status></interface><interface><name>eth1</name><mtu>1500</mtu><status>ok</status></interface><interface><name>eth2</name><mtu>9000</mtu><status>not feeling so good</status></interface><interface><name>eth3</name><mtu>1500</mtu><status>waking up</status></interface></interfaces>'
+
+new "rfc8040 B.3.9. RESTCONF with-defaults parameter = report-all"
+expectpart "$(curl $CURLOPTS -X GET -H 'Accept: application/yang-data+json' $RCPROTO://localhost/restconf/data/example:interfaces/interface=eth1?with-defaults=report-all)" \
+0 \
+"HTTP/$HVER 200" \
+"Content-Type: application/yang-data+json" \
+"Cache-Control: no-cache" \
+'{"example:interface":\[{"name":"eth1","mtu":1500,"status":"ok"}\]}'
+expectpart "$(curl $CURLOPTS -X GET -H 'Accept: application/yang-data+xml' $RCPROTO://localhost/restconf/data/example:interfaces/interface=eth1?with-defaults=report-all)" \
+0 \
+"HTTP/$HVER 200" \
+"Content-Type: application/yang-data+xml" \
+"Cache-Control: no-cache" \
+'<interface xmlns="http://example.com/ns/interfaces"><name>eth1</name><mtu>1500</mtu><status>ok</status></interface>'
+
+new "rfc8040 B.3.9. RESTONF with-defaults parameter = explicit"
+expectpart "$(curl $CURLOPTS -X GET -H 'Accept: application/yang-data+json' $RCPROTO://localhost/restconf/data/example:interfaces/interface=eth1?with-defaults=explicit)" \
+0 \
+"HTTP/$HVER 200" \
+"Content-Type: application/yang-data+json" \
+"Cache-Control: no-cache" \
+'{"example:interface":\[{"name":"eth1","status":"ok"}\]}'
+expectpart "$(curl $CURLOPTS -X GET -H 'Accept: application/yang-data+xml' $RCPROTO://localhost/restconf/data/example:interfaces/interface=eth1?with-defaults=explicit)" \
+0 \
+"HTTP/$HVER 200" \
+"Content-Type: application/yang-data+xml" \
+"Cache-Control: no-cache" \
+'<interface xmlns="http://example.com/ns/interfaces"><name>eth1</name><status>ok</status></interface>'
+
+
+if [ $RC -ne 0 ]; then
+    new "Kill restconf daemon"
+    stop_restconf
+fi
+
 if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then     # Bring your own backend
     new "Kill backend"
     # Check if premature kill