diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_get.c b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
index 179ebf56..98adafca 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_get.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
@@ -847,15 +847,20 @@ get_common(clicon_handle        h,
     if ((xfind = xml_find(xe, "with-defaults")) != NULL) {
 	 if ((with_defaults = xml_find_value(xfind, "body")) != NULL) {
 	     if (strcmp(with_defaults, "explicit") == 0) {
+		/* Clear marked nodes */
+		if (xml_apply(xret, CX_ELMNT, (xml_applyfn_t*)xml_flag_reset, (void*)XML_FLAG_MARK) < 0)
+		    goto done;
 		/* Traverse XML and mark state nodes */
 		if (xml_non_config_data(xret, NULL) < 0)
 		    goto done;
 		/* Remove default configuration nodes from XML */
 		if (xml_tree_prune_flags(xret, XML_FLAG_DEFAULT, XML_FLAG_MARK|XML_FLAG_DEFAULT) < 0)
 		  goto done;
-		/* Restore marked nodes */
-		if (xml_apply(xret, CX_ELMNT, (xml_applyfn_t*)xml_flag_reset, (void*)XML_FLAG_MARK) < 0)
-		    goto done;
+	     }
+	     else if (strcmp(with_defaults, "trim") == 0) {
+		/* Remove default nodes from XML */
+		if (xml_tree_prune_flags(xret, XML_FLAG_DEFAULT, XML_FLAG_DEFAULT) < 0)
+		  goto done;
 	     }
 	     else if (strcmp(with_defaults, "report-all") == 0) {
 	       /* Accept mode, do nothing */
diff --git a/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh b/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
index fdb05831..36700964 100755
--- a/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
+++ b/test/test_yang_with_defaults.sh
@@ -191,9 +191,12 @@ expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" \
 "<rpc $DEFAULTNS><get><filter type=\"subtree\"><interfaces $EXAMPLENS/></filter>\
 <with-defaults xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-with-defaults\">trim</with-defaults></get></rpc>" \
 "" \
-"<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><rpc-error><error-type>application</error-type><error-tag>operation-not-supported</error-tag>\
-<error-severity>error</error-severity>\
-<error-message>with-defaults retrieval mode \"trim\" is not supported</error-message></rpc-error></rpc-reply>"
+"<rpc-reply $DEFAULTNS><data><interfaces $EXAMPLENS>\
+<interface><name>eth0</name><mtu>8192</mtu></interface>\
+<interface><name>eth1</name></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></data></rpc-reply>"
 
 new "rfc6243 3.3.  'explicit' Retrieval Mode"
 expecteof_netconf "$clixon_netconf -qf $cfg" 0 "$DEFAULTHELLO" \