diff --git a/apps/backend/backend_get.c b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
index 5b4e489f..4efbf7f3 100644
--- a/apps/backend/backend_get.c
+++ b/apps/backend/backend_get.c
@@ -815,8 +815,15 @@ get_common(clicon_handle        h,
     cxobj          *xfind;
     uint32_t        offset = 0;
     uint32_t        limit = 0;
-    withdefaults_type wdef = WITHDEFAULTS_EXPLICIT;
+    withdefaults_type wdef;
     char             *wdefstr;
+
+#ifdef NETCONF_DEFAULT_RETRIEVAL_REPORT_ALL
+    /* Clixon 6.0 backward compatibly for NETCONF get/get-config behavior */
+    wdef = WITHDEFAULTS_REPORT_ALL;
+#else
+    wdef = WITHDEFAULTS_EXPLICIT;
+#endif
     
     clicon_debug(1, "%s", __FUNCTION__);
     username = clicon_username_get(h);
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_netconf_lib.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_netconf_lib.h
index 20c4e38a..f5d2fd32 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_netconf_lib.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_netconf_lib.h
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ typedef enum framing_type netconf_framing_type;
  * @see RFC 6243
  */
 enum withdefaults_type{ 
-    WITHDEFAULTS_REPORT_ALL = 0, /* default */
+    WITHDEFAULTS_REPORT_ALL = 0,   /* default behavior: <= Clixon 6.0 */
     WITHDEFAULTS_TRIM,
-    WITHDEFAULTS_EXPLICIT,
+    WITHDEFAULTS_EXPLICIT,         /* default behavior: > Clixon 6.0 */
     WITHDEFAULTS_REPORT_ALL_TAGGED
 };
 typedef enum withdefaults_type withdefaults_type;