diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/ValidationGroup.java b/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/ValidationGroup.java
index dccebba6b..19332288f 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/ValidationGroup.java
+++ b/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/constraints/ValidationGroup.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.struts.beanvalidation.constraints;
 
+import javax.validation.groups.Default;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
@@ -46,5 +47,5 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 public @interface ValidationGroup {
 
-    Class<?>[] value() default {};
+    Class<?>[] value() default {Default.class};
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/validation/interceptor/BeanValidationInterceptor.java b/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/validation/interceptor/BeanValidationInterceptor.java
index 1545b4870..75c25f9c3 100644
--- a/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/validation/interceptor/BeanValidationInterceptor.java
+++ b/plugins/bean-validation/src/main/java/org/apache/struts/beanvalidation/validation/interceptor/BeanValidationInterceptor.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.apache.struts2.interceptor.validation.SkipValidation;
 
 import javax.validation.ConstraintViolation;
 import javax.validation.Validator;
+import javax.validation.groups.Default;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ public class BeanValidationInterceptor extends MethodFilterInterceptor {
 
     protected Class<?>[] getValidationGroups(Object action, String methodName) throws NoSuchMethodException {
         ValidationGroup validationGroup = MethodUtils.getAnnotation(getActionMethod(action.getClass(), methodName), ValidationGroup.class, true, true);
-        return validationGroup == null ? new Class[]{} : validationGroup.value();
+        return validationGroup == null ? new Class[]{Default.class} : validationGroup.value();
     }
 
     protected void performBeanValidation(Object action, Validator validator, Class<?>[] groups) {