diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6663bd209a..3b56b018e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 - Support using an empty list as `gr.Dataframe` value, by [@space-nuko](https://github.com/space-nuko) in [PR 3646](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/3646)
 - Correct the documentation of `gr.File` component to state that its preprocessing method converts the uploaded file to a temporary file, by @RussellLuo in [PR 3660](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/3660)
 - Fixed bug in Serializer ValueError text by [@osanseviero](https://github.com/osanseviero) in [PR 3669](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/3669)
+- Fix default parameter argument and `gr.Progress` used in same function, by [@space-nuko](https://github.com/space-nuko) in [PR 3671](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/3671)
 - Hide `Remove All` button in `gr.Dropdown` single-select mode by [@space-nuko](https://github.com/space-nuko) in [PR 3678](https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/pull/3678)
 
 ## Documentation Changes:
diff --git a/gradio/helpers.py b/gradio/helpers.py
index 493a7fe8db..4f254eb82c 100644
--- a/gradio/helpers.py
+++ b/gradio/helpers.py
@@ -630,6 +630,9 @@ def special_args(
             event_data_index = i
             if inputs is not None and event_data is not None:
                 inputs.insert(i, param.annotation(event_data.target, event_data._data))
+        elif param.default is not param.empty:
+            if inputs is not None and len(inputs) <= i:
+                inputs.insert(i, param.default)
     if inputs is not None:
         while len(inputs) < len(positional_args):
             i = len(inputs)
diff --git a/test/test_blocks.py b/test/test_blocks.py
index c0bd486ddb..77578c283e 100644
--- a/test/test_blocks.py
+++ b/test/test_blocks.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from gradio.exceptions import DuplicateBlockError
 from gradio.networking import Server, get_first_available_port
 from gradio.test_data.blocks_configs import XRAY_CONFIG
 from gradio.utils import assert_configs_are_equivalent_besides_ids
+from gradio.events import SelectData
 
 pytest_plugins = ("pytest_asyncio",)
 
@@ -1412,6 +1413,115 @@ class TestAddRequests:
         inputs_ = gr.helpers.special_args(moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request)[0]
         assert inputs_ == [request] + inputs + [request]
 
+    def test_default_args(self):
+        def moo(a, b, c=42):
+            return a + b + c
+
+        inputs = [1, 2]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_ = gr.helpers.special_args(moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request)[0]
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [42]
+
+        inputs = [1, 2, 24]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_ = gr.helpers.special_args(moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request)[0]
+        assert inputs_ == inputs
+
+    def test_default_args_with_progress(self):
+        pr = gr.Progress()
+
+        def moo(a, b, c=42, pr=pr):
+            return a + b + c
+
+        inputs = [1, 2]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_, progress_index, _ = gr.helpers.special_args(
+            moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request
+        )
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [42, pr]
+        assert progress_index == 3
+
+        inputs = [1, 2, 24]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_, progress_index, _ = gr.helpers.special_args(
+            moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request
+        )
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [pr]
+        assert progress_index == 3
+
+        def moo(a, b, pr=pr, c=42):
+            return a + b + c
+
+        inputs = [1, 2]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_, progress_index, _ = gr.helpers.special_args(
+            moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request
+        )
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [pr, 42]
+        assert progress_index == 2
+
+    def test_default_args_with_request(self):
+        pr = gr.Progress()
+
+        def moo(a, b, req: gr.Request, c=42):
+            return a + b + c
+
+        inputs = [1, 2]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_ = gr.helpers.special_args(
+            moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request
+        )[0]
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [request, 42]
+
+        def moo(a, b, req: gr.Request, c=42, pr=pr):
+            return a + b + c
+
+        inputs = [1, 2]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_, progress_index, _ = gr.helpers.special_args(
+            moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request
+        )
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [request, 42, pr]
+        assert progress_index == 4
+
+    def test_default_args_with_event_data(self):
+        pr = gr.Progress()
+        target = gr.Textbox()
+
+        def moo(a, b, ed: SelectData, c=42):
+            return a + b + c
+
+        event_data = SelectData(target=target, data={"index": 24, "value": "foo"})
+        inputs = [1, 2]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_ = gr.helpers.special_args(
+            moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request, event_data
+        )[0]
+        assert len(inputs_) == 4
+        new_event_data = inputs_[2]
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [new_event_data, 42]
+        assert isinstance(new_event_data, SelectData)
+        assert new_event_data.target == target
+        assert new_event_data.index == 24
+        assert new_event_data.value == "foo"
+
+        def moo(a, b, ed: SelectData, c=42, pr=pr):
+            return a + b + c
+
+        inputs = [1, 2]
+        request = gr.Request()
+        inputs_, progress_index, _ = gr.helpers.special_args(
+            moo, copy.deepcopy(inputs), request, event_data
+        )
+        assert len(inputs_) == 5
+        new_event_data = inputs_[2]
+        assert inputs_ == inputs + [new_event_data, 42, pr]
+        assert progress_index == 4
+        assert isinstance(new_event_data, SelectData)
+        assert new_event_data.target == target
+        assert new_event_data.index == 24
+        assert new_event_data.value == "foo"
+
 
 def test_queue_enabled_for_fn():
     with gr.Blocks() as demo: