diff --git a/compiler/sem.nim b/compiler/sem.nim
index 2dd9ebae87..44a4c1c1e6 100644
--- a/compiler/sem.nim
+++ b/compiler/sem.nim
@@ -689,8 +689,7 @@ proc defaultNodeField(c: PContext, a: PNode, aTyp: PType, checkDefault: bool): P
       result = nil
   of tyRange:
     if c.graph.config.isDefined("nimPreviewRangeDefault"):
-      result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, firstOrd(c.config, aTypSkip))
-      result.typ = aTyp
+      result = firstRange(c.config, aTypSkip)
     else:
       result = nil
   else:
diff --git a/compiler/semtypes.nim b/compiler/semtypes.nim
index 299c4a1b61..48d4f2c8d1 100644
--- a/compiler/semtypes.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtypes.nim
@@ -475,6 +475,13 @@ proc semAnonTuple(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     let t = semTypeNode(c, it, nil)
     addSonSkipIntLitChecked(c, result, t, it, c.idgen)
 
+proc firstRange(config: ConfigRef, t: PType): PNode =
+  if t.skipModifier().kind in tyFloat..tyFloat64:
+    result = newFloatNode(nkFloatLit, firstFloat(t))
+  else:
+    result = newIntNode(nkIntLit, firstOrd(config, t))
+  result.typ = t
+
 proc semTuple(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
   var typ: PType
   result = newOrPrevType(tyTuple, prev, c)
@@ -491,8 +498,7 @@ proc semTuple(c: PContext, n: PNode, prev: PType): PType =
     elif a[^2].kind != nkEmpty:
       typ = semTypeNode(c, a[^2], nil)
       if c.graph.config.isDefined("nimPreviewRangeDefault") and typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind == tyRange:
-        a[^1] = newIntNode(nkIntLit, firstOrd(c.config, typ))
-        a[^1].typ = typ
+        a[^1] = firstRange(c.config, typ)
         hasDefaultField = true
     else:
       localError(c.config, a.info, errTypeExpected)
@@ -846,8 +852,7 @@ proc semRecordNodeAux(c: PContext, n: PNode, check: var IntSet, pos: var int,
     else:
       typ = semTypeNode(c, n[^2], nil)
       if c.graph.config.isDefined("nimPreviewRangeDefault") and typ.skipTypes(abstractInst).kind == tyRange:
-        n[^1] = newIntNode(nkIntLit, firstOrd(c.config, typ))
-        n[^1].typ = typ
+        n[^1] = firstRange(c.config, typ)
         hasDefaultField = true
       propagateToOwner(rectype, typ)
     var fieldOwner = if c.inGenericContext > 0: c.getCurrOwner
diff --git a/tests/objects/tobject_default_value.nim b/tests/objects/tobject_default_value.nim
index 77837bb84d..801a453c94 100644
--- a/tests/objects/tobject_default_value.nim
+++ b/tests/objects/tobject_default_value.nim
@@ -744,6 +744,10 @@ template main {.dirty.} =
       var b = default ArrayObj2
       doAssert b.list[North] == 1
 
+  block:
+    type limited_float = range[1.2..20.0]
+    doAssert default(limited_float) == 1.2
+
 
   block:
     type
@@ -759,5 +763,13 @@ template main {.dirty.} =
 
     foo()
 
+  block:
+    type
+      Object = object
+        id: range[1.2..29.3]
+
+    var s = default(Object)
+    doAssert s.id == 1.2
+
 static: main()
 main()