diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelper.php
index 94596d4af5305..cfcdf44e3a98c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelper.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ protected function writePrompt(OutputInterface $output, Question $question)
 
             case $question instanceof ChoiceQuestion:
                 $choices = $question->getChoices();
-                $text = sprintf(' <info>%s</info> [<comment>%s</comment>]:', $text, OutputFormatter::escape($choices[$default]));
+                $text = sprintf(' <info>%s</info> [<comment>%s</comment>]:', $text, OutputFormatter::escape(isset($choices[$default]) ? $choices[$default] : $default));
 
                 break;
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelperTest.php
index bbd0fa8f742a3..500dd190b20be 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/SymfonyQuestionHelperTest.php
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ public function testAskChoice()
         $this->assertOutputContains('What is your favorite superhero? [Superman, Batman]', $output);
     }
 
+    public function testAskChoiceWithChoiceValueAsDefault()
+    {
+        $questionHelper = new SymfonyQuestionHelper();
+        $helperSet = new HelperSet(array(new FormatterHelper()));
+        $questionHelper->setHelperSet($helperSet);
+        $questionHelper->setInputStream($this->getInputStream("Batman\n"));
+        $question = new ChoiceQuestion('What is your favorite superhero?', array('Superman', 'Batman', 'Spiderman'), 'Batman');
+        $question->setMaxAttempts(1);
+
+        $this->assertSame('Batman', $questionHelper->ask($this->createInputInterfaceMock(), $output = $this->createOutputInterface(), $question));
+        $this->assertOutputContains('What is your favorite superhero? [Batman]', $output);
+    }
+
     public function testAskReturnsNullIfValidatorAllowsIt()
     {
         $questionHelper = new SymfonyQuestionHelper();