diff --git a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/InfosetHelper.cs b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/InfosetHelper.cs
index 64767ab8b..76a2079cd 100644
--- a/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/InfosetHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard/ContentManagement/InfosetHelper.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentManagement {
 
         public static TProperty Retrieve<TPart, TProperty>(this TPart contentPart,
             Expression<Func<TPart, TProperty>> targetExpression,
+            TProperty defaultValue = default(TProperty),
             bool versioned = false) where TPart : ContentPart {
 
             var propertyInfo = ReflectionHelper<TPart>.GetPropertyInfo(targetExpression);
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Orchard.ContentManagement {
                 ? null
                 : (versioned ? infosetPart.VersionInfoset.Element : infosetPart.Infoset.Element)
                 .Element(contentPart.GetType().Name);
-            return el == null ? default(TProperty) : el.Attr<TProperty>(name);
+            return el == null ? defaultValue : el.Attr<TProperty>(name);
         }
 
         public static TProperty Retrieve<TProperty>(this ContentPart contentPart, string name,