diff --git a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
index 636b4654f..0771d8a05 100755
--- a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
+++ b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/proto/dhcp.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 	local config="$1"
 	local iface="$2"
 
-	local ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd sendopts delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute
-	json_get_vars ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute
+	local ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd sendopts delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute defaultroute
+	json_get_vars ipaddr hostname clientid vendorid broadcast norelease reqopts defaultreqopts iface6rd delegate zone6rd zone mtu6rd customroutes classlessroute defaultroute
 
 	local opt dhcpopts
 	for opt in $reqopts; do
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ proto_dhcp_setup() {
 	[ -n "$zone" ] && proto_export "ZONE=$zone"
 	[ -n "$mtu6rd" ] && proto_export "MTU6RD=$mtu6rd"
 	[ -n "$customroutes" ] && proto_export "CUSTOMROUTES=$customroutes"
+	[ -n "$defaultroute" ] && proto_export "DEFAULTROUTE=$defaultroute"
 	[ "$delegate" = "0" ] && proto_export "IFACE6RD_DELEGATE=0"
 	# Request classless route option (see RFC 3442) by default
 	[ "$classlessroute" = "0" ] || append dhcpopts "-O 121"