diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a035f4..b36b377 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -219,12 +219,19 @@ class NoNativeReturnTypehint {
 - Ensures immutability of all public properties by enforcing `readonly` modifier
 - No modifier needed for readonly classes in PHP 8.2
 - Does nothing if PHP version does not support readonly properties (PHP 8.0 and below)
+- Can be configured to exclude properties with a default value
 ```php
 class EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule {
     public int $foo; // fails, no readonly modifier
     public readonly int $bar;
 }
 ```
+```neon
+parameters:
+    shipmonkRules:
+        enforceReadonlyPublicProperty:
+            excludePropertyWithDefaultValue: true # defaults to false
+```
 
 ### forbidArithmeticOperationOnNonNumber
 - Disallows using [arithmetic operators](https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.arithmetic.php) with non-numeric types (only `float`, `int` and `BcMath\Number` is allowed)
diff --git a/rules.neon b/rules.neon
index 687dbf3..c23929d 100644
--- a/rules.neon
+++ b/rules.neon
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ parameters:
             enabled: %shipmonkRules.enableAllRules%
         enforceReadonlyPublicProperty:
             enabled: %shipmonkRules.enableAllRules%
+            excludePropertyWithDefaultValue: false
         forbidArithmeticOperationOnNonNumber:
             enabled: %shipmonkRules.enableAllRules%
             allowNumericString: false
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ parametersSchema:
         ])
         enforceReadonlyPublicProperty: structure([
             enabled: bool()
+            excludePropertyWithDefaultValue: bool()
         ])
         forbidArithmeticOperationOnNonNumber: structure([
             enabled: bool()
@@ -325,6 +327,8 @@ services:
             treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain: %treatPhpDocTypesAsCertain%
     -
         class: ShipMonk\PHPStan\Rule\EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule
+        arguments:
+            excludePropertyWithDefaultValue: %shipmonkRules.enforceReadonlyPublicProperty.excludePropertyWithDefaultValue%
     -
         class: ShipMonk\PHPStan\Rule\ForbidArithmeticOperationOnNonNumberRule
         arguments:
diff --git a/src/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule.php b/src/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule.php
index b6b77dc..daf0aa3 100644
--- a/src/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule.php
+++ b/src/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule.php
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@
 class EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule implements Rule
 {
 
+    private bool $excludePropertyWithDefaultValue;
+
     private PhpVersion $phpVersion;
 
-    public function __construct(PhpVersion $phpVersion)
+    public function __construct(
+        bool $excludePropertyWithDefaultValue,
+        PhpVersion $phpVersion
+    )
     {
+        $this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue = $excludePropertyWithDefaultValue;
         $this->phpVersion = $phpVersion;
     }
 
@@ -41,7 +47,16 @@ public function processNode(
             return [];
         }
 
-        if (!$node->isPublic() || $node->isReadOnly() || $node->hasHooks() || $node->isPrivateSet() || $node->isProtectedSet() || $node->isStatic()) {
+        if (
+            !$node->isPublic()
+            || $node->isReadOnly()
+            || $node->hasHooks()
+            || $node->isPrivateSet()
+            || $node->isProtectedSet()
+            || $node->isStatic()
+            || $node->getNativeType() === null
+            || ($this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue && $node->getDefault() !== null)
+        ) {
             return [];
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRuleTest.php b/tests/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRuleTest.php
index 6b21839..c4f9b2b 100644
--- a/tests/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Rule/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRuleTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace ShipMonk\PHPStan\Rule;
 
+use LogicException;
 use PHPStan\Php\PhpVersion;
 use PHPStan\Rules\Rule;
 use ShipMonk\PHPStan\RuleTestCase;
@@ -13,12 +14,24 @@
 class EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRuleTest extends RuleTestCase
 {
 
+    private ?bool $excludePropertyWithDefaultValue = null;
+
     private ?PhpVersion $phpVersion = null;
 
     protected function getRule(): Rule
     {
-        self::assertNotNull($this->phpVersion);
-        return new EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule($this->phpVersion);
+        if ($this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue === null) {
+            throw new LogicException('excludePropertyWithDefaultValue must be set');
+        }
+
+        if ($this->phpVersion === null) {
+            throw new LogicException('phpVersion must be set');
+        }
+
+        return new EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule(
+            $this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue,
+            $this->phpVersion,
+        );
     }
 
     public function testPhp84(): void
@@ -27,22 +40,32 @@ public function testPhp84(): void
             self::markTestSkipped('PHP7 parser fails with property hooks');
         }
 
+        $this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue = false;
         $this->phpVersion = $this->createPhpVersion(80_400);
         $this->analyseFile(__DIR__ . '/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-84.php');
     }
 
     public function testPhp81(): void
     {
+        $this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue = false;
         $this->phpVersion = $this->createPhpVersion(80_100);
         $this->analyseFile(__DIR__ . '/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-81.php');
     }
 
     public function testPhp80(): void
     {
+        $this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue = false;
         $this->phpVersion = $this->createPhpVersion(80_000);
         $this->analyseFile(__DIR__ . '/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-80.php');
     }
 
+    public function testExcludePropertyWithDefaultValue(): void
+    {
+        $this->excludePropertyWithDefaultValue = true;
+        $this->phpVersion = $this->createPhpVersion(80_100);
+        $this->analyseFile(__DIR__ . '/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/exclude-property-with-default-value.php');
+    }
+
     private function createPhpVersion(int $version): PhpVersion
     {
         return new PhpVersion($version);
diff --git a/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-81.php b/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-81.php
index 23cde24..a3f326c 100644
--- a/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-81.php
+++ b/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-81.php
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ trait MyTrait {
 
     public static string $static;
 
+    public int $default = 42; // error: Public property `default` not marked as readonly.
+
+    public $untyped;
+
 }
 
 class MyClass {
@@ -30,6 +34,10 @@ class MyClass {
 
     public static string $static;
 
+    public int $quux = 7; // error: Public property `quux` not marked as readonly.
+
+    public $quuz;
+
 }
 
 readonly class MyReadonlyClass {
diff --git a/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-84.php b/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-84.php
index 43d4e27..c6bf9c9 100644
--- a/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-84.php
+++ b/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/code-84.php
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ trait MyTrait {
 
     public static string $static;
 
+    public int $default = 42; // error: Public property `default` not marked as readonly.
+
+    public $untyped;
+
 }
 
 class MyClass {
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@ class MyClass {
 
     public static string $static;
 
+    public int $quux = 7; // error: Public property `quux` not marked as readonly.
+
+    public $quuz;
+
 }
 
 readonly class MyReadonlyClass {
diff --git a/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/exclude-property-with-default-value.php b/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/exclude-property-with-default-value.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06c4749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rule/data/EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRule/exclude-property-with-default-value.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace EnforceReadonlyPublicPropertyRuleExcludePropertyWithDefaultValue;
+
+trait MyTrait {
+
+    public ?string $public; // error: Public property `public` not marked as readonly.
+
+    public int $default = 42;
+
+}
+
+class MyClass {
+
+    use MyTrait;
+
+    public ?int $foo; // error: Public property `foo` not marked as readonly.
+
+    public int $quux = 7;
+
+}
+