diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
index 1f07d2b7ab..f020c6361a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions/ApiExplorer/ApiParameterDescription.cs
@@ -41,5 +41,23 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
         /// Gets or sets the parameter descriptor.
         /// </summary>
         public ParameterDescriptor ParameterDescriptor { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a value that determines if the parameter is required.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// A parameter is considered required if
+        /// <list type="bullet">
+        /// <item>it's bound from the request body (<see cref="BindingSource.Body"/>).</item>
+        /// <item>it's a required route value.</item>
+        /// <item>it has annotations (e.g. BindRequiredAttribute) that indicate it's required.</item>
+        /// </list>
+        /// </remarks>
+        public bool IsRequired { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the default value for a parameter.
+        /// </summary>
+        public object DefaultValue { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d88281f490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/ApiParameterContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Controllers;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.Template;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
+{
+    internal class ApiParameterContext
+    {
+        public ApiParameterContext(
+            IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
+            ControllerActionDescriptor actionDescriptor,
+            IReadOnlyList<TemplatePart> routeParameters)
+        {
+            MetadataProvider = metadataProvider;
+            ActionDescriptor = actionDescriptor;
+            RouteParameters = routeParameters;
+
+            Results = new List<ApiParameterDescription>();
+        }
+
+        public ControllerActionDescriptor ActionDescriptor { get; }
+
+        public IModelMetadataProvider MetadataProvider { get; }
+
+        public IList<ApiParameterDescription> Results { get; }
+
+        public IReadOnlyList<TemplatePart> RouteParameters { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs
index 2b89a26e2c..a9d644e2a8 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer/DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Controllers;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters;
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
                 {
                     var visitor = new PseudoModelBindingVisitor(context, actionParameter);
 
-                    ModelMetadata metadata = null;
+                    ModelMetadata metadata;
                     if (_mvcOptions.AllowValidatingTopLevelNodes &&
                         actionParameter is ControllerParameterDescriptor controllerParameterDescriptor &&
                         _modelMetadataProvider is ModelMetadataProvider provider)
@@ -232,6 +230,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
             }
 
             // Next, we want to join up any route parameters with those discovered from the action's parameters.
+            // This will result us in creating a parameter representation for each route parameter that does not
+            // have a mapping parameter or bound property.
+            ProcessRouteParameters(context);
+
+            // Set IsRequired=true
+            ProcessIsRequired(context);
+
+            // Set DefaultValue
+            ProcessParameterDefaultValue(context);
+
+            return context.Results;
+        }
+
+        private void ProcessRouteParameters(ApiParameterContext context)
+        {
             var routeParameters = new Dictionary<string, ApiParameterRouteInfo>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
             foreach (var routeParameter in context.RouteParameters)
             {
@@ -271,8 +284,46 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
                     Source = BindingSource.Path,
                 });
             }
+        }
 
-            return context.Results;
+        internal static void ProcessIsRequired(ApiParameterContext context)
+        {
+            foreach (var parameter in context.Results)
+            {
+                if (parameter.Source == BindingSource.Body)
+                {
+                    parameter.IsRequired = true;
+                }
+
+                if (parameter.ModelMetadata != null && parameter.ModelMetadata.IsBindingRequired)
+                {
+                    parameter.IsRequired = true;
+                }
+
+                if (parameter.Source == BindingSource.Path && parameter.RouteInfo != null && !parameter.RouteInfo.IsOptional)
+                {
+                    parameter.IsRequired = true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        internal static void ProcessParameterDefaultValue(ApiParameterContext context)
+        {
+            foreach (var parameter in context.Results)
+            {
+                if (parameter.Source == BindingSource.Path)
+                {
+                    parameter.DefaultValue = parameter.RouteInfo?.DefaultValue;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (parameter.ParameterDescriptor is ControllerParameterDescriptor controllerParameter &&
+                        ParameterDefaultValues.TryGetDeclaredParameterDefaultValue(controllerParameter.ParameterInfo, out var defaultValue))
+                    {
+                        parameter.DefaultValue = defaultValue;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         private ApiParameterRouteInfo CreateRouteInfo(TemplatePart routeParameter)
@@ -416,29 +467,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
                 .ToArray();
         }
 
-        private class ApiParameterContext
-        {
-            public ApiParameterContext(
-                IModelMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
-                ControllerActionDescriptor actionDescriptor,
-                IReadOnlyList<TemplatePart> routeParameters)
-            {
-                MetadataProvider = metadataProvider;
-                ActionDescriptor = actionDescriptor;
-                RouteParameters = routeParameters;
-
-                Results = new List<ApiParameterDescription>();
-            }
-
-            public ControllerActionDescriptor ActionDescriptor { get; }
-
-            public IModelMetadataProvider MetadataProvider { get; }
-
-            public IList<ApiParameterDescription> Results { get; }
-
-            public IReadOnlyList<TemplatePart> RouteParameters { get; }
-        }
-
         private class ApiParameterDescriptionContext
         {
             public ModelMetadata ModelMetadata { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/ParameterDefaultValues.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/ParameterDefaultValues.cs
index 0d4a641e5f..8263da1650 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/ParameterDefaultValues.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core/Internal/ParameterDefaultValues.cs
@@ -30,17 +30,30 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Internal
 
         private static object GetParameterDefaultValue(ParameterInfo parameterInfo)
         {
-            if (!ParameterDefaultValue.TryGetDefaultValue(parameterInfo, out var defaultValue))
+            TryGetDeclaredParameterDefaultValue(parameterInfo, out var defaultValue);
+            if (defaultValue == null && parameterInfo.ParameterType.IsValueType)
             {
-                var defaultValueAttribute = parameterInfo.GetCustomAttribute<DefaultValueAttribute>(inherit: false);
-                defaultValue = defaultValueAttribute?.Value;
-
-                if (defaultValue == null && parameterInfo.ParameterType.IsValueType)
-                {
-                    defaultValue = Activator.CreateInstance(parameterInfo.ParameterType);
-                }
+                defaultValue = Activator.CreateInstance(parameterInfo.ParameterType);
             }
+
             return defaultValue;
         }
+
+        public static bool TryGetDeclaredParameterDefaultValue(ParameterInfo parameterInfo, out object defaultValue)
+        {
+            if (ParameterDefaultValue.TryGetDefaultValue(parameterInfo, out defaultValue))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            var defaultValueAttribute = parameterInfo.GetCustomAttribute<DefaultValueAttribute>(inherit: false);
+            if (defaultValueAttribute != null)
+            {
+                defaultValue = defaultValueAttribute.Value;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs
index 4ceafa6995..b661be6034 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.Test/DefaultApiDescriptionProviderTest.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Binders;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.Constraints;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing.Template;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers;
 using Moq;
@@ -1416,6 +1417,172 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Description
             Assert.Equal(typeof(string), comments.Type);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessIsRequired_SetsTrue_ForFromBodyParameters()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription { Source = BindingSource.Body, };
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessIsRequired(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(description.IsRequired);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessIsRequired_SetsTrue_ForParameterDescriptorsWithBindRequired()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription
+            {
+                Source = BindingSource.Query,
+            };
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+            var modelMetadataProvider = new TestModelMetadataProvider();
+            modelMetadataProvider
+                .ForProperty<Person>(nameof(Person.Name))
+                .BindingDetails(d => d.IsBindingRequired = true);
+            description.ModelMetadata = modelMetadataProvider.GetMetadataForProperty(typeof(Person), nameof(Person.Name));
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessIsRequired(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(description.IsRequired);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessIsRequired_SetsTrue_ForRequiredRouteParameterDescriptors()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription
+            {
+                Source = BindingSource.Path,
+                RouteInfo = new ApiParameterRouteInfo(),
+            };
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessIsRequired(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.True(description.IsRequired);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessIsRequired_DoesNotSetToTrue_ByDefault()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription();
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessIsRequired(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(description.IsRequired);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessIsRequired_DoesNotSetToTrue_ForParameterDescriptorsWithValidationRequired()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription();
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+            var modelMetadataProvider = new TestModelMetadataProvider();
+            modelMetadataProvider
+                .ForProperty<Person>(nameof(Person.Name))
+                .ValidationDetails(d => d.IsRequired = true);
+            description.ModelMetadata = modelMetadataProvider.GetMetadataForProperty(typeof(Person), nameof(Person.Name));
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessIsRequired(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.False(description.IsRequired);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessDefaultValue_SetsDefaultRouteValue()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var methodInfo = GetType().GetMethod(nameof(ParameterDefaultValue), BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+            var parameterInfo = methodInfo.GetParameters()[0];
+
+            var defaultValue = new object();
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription
+            {
+                Source = BindingSource.Path,
+                RouteInfo = new ApiParameterRouteInfo {  DefaultValue = defaultValue },
+                ParameterDescriptor = new ControllerParameterDescriptor
+                {
+                    ParameterInfo = parameterInfo,
+                },
+            };
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessParameterDefaultValue(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Same(defaultValue, description.DefaultValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessDefaultValue_SetsDefaultValue_FromParameterInfo()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var methodInfo = GetType().GetMethod(nameof(ParameterDefaultValue), BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+            var parameterInfo = methodInfo.GetParameters()[0];
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription
+            {
+                Source = BindingSource.Query,
+                ParameterDescriptor = new ControllerParameterDescriptor
+                {
+                    ParameterInfo = parameterInfo,
+                },
+            };
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessParameterDefaultValue(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(10, description.DefaultValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ProcessDefaultValue_DoesNotSpecifyDefaultValueForValueTypes_WhenNoValueIsSpecified()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var methodInfo = GetType().GetMethod(nameof(AcceptsId_Query), BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+            var parameterInfo = methodInfo.GetParameters()[0];
+            var description = new ApiParameterDescription
+            {
+                Source = BindingSource.Query,
+                ParameterDescriptor = new ControllerParameterDescriptor
+                {
+                    ParameterInfo = parameterInfo,
+                },
+            };
+            var context = GetApiParameterContext(description);
+
+            // Act
+            DefaultApiDescriptionProvider.ProcessParameterDefaultValue(context);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Null(description.DefaultValue);
+        }
+
+        private static ApiParameterContext GetApiParameterContext(ApiParameterDescription description)
+        {
+            var context = new ApiParameterContext(new EmptyModelMetadataProvider(), new ControllerActionDescriptor(), new TemplatePart[0]);
+            context.Results.Add(description);
+            return context;
+        }
+
         private IReadOnlyList<ApiDescription> GetApiDescriptions(
             ActionDescriptor action,
             List<MockInputFormatter> inputFormatters = null,
@@ -1711,6 +1878,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Description
         {
         }
 
+        private void ParameterDefaultValue(int value = 10) { }
+
         private class TestController
         {
             [FromRoute]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ApiExplorerTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ApiExplorerTest.cs
index 774e0de862..a6a69bfccd 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ApiExplorerTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests/ApiExplorerTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
@@ -1018,6 +1019,75 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             Assert.Equal(typeof(string).FullName, feedback.Type);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ApiExplorer_Parameters_DefaultValue()
+        {
+            // Arrange & Act
+            var response = await Client.GetAsync("ApiExplorerParameters/DefaultValueParameters");
+
+            var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<ApiExplorerData>>(body);
+
+            // Assert
+            var description = Assert.Single(result);
+            var parameters = description.ParameterDescriptions;
+
+            Assert.Collection(
+                parameters,
+                parameter =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal("searchTerm", parameter.Name);
+                    Assert.Null(parameter.DefaultValue);
+                },
+                parameter =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal("top", parameter.Name);
+                    Assert.Equal("10", parameter.DefaultValue);
+                },
+                parameter =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal("searchDay", parameter.Name);
+                    Assert.Equal(nameof(DayOfWeek.Wednesday), parameter.DefaultValue);
+                });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ApiExplorer_Parameters_IsRequired()
+        {
+            // Arrange & Act
+            var response = await Client.GetAsync("ApiExplorerParameters/IsRequiredParameters");
+
+            var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+            var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<ApiExplorerData>>(body);
+
+            // Assert
+            var description = Assert.Single(result);
+            var parameters = description.ParameterDescriptions;
+
+            Assert.Collection(
+                parameters,
+                parameter =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal("requiredParam", parameter.Name);
+                    Assert.True(parameter.IsRequired);
+                },
+                parameter =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal("notRequiredParam", parameter.Name);
+                    Assert.False(parameter.IsRequired);
+                },
+                parameter =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal("Id", parameter.Name);
+                    Assert.True(parameter.IsRequired);
+                },
+                parameter =>
+                {
+                    Assert.Equal("Name", parameter.Name);
+                    Assert.False(parameter.IsRequired);
+                });
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task ApiExplorer_Updates_WhenActionDescriptorCollectionIsUpdated()
         {
@@ -1111,6 +1181,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.FunctionalTests
             public string Source { get; set; }
 
             public string Type { get; set; }
+
+            public string DefaultValue { get; set; }
+
+            public bool IsRequired { get; set; }
         }
 
         // Used to serialize data between client and server
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/ApiExplorerDataFilter.cs b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/ApiExplorerDataFilter.cs
index fdf64194eb..d365caf755 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/ApiExplorerDataFilter.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/ApiExplorerDataFilter.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
 
         public void OnResourceExecuting(ResourceExecutingContext context)
         {
-            var controllerActionDescriptor = context.ActionDescriptor as ControllerActionDescriptor;
-            if (controllerActionDescriptor != null && controllerActionDescriptor.MethodInfo.IsDefined(typeof(PassThruAttribute)))
+            if (context.ActionDescriptor is ControllerActionDescriptor controllerActionDescriptor &&
+                controllerActionDescriptor.MethodInfo.IsDefined(typeof(PassThruAttribute)))
             {
                 return;
             }
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
                     Name = parameter.Name,
                     Source = parameter.Source.Id,
                     Type = parameter.Type?.FullName,
+                    DefaultValue = parameter.DefaultValue?.ToString(),
+                    IsRequired = parameter.IsRequired,
                 };
 
                 if (parameter.RouteInfo != null)
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@ namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
             public string Source { get; set; }
 
             public string Type { get; set; }
+
+            public string DefaultValue { get; set; }
+
+            public bool IsRequired { get; set; }
         }
 
         // Used to serialize data between client and server
diff --git a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerParametersController.cs b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerParametersController.cs
index a422553574..e890e3d4d3 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerParametersController.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Controllers/ApiExplorerParametersController.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using System;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
 
 namespace ApiExplorerWebSite.Controllers
 {
@@ -28,5 +30,13 @@ namespace ApiExplorerWebSite.Controllers
         public void ComplexModel([FromQuery] OrderDTO order)
         {
         }
+
+        public void DefaultValueParameters(string searchTerm, int top = 10, DayOfWeek searchDay = DayOfWeek.Wednesday)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void IsRequiredParameters([BindRequired] string requiredParam, string notRequiredParam, Product product)
+        {
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Models/Product.cs b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Models/Product.cs
index 1844de7e13..245df86d8b 100644
--- a/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Models/Product.cs
+++ b/test/WebSites/ApiExplorerWebSite/Models/Product.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 // Copyright (c) .NET Foundation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
 
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+
 namespace ApiExplorerWebSite
 {
     public class Product
     {
+        [BindRequired]
         public int Id { get; set; }
 
+        [Required]
         public string Name { get; set; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file