diff --git a/src/include/ngspice/gendefs.h b/src/include/ngspice/gendefs.h
index 27c89d2e3..a04790ab0 100644
--- a/src/include/ngspice/gendefs.h
+++ b/src/include/ngspice/gendefs.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct GENmodel {       /* model structure for a resistor */
     GENinstance *GENinstances;  /* pointer to list of instances that have this
                                  * model */
     IFuid GENmodName;           /* pointer to character string naming this model */
+    struct wordlist *defaults;  /* default instance parameters */
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/spicelib/analysis/cktmcrt.c b/src/spicelib/analysis/cktmcrt.c
index f8b6382c6..3c065e7d0 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/analysis/cktmcrt.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/analysis/cktmcrt.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Author: 1985 Thomas L. Quarles
 #include "ngspice/devdefs.h"
 #include "ngspice/cktdefs.h"
 #include "ngspice/sperror.h"
+#include "ngspice/wordlist.h"
 
 
 
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ CKTmodCrt(CKTcircuit *ckt, int type, GENmodel **modfast, IFuid name)
     if (!model)
         return E_NOMEM;
 
+    model->defaults = NULL;
     model->GENmodType = type;
     model->GENmodName = name;
     model->GENnextModel = ckt->CKThead[type];
@@ -54,5 +56,6 @@ GENinstanceFree(GENinstance *inst)
 void
 GENmodelFree(GENmodel *model)
 {
+    wl_free(model->defaults);
     txfree(model);
 }
diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inpdpar.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inpdpar.c
index 64a19eaec..a7ae4f59c 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inpdpar.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inpdpar.c
@@ -60,6 +60,44 @@ INPdevParse(char **line, CKTcircuit *ckt, int dev, GENinstance *fast,
     else
         *leading = 0.0;
 
+    wordlist *x = fast->GENmodPtr->defaults;
+    for (; x; x = x->wl_next->wl_next) {
+        char *parameter = x->wl_word;
+        char *value = x->wl_next->wl_word;
+
+        IFparm *p = find_instance_parameter(parameter, device);
+
+        if (!p) {
+            errbuf = tprintf(" unknown parameter (%s) \n", parameter);
+            rtn = errbuf;
+            goto quit;
+        }
+
+        val = INPgetValue(ckt, &value, p->dataType, tab);
+        if (!val) {
+            rtn = INPerror(E_PARMVAL);
+            goto quit;
+        }
+
+        error = ft_sim->setInstanceParm (ckt, fast, p->id, val, NULL);
+        if (error) {
+            rtn = INPerror(error);
+            goto quit;
+        }
+
+        /* delete the union val */
+        switch (p->dataType & IF_VARTYPES) {
+        case IF_REALVEC:
+            tfree(val->v.vec.rVec);
+            break;
+        case IF_INTVEC:
+            tfree(val->v.vec.iVec);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
     while (**line != '\0') {
         error = INPgetTok(line, &parm, 1);
         if (!*parm) {
diff --git a/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c b/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c
index 9ec2e27da..8a68dceb1 100644
--- a/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c
+++ b/src/spicelib/parser/inpgmod.c
@@ -48,6 +48,20 @@ find_model_parameter(const char *name, IFdevice *device)
 }
 
 
+static IFparm *
+find_instance_parameter(const char *name, IFdevice *device)
+{
+    IFparm *p = device->instanceParms;
+    IFparm *p_end = p + *(device->numInstanceParms);
+
+    for (; p < p_end; p++)
+        if (strcmp(name, p->keyword) == 0)
+            return p;
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * code moved from INPgetMod
  */
@@ -113,6 +127,18 @@ create_model(CKTcircuit *ckt, INPmodel *modtmp, INPtables *tab)
             INPgetValue(ckt, &line, IF_REAL, tab);
         } else {
 
+            p = find_instance_parameter(parm, device);
+
+            if (p) {
+                char *value;
+                INPgetTok(&line, &value, 1);
+
+                modtmp->INPmodfast->defaults =
+                    wl_cons(copy(parm),
+                            wl_cons(value,
+                                    modtmp->INPmodfast->defaults));
+            } else {
+
             double dval;
 
             /* want only the parameter names in output - not the values */
@@ -127,6 +153,7 @@ create_model(CKTcircuit *ckt, INPmodel *modtmp, INPtables *tab)
                 err = INPerrCat(err,
                                 tprintf("unrecognized parameter (%s) - ignored",
                                         parm));
+            }
         }
         FREE(parm);
     }
diff --git a/tests/regression/model/Makefile.am b/tests/regression/model/Makefile.am
index 211269197..d2fcd85ba 100644
--- a/tests/regression/model/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/regression/model/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
 
-TESTS = binning-1.cir special-names-1.cir
+TESTS = binning-1.cir special-names-1.cir instance-defaults.cir
 
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = ngspice_vpath=$(srcdir) $(SHELL) $(top_srcdir)/tests/bin/check.sh $(top_builddir)/src/ngspice
 
diff --git a/tests/regression/model/instance-defaults.cir b/tests/regression/model/instance-defaults.cir
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d52b2840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/model/instance-defaults.cir
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+* check whether .model accepts instance defaults
+
+v1  1 0  dc=1
+r1  1 0  myres
+
+.model myres r(resistance=2k)
+
+.control
+
+op
+
+if abs(i(v1)/-0.5mA - 1) > 1e-9
+  echo "ERROR: check failed"
+  quit 1
+else
+  echo "INFO: ok"
+  quit 0
+end
+
+.endc
diff --git a/tests/regression/model/instance-defaults.out b/tests/regression/model/instance-defaults.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24e56ad12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/model/instance-defaults.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+Circuit: * check whether .model accepts instance defaults
+
+Doing analysis at TEMP = 27.000000 and TNOM = 27.000000
+
+
+
+No. of Data Rows : 1
+INFO: ok