diff --git a/context.go b/context.go
index 178379b8..026920c4 100644
--- a/context.go
+++ b/context.go
@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/render"
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
-	"log"
-	"net/http"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -187,6 +188,16 @@ func (c *Context) MustGet(key string) interface{} {
 	return value
 }
 
+// GetDefault returns the value for the given key or a default value if the key does not exist.
+func (c *Context) GetDefault(key string, defaultVal interface{}) interface{} {
+	item, err := c.Get(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return defaultVal
+	}
+
+	return item
+}
+
 /************************************/
 /******** ENCOGING MANAGEMENT********/
 /************************************/
diff --git a/context_test.go b/context_test.go
index 6df824cb..0b575a1e 100644
--- a/context_test.go
+++ b/context_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ func TestContextSetGet(t *testing.T) {
 		if v != "bar" {
 			t.Errorf("Value should be bar, was %s", v)
 		}
+
+		// GetDefault
+		v = c.GetDefault("foo", "baz")
+		if v != "bar" {
+			t.Errorf("Value should be bar, was %s", v)
+		}
+
+		v = c.GetDefault("badKey", "baz")
+		if v != "baz" {
+			t.Errorf("Value should be baz, was %s", v)
+		}
 	})
 
 	r.ServeHTTP(w, req)