diff --git a/connect/api/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchema.java b/connect/api/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchema.java
index d1fd9cd..08a0ea3 100644
--- a/connect/api/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchema.java
+++ b/connect/api/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchema.java
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
         ConnectSchema schema = (ConnectSchema) o;
         return Objects.equals(optional, schema.optional) &&
                 Objects.equals(type, schema.type) &&
-                Objects.equals(defaultValue, schema.defaultValue) &&
+                Objects.deepEquals(defaultValue, schema.defaultValue) &&
                 Objects.equals(fields, schema.fields) &&
                 Objects.equals(keySchema, schema.keySchema) &&
                 Objects.equals(valueSchema, schema.valueSchema) &&
diff --git a/connect/api/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchemaTest.java b/connect/api/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchemaTest.java
index f5c6e2f..e7dfa4c 100644
--- a/connect/api/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchemaTest.java
+++ b/connect/api/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/connect/data/ConnectSchemaTest.java
@@ -270,6 +270,16 @@
     }
 
     @Test
+    public void testArrayDefaultValueEquality() {
+        ConnectSchema s1 = new ConnectSchema(Schema.Type.ARRAY, false, new String[] {"a", "b"}, null, null, null, null, null, null, SchemaBuilder.int8().build());
+        ConnectSchema s2 = new ConnectSchema(Schema.Type.ARRAY, false, new String[] {"a", "b"}, null, null, null, null, null, null, SchemaBuilder.int8().build());
+        ConnectSchema differentValueSchema = new ConnectSchema(Schema.Type.ARRAY, false, new String[] {"b", "c"}, null, null, null, null, null, null, SchemaBuilder.int8().build());
+
+        assertEquals(s1, s2);
+        assertNotEquals(s1, differentValueSchema);
+    }
+
+    @Test
     public void testMapEquality() {
         // Same as testArrayEquality, but for both key and value schemas
         ConnectSchema s1 = new ConnectSchema(Schema.Type.MAP, false, null, null, null, null, null, null, SchemaBuilder.int8().build(), SchemaBuilder.int16().build());