diff --git a/beanmodel/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/ioc/internal/services/PropertyAccessImpl.java b/beanmodel/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/ioc/internal/services/PropertyAccessImpl.java
index 8dd1e02..00d08e2 100644
--- a/beanmodel/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/ioc/internal/services/PropertyAccessImpl.java
+++ b/beanmodel/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/ioc/internal/services/PropertyAccessImpl.java
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
             List<PropertyDescriptor> descriptors = CollectionFactory.newList();
 
             addAll(descriptors, info.getPropertyDescriptors());
-
-            // TAP5-921 - Introspector misses interface methods not implemented in an abstract class
-            if (forClass.isInterface() || Modifier.isAbstract(forClass.getModifiers()) )
-                addPropertiesFromExtendedInterfaces(forClass, descriptors);
+            // Introspector misses:
+            // - interface methods not implemented in an abstract class (TAP5-921)
+            // - default methods (TAP5-2449)
+            addPropertiesFromExtendedInterfaces(forClass, descriptors);
 
             addPropertiesFromScala(forClass, descriptors);
 
@@ -118,16 +118,22 @@
 
     private <T> void addAll(List<T> list, T[] array)
     {
-        list.addAll(Arrays.asList(array));
+        if (array.length > 0){
+            list.addAll(Arrays.asList(array));
+        }
     }
 
     private void addPropertiesFromExtendedInterfaces(Class forClass, List<PropertyDescriptor> descriptors)
             throws IntrospectionException
     {
-        LinkedList<Class> queue = CollectionFactory.newLinkedList();
 
+        Class[] interfaces = forClass.getInterfaces();
+        if (interfaces.length == 0){
+            return;
+        }
+        LinkedList<Class> queue = CollectionFactory.newLinkedList();
         // Seed the queue
-        addAll(queue, forClass.getInterfaces());
+        addAll(queue, interfaces);
 
         while (!queue.isEmpty())
         {
diff --git a/tapestry-ioc/src/test/groovy/ioc/specs/PropertyAccessImplSpec.groovy b/tapestry-ioc/src/test/groovy/ioc/specs/PropertyAccessImplSpec.groovy
index c76817f..7fa6581 100644
--- a/tapestry-ioc/src/test/groovy/ioc/specs/PropertyAccessImplSpec.groovy
+++ b/tapestry-ioc/src/test/groovy/ioc/specs/PropertyAccessImplSpec.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ioc.specs
 
+import com.example.TestInterface
 import java.awt.Image
 import java.beans.*
 import java.lang.reflect.Method
@@ -796,4 +797,17 @@
   private Method findMethod(Class beanClass, String methodName) {
     return beanClass.methods.find { it.name == methodName }
   }
+  
+ 
+  public static class TestData implements TestInterface {
+  }
+  
+  // TAP5-2449
+  def "default method is recognized"(){
+    when:
+    def pa = getPropertyAdapter(TestData, 'testString')
+    then:
+    pa != null
+    
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tapestry-ioc/src/test/java/com/example/TestInterface.java b/tapestry-ioc/src/test/java/com/example/TestInterface.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b031857
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tapestry-ioc/src/test/java/com/example/TestInterface.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package com.example;
+
+public interface TestInterface {
+  public default String getTestString() {
+    return "Alpha";
+  }
+}