diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver.php
index 7b8d5b521d123..3b0f89509f65c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver.php
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ public function getArguments(Request $request, callable $controller, \Reflection
                         throw new ResolverNotFoundException($resolverName, $this->namedResolvers instanceof ServiceProviderInterface ? array_keys($this->namedResolvers->getProvidedServices()) : []);
                     }
 
-                    $argumentValueResolvers = [$this->namedResolvers->get($resolverName)];
+                    $argumentValueResolvers = [
+                        $this->namedResolvers->get($resolverName),
+                        new DefaultValueResolver(),
+                    ];
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolver.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolver.php
index 7255a792ba754..f2e4bee812d79 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolver.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolver.php
@@ -31,12 +31,8 @@ public function resolve(Request $request, ArgumentMetadata $argument): array
 
         $name = $attribute->name ?? $argument->getName();
         if (!$request->query->has($name)) {
-            if ($argument->hasDefaultValue()) {
-                return [$argument->getDefaultValue()];
-            }
-
-            if ($argument->isNullable()) {
-                return [null];
+            if ($argument->isNullable() || $argument->hasDefaultValue()) {
+                return [];
             }
 
             throw new NotFoundHttpException(sprintf('Missing query parameter "%s".', $name));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolverTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolverTest.php
index 1383475988b52..539aaac78ee65 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolverTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolver/QueryParameterValueResolverTest.php
@@ -179,14 +179,14 @@ public static function provideTestResolve(): iterable
         yield 'parameter not found but nullable' => [
             Request::create('/', 'GET'),
             new ArgumentMetadata('firstName', 'string', false, false, false, true, [new MapQueryParameter()]),
-            [null],
+            [],
             null,
         ];
 
         yield 'parameter not found but optional' => [
             Request::create('/', 'GET'),
             new ArgumentMetadata('firstName', 'string', false, true, false, attributes: [new MapQueryParameter()]),
-            [false],
+            [],
             null,
         ];
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolverTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolverTest.php
index e62001633ca93..ef44f45bae078 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolverTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Tests/Controller/ArgumentResolverTest.php
@@ -296,6 +296,26 @@ public function testTargetedResolver()
         $this->assertSame([1], $resolver->getArguments($request, $controller));
     }
 
+    public function testTargetedResolverWithDefaultValue()
+    {
+        $resolver = self::getResolver([], [RequestAttributeValueResolver::class => new RequestAttributeValueResolver()]);
+
+        $request = Request::create('/');
+        $controller = $this->controllerTargetingResolverWithDefaultValue(...);
+
+        $this->assertSame([2], $resolver->getArguments($request, $controller));
+    }
+
+    public function testTargetedResolverWithNullableValue()
+    {
+        $resolver = self::getResolver([], [RequestAttributeValueResolver::class => new RequestAttributeValueResolver()]);
+
+        $request = Request::create('/');
+        $controller = $this->controllerTargetingResolverWithNullableValue(...);
+
+        $this->assertSame([null], $resolver->getArguments($request, $controller));
+    }
+
     public function testDisabledResolver()
     {
         $resolver = self::getResolver(namedResolvers: []);
@@ -373,6 +393,14 @@ public function controllerTargetingResolver(#[ValueResolver(DefaultValueResolver
     {
     }
 
+    public function controllerTargetingResolverWithDefaultValue(#[ValueResolver(RequestAttributeValueResolver::class)] int $foo = 2)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function controllerTargetingResolverWithNullableValue(#[ValueResolver(RequestAttributeValueResolver::class)] ?int $foo)
+    {
+    }
+
     public function controllerDisablingResolver(#[ValueResolver(RequestAttributeValueResolver::class, disabled: true)] int $foo = 1)
     {
     }