diff --git a/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_conversion_ops.py b/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_conversion_ops.py
index 3ec246ccaf1..0385be02d43 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_conversion_ops.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_conversion_ops.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def to_tensor(rt_input, default_value=None, name=None):
   Args:
     rt_input: The input `RaggedTensor`.
     default_value: Value to set for indices not specified in `rt_input`.
-      Defaults to zero.  `default_value.shape` must be equal to
+      Defaults to zero.  `default_value` must be broadcastable to
       `rt_input.shape[rt_input.ragged_rank + 1:]`.
     name: A name prefix for the returned tensors (optional).
 
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ def to_tensor(rt_input, default_value=None, name=None):
         rt_input, name='rt_input')
     if not ragged_tensor.is_ragged(rt_input):
       return rt_input  # already dense
+    if default_value is not None:
+      default_value = ops.convert_to_tensor(
+          default_value, name='default_value', dtype=rt_input.dtype)
 
     # If ragged_rank > 1, then recursively convert the ragged values into a
     # `Tensor` before we proceed.
@@ -217,6 +220,16 @@ def to_tensor(rt_input, default_value=None, name=None):
     if ragged_tensor.is_ragged(values):
       values = to_tensor(values, default_value)
 
+    # Tile the default value, if necessary.
+    if default_value is not None:
+      if values.shape.ndims is not None:
+        default_value.shape.with_rank_at_most(values.shape.ndims - 1)
+      if (values.shape.ndims is None or default_value.shape.ndims is None or
+          values.shape.ndims != default_value.shape.ndims + 1):
+        value_shape = array_ops.shape(values)[1:]
+        default_value = array_ops.broadcast_to(default_value, value_shape)
+      default_value.shape.assert_is_compatible_with(values.shape[1:])
+
     # Get the expected dense shape ([nrows, ncols] + value_shape).
     rt_row_lengths = [rt_input.row_splits[1:] - rt_input.row_splits[:-1]]
     nrows = array_ops.shape(rt_input.row_splits, out_type=dtypes.int64)[0] - 1
@@ -228,9 +241,6 @@ def to_tensor(rt_input, default_value=None, name=None):
     # Build a default value if none was supplied.
     if default_value is None:
       default_value = array_ops.zeros(value_shape, dtype=values.dtype)
-    else:
-      default_value = ops.convert_to_tensor(
-          default_value, name='default_value', dtype=values.dtype)
     default_value.shape.assert_is_compatible_with(values.shape[1:])
     default_value.set_shape(values.shape[1:])
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_to_tensor_op_test.py b/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_to_tensor_op_test.py
index 0ccc214a9c7..688676e46c6 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_to_tensor_op_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/ops/ragged/ragged_to_tensor_op_test.py
@@ -71,8 +71,30 @@ class RaggedTensorToTensorOpTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase,
               [[1, 2], [0, 0], [3, 4]],  #
               [[0, 0], [0, 0], [0, 0]],  #
               [[5, 0], [0, 0], [0, 0]],  #
-              [[6, 7], [8, 0], [0, 0]]
-          ]  #
+              [[6, 7], [8, 0], [0, 0]],  #
+          ]
+      },
+      {
+          'rt_input': [[[1, 2], [], [3, 4]], [], [[5]], [[6, 7], [8]]],
+          'default':
+              9,
+          'expected': [
+              [[1, 2], [9, 9], [3, 4]],  #
+              [[9, 9], [9, 9], [9, 9]],  #
+              [[5, 9], [9, 9], [9, 9]],  #
+              [[6, 7], [8, 9], [9, 9]],  #
+          ]
+      },
+      {
+          'rt_input': [[[1], [2], [3]]],
+          'ragged_rank': 1,
+          'default': 0,
+          'expected': [[[1], [2], [3]]],
+      },
+      {
+          'rt_input': [[[[1], [2]], [], [[3]]]],
+          'default': 9,
+          'expected': [[[[1], [2]], [[9], [9]], [[3], [9]]]],
       },
   )
   def testRaggedTensorToTensor(self,
@@ -96,17 +118,13 @@ class RaggedTensorToTensorOpTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase,
       {
           'rt_input': [[1, 2, 3]],
           'default': [0],
-          'error': (ValueError, r'Shapes \(1,\) and \(\) are incompatible'),
+          'error': (ValueError, r'Shape \(1,\) must have rank at most 0'),
       },
       {
-          'rt_input': [[[1], [2], [3]]],
-          'default': 0,
-          'error': (ValueError, r'Shapes \(\) and \(1,\) are incompatible'),
-      },
-      {
-          'rt_input': [[[[1], [2]], [], [[3]]]],
-          'default': 0,
-          'error': (ValueError, r'Shapes \(\) and \(1,\) are incompatible'),
+          'rt_input': [[[1, 2], [3, 4]], [[5, 6]]],
+          'ragged_rank': 1,
+          'default': [7, 8, 9],
+          'error': (ValueError, r'Shapes \(3,\) and \(2,\) are incompatible'),
       },
       {
           'rt_input': [[1, 2, 3]],
@@ -114,9 +132,10 @@ class RaggedTensorToTensorOpTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase,
           'error': (TypeError, "Expected int32, got 'a' of type 'str' instead"),
       },
   )
-  def testError(self, rt_input, default, error):
-    rt = ragged.constant(rt_input)
-    self.assertRaisesRegexp(error[0], error[1], ragged.to_tensor, rt, default)
+  def testError(self, rt_input, default, error, ragged_rank=None):
+    rt = ragged.constant(rt_input, ragged_rank=ragged_rank)
+    with self.assertRaisesRegexp(error[0], error[1]):
+      ragged.to_tensor(rt, default)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':