diff --git a/src/components/vue-tel-input.vue b/src/components/vue-tel-input.vue
index da18260..f863dbd 100644
--- a/src/components/vue-tel-input.vue
+++ b/src/components/vue-tel-input.vue
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@
       data.phone = value ?? '';
     }
   })
+  watch(() =>props.defaultCountry, (value: string) => {
+    if (value) {
+      choose(value) // make default country reactive when passed
+    }
+  });
 
   const data = reactive({
     phone: '',