diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b218b7..26632d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,47 @@ An example of the output is:
 ```
 Note that the `defaultInput` and `defaultOutput` values can be used as to specify which device to use for playback or recording with optional parameter `deviceId`.
 
+### Getting default Devices
+
+To get the default devices, call the `getDefaultDevices` function.
+
+```js
+var portAudio = require('naudiodon');
+
+console.log(portAudio.getDefaultDevices());
+```
+
+An example of the output is:
+
+```js
+{
+  defaultInputDevice: {
+    id: 0,
+    name: 'Built-in Microphone',
+    maxInputChannels: 2,
+    maxOutputChannels: 0,
+    defaultSampleRate: 44100,
+    defaultLowInputLatency: 0,
+    defaultLowOutputLatency: 0,
+    defaultHighInputLatency: 0,
+    defaultHighOutputLatency: 0,
+    hostAPIName: 'Core Audio'
+  },
+  defaultOutputDevice: {
+    id: 1,
+    name: 'Built-in Output',
+    maxInputChannels: 0,
+    maxOutputChannels: 2,
+    defaultSampleRate: 44100,
+    defaultLowInputLatency: 0,
+    defaultLowOutputLatency: 0,
+    defaultHighInputLatency: 0,
+    defaultHighOutputLatency: 0,
+    hostAPIName: 'Core Audio'
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### Playing audio
 
 Playing audio involves streaming audio data to a new instance of `AudioIO` configured with `outOptions` - which returns a Node.js [Writable Stream](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v6.x/docs/api/stream.html#stream_writable_streams):
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index b5caf34..58a4859 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         "src/naudiodon.cc",
         "src/GetDevices.cc",
         "src/GetHostAPIs.cc",
+        "src/GetDefaultDevices.cc",
       	"src/AudioIO.cc",
       	"src/PaContext.cc"
       ],
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 49989f1..c743fbf 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ export interface DeviceInfo {
 /** Get list of supported devices */
 export function getDevices(): DeviceInfo[]
 
+export interface DefaultDevices {
+  defaultInputDevice: DeviceInfo
+  defaultOutputDevice: DeviceInfo
+}
+
+/** Get default input and output device */
+export function getDefaultDevices(): DefaultDevices
+
 /** The details returned from getHostAPIs for a particular device */
 export interface HostInfo {
   readonly id: number
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index de88bec..6d1642f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ exports.SampleFormat32Bit = 32;
 
 exports.getDevices = portAudioBindings.getDevices;
 exports.getHostAPIs = portAudioBindings.getHostAPIs;
+exports.getDefaultDevices = portAudioBindings.getDefaultDevices;
 
 function AudioIO(options) {
   const audioIOAdon = portAudioBindings.create(options);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 70e323d..f7b8536 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "naudiodon",
-  "version": "2.2.5",
+  "version": "2.3.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/GetDefaultDevices.cc b/src/GetDefaultDevices.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72451f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GetDefaultDevices.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/* Copyright 2019 Streampunk Media Ltd.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "GetDefaultDevices.h"
+#include "naudiodonUtil.h"
+#include <portaudio.h>
+
+namespace streampunk {
+
+napi_value getDefaultDevices(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
+  napi_status status;
+  napi_value result, defaultInputDevice, defaultOutputDevice;
+
+  uint32_t defaultInputDevId;
+  uint32_t defaultOutputDevId;
+
+  PaError errCode = Pa_Initialize();
+  if (errCode != paNoError)
+    NAPI_THROW_ERROR((std::string("Could not initialize PortAudio: ") + Pa_GetErrorText(errCode)).c_str());
+
+  defaultInputDevId = (PaDeviceIndex)Pa_GetDefaultInputDevice();
+  defaultOutputDevId = (PaDeviceIndex)Pa_GetDefaultOutputDevice();
+
+  status = napi_create_object(env, &result);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+
+  defaultInputDevice = getDeviceInfo(env, defaultInputDevId);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = napi_set_named_property(env, result, "defaultInputDevice", defaultInputDevice);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  defaultOutputDevice = getDeviceInfo(env, defaultOutputDevId);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = napi_set_named_property(env, result, "defaultOutputDevice", defaultOutputDevice);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+
+  Pa_Terminate();
+  return result;
+}
+
+napi_value getDeviceInfo(napi_env env, uint32_t id){
+  napi_status status;
+  napi_value devInfo;
+
+  PaError errCode = Pa_Initialize();
+  if (errCode != paNoError)
+    NAPI_THROW_ERROR((std::string("Could not initialize PortAudio: ") + Pa_GetErrorText(errCode)).c_str());
+
+  const PaDeviceInfo* deviceInfo = Pa_GetDeviceInfo(id);
+  status = napi_create_object(env, &devInfo);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "id", id);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_string_utf8(env, devInfo, "name", deviceInfo->name);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "maxInputChannels", deviceInfo->maxInputChannels);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "maxOutputChannels", deviceInfo->maxOutputChannels);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "defaultSampleRate", deviceInfo->defaultSampleRate);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "defaultLowInputLatency", deviceInfo->defaultLowInputLatency);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "defaultLowOutputLatency", deviceInfo->defaultLowOutputLatency);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "defaultHighInputLatency", deviceInfo->defaultHighInputLatency);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_uint32(env, devInfo, "defaultHighOutputLatency", deviceInfo->defaultHighOutputLatency);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  status = naud_set_string_utf8(env, devInfo, "hostAPIName", Pa_GetHostApiInfo(deviceInfo->hostApi)->name);
+  CHECK_STATUS;
+  Pa_Terminate();
+
+  return devInfo;
+}
+} // namespace streampunk
diff --git a/src/GetDefaultDevices.h b/src/GetDefaultDevices.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82083fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/GetDefaultDevices.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* Copyright 2019 Streampunk Media Ltd.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#ifndef GETDEFAULTDEVICES_H
+#define GETDEFAULTDEVICES_H
+
+#include "node_api.h"
+
+namespace streampunk {
+
+napi_value getDefaultDevices(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info);
+napi_value getDeviceInfo(napi_env env, uint32_t id);
+
+
+} // namespace streampunk
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/naudiodon.cc b/src/naudiodon.cc
index a55ea1a..2f9ee21 100644
--- a/src/naudiodon.cc
+++ b/src/naudiodon.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "GetDevices.h"
 #include "GetHostAPIs.h"
 #include "AudioIO.h"
+#include "GetDefaultDevices.h"
 
 napi_value Create(napi_env env, napi_callback_info info) {
   napi_status status;
@@ -43,9 +44,10 @@ napi_value Init(napi_env env, napi_value exports) {
   napi_property_descriptor desc[] = {
     DECLARE_NAPI_METHOD("getDevices", streampunk::getDevices),
     DECLARE_NAPI_METHOD("getHostAPIs", streampunk::getHostAPIs),
-    DECLARE_NAPI_METHOD("create", Create)
+    DECLARE_NAPI_METHOD("create", Create),
+    DECLARE_NAPI_METHOD("getDefaultDevices", streampunk::getDefaultDevices)
   };
-  status = napi_define_properties(env, exports, 3, desc);
+  status = napi_define_properties(env, exports, 4, desc);
   CHECK_STATUS;
 
   return exports;