diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3f4e1c2..ce610b3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.0.0
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.2.0
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.2
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180906133057-8cf3aee42992 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3e3b874..24cf77e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7 h1:IXs+QLmnXW2CcXuY+8Mzv/fWEsPGWxqefPtCP5CnV9I=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.0.0 h1:vVpGvMXJPqSDh2VYHF7gsfQj8Ncx+Xw5Y1KH
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.0.0/go.mod h1:FVVH3fgwuzCH5S8UJGiWEs2h04kUh9fWfEaFds41c1Y=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0 h1:T5zMGML61Wp+FlcbWjRDT7yAxhJNAiPPLOFECq181zc=
 github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.2.0/go.mod h1:5z9KED0ma1S8pY6P1sdut58dfprrGBbd/94hg7ilaic=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2 h1:m8/z1t7/fwjysjQRYbP0RD+bUIF/8tJwPdEZsI83ACI=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.1.2/go.mod h1:j4pytiNVoe2o6bmDsKpLACNPDBIoEAkihy7loJ1B0CQ=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.2.0 h1:HHl1DSRbEQN2i8tJmtS6ViPyHx35+p51amrdsiTCrkg=
@@ -17,6 +20,8 @@ github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0 h1:XHEdyB+EcvlqZamSM4ZOMGlc93t6AcsBEu9
 github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.0.0/go.mod h1:cQK4TGJAtQXfYWX+Ddv3mKDzgVb68N+wFjFa4jdeBTo=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.2 h1:Fy0orTDgHdbnzHcsOgfCN4LtHf0ec3wwtiwJqwvf3Gc=
 github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.2/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnInEg4=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2 h1:bSDNvY7ZPG5RlJ8otE/7V6gMiyenm9RtJ7IUVIAoJ1w=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180906133057-8cf3aee42992 h1:BH3eQWeGbwRU2+wxxuuPOdFBmaiBH81O8BugSjHeTFg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180906133057-8cf3aee42992/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index a32ab73..a83a8be 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -1153,6 +1153,12 @@ func (v *Viper) InConfig(key string) bool {
 // SetDefault sets the default value for this key.
 // SetDefault is case-insensitive for a key.
 // Default only used when no value is provided by the user via flag, config or ENV.
+func SetDefaults(defaults map[string]interface{}) {
+	// Permits storing defaults in a horrible horrible way.
+	for key, val := range defaults {
+		v.SetDefault(key, val)
+	}
+}
 func SetDefault(key string, value interface{}) { v.SetDefault(key, value) }
 func (v *Viper) SetDefault(key string, value interface{}) {
 	// If alias passed in, then set the proper default
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index c8fa1f4..154a7d3 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -256,6 +256,14 @@ func TestBasics(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestDefaultMap(t *testing.T) {
+	var d map[string]interface{}
+	d = map[string]interface{}{"height": 45,"clothing.hat": "slacks"}
+	SetDefaults(d)
+	assert.Equal(t, 45, Get("height"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "slacks", Get("clothing.hat"))
+}
+
 func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	SetDefault("age", 45)
 	assert.Equal(t, 45, Get("age"))