diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6bda6e7aaf..87a65494bb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #15634 Only use session_set_cookie_params once on PHP >= 7.3.0 versions for single signon auth
 - issue #14698 Fixed database named as 'New' (language variable) causes PHP fatal error
 - issue #16355 Make textareas both sides resizable
+- issue #16366 Fix column definition form not showing default value
 
 5.0.2 (2020-03-20)
 - issue        Fixed deprecation warning "implode(): Passing glue string after array is deprecated." function on export page
diff --git a/libraries/classes/CentralColumns.php b/libraries/classes/CentralColumns.php
index 9e11db0a80..5ee9a2b457 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/CentralColumns.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/CentralColumns.php
@@ -799,13 +799,27 @@ class CentralColumns
             $meta['DefaultType'] = 'USER_DEFINED';
             $meta['DefaultValue'] = $row['col_default'];
         }
+
+        $defaultValue = '';
+        $typeUpper = mb_strtoupper((string) $row['col_type']);
+
+        // For a TIMESTAMP, do not show the string "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" as a default value
+        if (isset($meta['DefaultValue'])) {
+            $defaultValue = $meta['DefaultValue'];
+        }
+        if ($typeUpper == 'BIT') {
+            $defaultValue = Util::convertBitDefaultValue($meta['DefaultValue']);
+        } elseif ($typeUpper == 'BINARY' || $typeUpper == 'VARBINARY') {
+            $defaultValue = bin2hex($meta['DefaultValue']);
+        }
+
         $tableHtml .=
             '<td class="nowrap" name="col_default">'
             . $this->template->render('columns_definitions/column_default', [
                 'column_number' => $row_num,
                 'ci' => 3,
                 'ci_offset' => 0,
-                'type_upper' => mb_strtoupper((string) $row['col_default']),
+                'default_value' => $defaultValue,
                 'column_meta' => $meta,
                 'char_editing' => $this->charEditing,
             ])
@@ -1143,6 +1157,7 @@ class CentralColumns
         $tables = $this->dbi->getTables($db);
         $rows_list = $this->getColumnsList($db, $pos, $max_rows);
 
+        $defaultValues = [];
         $rows_meta = [];
         $types_upper = [];
         $row_num = 0;
@@ -1150,19 +1165,27 @@ class CentralColumns
             $rows_meta[$row_num] = [];
             if (! isset($row['col_default']) || $row['col_default'] == '') {
                 $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultType'] = 'NONE';
+            } elseif ($row['col_default'] == 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP' || $row['col_default'] == 'current_timestamp()') {
+                $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultType'] = 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP';
+            } elseif ($row['col_default'] == 'NULL') {
+                $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultType'] = $row['col_default'];
             } else {
-                if ($row['col_default'] == 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP'
-                    || $row['col_default'] == 'current_timestamp()'
-                ) {
-                    $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultType'] = 'CURRENT_TIMESTAMP';
-                } elseif ($row['col_default'] == 'NULL') {
-                    $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultType'] = $row['col_default'];
-                } else {
-                    $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultType'] = 'USER_DEFINED';
-                    $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultValue'] = $row['col_default'];
-                }
+                $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultType'] = 'USER_DEFINED';
+                $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultValue'] = $row['col_default'];
             }
             $types_upper[$row_num] = mb_strtoupper((string) $row['col_type']);
+
+            // For a TIMESTAMP, do not show the string "CURRENT_TIMESTAMP" as a default value
+            $defaultValues[$row_num] = '';
+            if (isset($rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultValue'])) {
+                $defaultValues[$row_num] = $rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultValue'];
+            }
+            if ($types_upper[$row_num] == 'BIT') {
+                $defaultValues[$row_num] = Util::convertBitDefaultValue($rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultValue']);
+            } elseif ($types_upper[$row_num] == 'BINARY' || $types_upper[$row_num] == 'VARBINARY') {
+                $defaultValues[$row_num] = bin2hex($rows_meta[$row_num]['DefaultValue']);
+            }
+
             $row_num++;
         }
 
@@ -1198,6 +1221,7 @@ class CentralColumns
             "tables" => $tables,
             "rows_list" => $rows_list,
             "rows_meta" => $rows_meta,
+            "default_values" => $defaultValues,
             "types_upper" => $types_upper,
             "pmaThemeImage" => $pmaThemeImage,
             "text_dir" => $text_dir,
diff --git a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
index 366d7a2d21..547dea6ab6 100644
--- a/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/tbl_columns_definition_form.inc.php
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ for ($columnNumber = 0; $columnNumber < $num_fields; $columnNumber++) {
     if (isset($columnMeta['DefaultValue'])) {
         $default_value = $columnMeta['DefaultValue'];
     }
-    if ($type_upper == 'BIN)') {
+    if ($type_upper == 'BIT') {
         $default_value = Util::convertBitDefaultValue($columnMeta['DefaultValue']);
     } elseif ($type_upper == 'BINARY' || $type_upper == 'VARBINARY') {
         $default_value = bin2hex($columnMeta['DefaultValue']);
diff --git a/templates/columns_definitions/column_attributes.twig b/templates/columns_definitions/column_attributes.twig
index 89eef8620a..8beadd4c47 100644
--- a/templates/columns_definitions/column_attributes.twig
+++ b/templates/columns_definitions/column_attributes.twig
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
         'ci': ci,
         'ci_offset': ci_offset,
         'column_meta': column_meta,
-        'type_upper': type_upper,
         'default_value': default_value,
         'char_editing': char_editing
     } only %}
diff --git a/templates/database/central_columns/main.twig b/templates/database/central_columns/main.twig
index 30b7276dd7..331aa8b9ef 100644
--- a/templates/database/central_columns/main.twig
+++ b/templates/database/central_columns/main.twig
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                                 'column_number': 0,
                                 'ci': 3,
                                 'ci_offset': 0,
-                                'type_upper': '',
+                                'default_value': '',
                                 'column_meta': {},
                                 'char_editing': char_editing,
                             } only %}
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
                                     'column_number': row_num,
                                     'ci': 3,
                                     'ci_offset': 0,
-                                    'type_upper': types_upper[row_num],
+                                    'default_value': default_values[row_num],
                                     'column_meta': rows_meta[row_num],
                                     'char_editing': char_editing,
                                 } only %}