diff --git a/Internal/Hydrator.php b/Internal/Hydrator.php
index bc3df10..450935e 100644
--- a/Internal/Hydrator.php
+++ b/Internal/Hydrator.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public static function getSimpleHydrator($class)
                     $object->$name = $value;
                     $object->$name = &$value;
                 } elseif (true !== $noRef) {
-                    $notByRef($object, $value);
+                    $noRef($object, $value);
                 } else {
                     $object->$name = $value;
                 }
diff --git a/ProxyHelper.php b/ProxyHelper.php
index e4fa760..65dd91b 100644
--- a/ProxyHelper.php
+++ b/ProxyHelper.php
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ public static function generateLazyGhost(\ReflectionClass $class): string
             $hooks .= "\n    "
                 .($p->isProtected() ? 'protected' : 'public')
                 .($p->isProtectedSet() ? ' protected(set)' : '')
-                ." {$type} \${$name} {\n";
+                ." {$type} \${$name}"
+                .($p->hasDefaultValue() ? ' = '.$p->getDefaultValue() : '')
+                ." {\n";
 
             foreach ($p->getHooks() as $hook => $method) {
                 if ('get' === $hook) {
diff --git a/Tests/Fixtures/LazyProxy/HookedWithDefaultValue.php b/Tests/Fixtures/LazyProxy/HookedWithDefaultValue.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1281109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Fixtures/LazyProxy/HookedWithDefaultValue.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy;
+
+class HookedWithDefaultValue
+{
+    public int $backedWithDefault = 321 {
+        get => $this->backedWithDefault;
+        set => $this->backedWithDefault = $value;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/LazyGhostTraitTest.php b/Tests/LazyGhostTraitTest.php
index af2b08f..17b97d5 100644
--- a/Tests/LazyGhostTraitTest.php
+++ b/Tests/LazyGhostTraitTest.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyGhost\TestClass;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\AsymmetricVisibility;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\Hooked;
+use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\HookedWithDefaultValue;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\SimpleObject;
 
 class LazyGhostTraitTest extends TestCase
@@ -318,6 +319,28 @@ public function testPropertyHooks()
         $this->assertSame(345, $object->backed);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @requires PHP 8.4
+     */
+    public function testPropertyHooksWithDefaultValue()
+    {
+        $initialized = false;
+        $object = $this->createLazyGhost(HookedWithDefaultValue::class, function ($instance) use (&$initialized) {
+            $initialized = true;
+        });
+
+        $this->assertSame(321, $object->backedWithDefault);
+        $this->assertTrue($initialized);
+
+        $initialized = false;
+        $object = $this->createLazyGhost(HookedWithDefaultValue::class, function ($instance) use (&$initialized) {
+            $initialized = true;
+        });
+        $object->backedWithDefault = 654;
+        $this->assertTrue($initialized);
+        $this->assertSame(654, $object->backedWithDefault);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @requires PHP 8.4
      */
diff --git a/Tests/LazyProxyTraitTest.php b/Tests/LazyProxyTraitTest.php
index cbd8d82..43213a7 100644
--- a/Tests/LazyProxyTraitTest.php
+++ b/Tests/LazyProxyTraitTest.php
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyGhost\RegularClass;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\AbstractHooked;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\AsymmetricVisibility;
-use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\Hooked;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\FinalPublicClass;
+use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\Hooked;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\ReadOnlyClass;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\StringMagicGetClass;
 use Symfony\Component\VarExporter\Tests\Fixtures\LazyProxy\TestClass;