diff --git a/ipywidgets_jsonschema/form.py b/ipywidgets_jsonschema/form.py
index 68c7861..8dbf3f9 100644
--- a/ipywidgets_jsonschema/form.py
+++ b/ipywidgets_jsonschema/form.py
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ def _resetter():
             if "default" in schema:
                 _setter(schema["default"])
 
+        # Initially call the resetter
+        _resetter()
+
         return self.construct_element(
             getter=lambda: [h.getter() for h in elements[:element_size]],
             setter=_setter,
diff --git a/tests/schemas/array-defaults.json b/tests/schemas/array-defaults.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede23a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/schemas/array-defaults.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "default": [
+    "foo",
+    "bar"
+  ],
+  "schema": {
+    "default": [
+      "foo",
+      "bar"
+    ],
+    "items": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "type": "array"
+  }
+}