diff --git a/src/ScopedValues.jl b/src/ScopedValues.jl
index 1cafbe3..4151190 100644
--- a/src/ScopedValues.jl
+++ b/src/ScopedValues.jl
@@ -251,6 +251,20 @@ struct ScopedFunctor{F}
 end
 (sf::ScopedFunctor)() = @enter_scope sf.scope sf.f()
 
+"""
+    get(val::ScopedValue{T1}, default::T2)::Union{T1, T2}
+
+Like the single-argument [`ScopedValues.get`](@ref), but returns the
+provided `default` (rather than `nothing`) if `val` has no default.
+Also, does not wrap the return in `Some`.
+"""
+function get(val::ScopedValue{T1}, default::T2) where {T1, T2}
+    scope = current_scope()
+    scope === nothing && return isassigned(val) ? val.default : default
+    scope = scope::Scope
+    return Base.get(scope.values, val, isassigned(val) ? val.default : default)
+end
+
 @deprecate scoped with
 
 end # module ScopedValues
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 7801d14..6a7b90b 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -141,3 +141,15 @@ end
     end
     sf()
 end
+
+const sval_unassigned = ScopedValue{Int}()
+@testset "get with default" begin
+    @test ScopedValues.get(sval_unassigned, nothing) == nothing
+    @test ScopedValues.get(sval_unassigned, -1) == -1
+    @with sval_unassigned=>10 begin
+        @test ScopedValues.get(sval_unassigned, -1) == 10
+    end
+    @static if VERSION >= v"1.9"
+    @test 0 == @allocations ScopedValues.get(sval_unassigned, nothing)
+    end
+end