diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index ee224befd4..05b40472c3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ namespace ts {
             writeIfPresent(node.dotDotDotToken, "...");
             emit(node.name);
             writeIfPresent(node.questionToken, "?");
-            emitExpressionWithPrefix(" = ", node.initializer);
             emitWithPrefix(": ", node.type);
+            emitExpressionWithPrefix(" = ", node.initializer);
         }
 
         function emitDecorator(decorator: Decorator) {
diff --git a/src/harness/unittests/printer.ts b/src/harness/unittests/printer.ts
index 1a5a5a12f9..e5167b592c 100644
--- a/src/harness/unittests/printer.ts
+++ b/src/harness/unittests/printer.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ namespace ts {
 
                 // comment9
                 console.log(1 + 2);
+
+                // comment10
+                function functionWithDefaultArgValue(argument: string = "defaultValue"): void { }
             `, ScriptTarget.ES2015);
 
             printsCorrectly("default", {}, printer => printer.printFile(sourceFile));
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.default.js b/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.default.js
index 9bff9d656b..576c8bf68e 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.default.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.default.js
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ const enum E2 {
 }
 // comment9
 console.log(1 + 2);
+// comment10
+function functionWithDefaultArgValue(argument: string = "defaultValue"): void { }
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.removeComments.js b/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.removeComments.js
index b511aff5e7..8e839c069a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.removeComments.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/printerApi/printsFileCorrectly.removeComments.js
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ const enum E2 {
     second
 }
 console.log(1 + 2);
+function functionWithDefaultArgValue(argument: string = "defaultValue"): void { }