diff --git a/sqlglot/expressions.py b/sqlglot/expressions.py
index e18cc376cc..068345e728 100644
--- a/sqlglot/expressions.py
+++ b/sqlglot/expressions.py
@@ -2386,6 +2386,7 @@ class Insert(DDL, DML):
         "partition": False,
         "settings": False,
         "source": False,
+        "default": False,
     }
 
     def with_(
diff --git a/sqlglot/generator.py b/sqlglot/generator.py
index b55ca7e570..60ba6c7f0e 100644
--- a/sqlglot/generator.py
+++ b/sqlglot/generator.py
@@ -1952,10 +1952,11 @@ def insert_sql(self, expression: exp.Insert) -> str:
         on_conflict = self.sql(expression, "conflict")
         on_conflict = f" {on_conflict}" if on_conflict else ""
         by_name = " BY NAME" if expression.args.get("by_name") else ""
+        default_values = "DEFAULT VALUES" if expression.args.get("default") else ""
         returning = self.sql(expression, "returning")
 
         if self.RETURNING_END:
-            expression_sql = f"{expression_sql}{on_conflict}{returning}"
+            expression_sql = f"{expression_sql}{on_conflict}{default_values}{returning}"
         else:
             expression_sql = f"{returning}{expression_sql}{on_conflict}"
 
diff --git a/sqlglot/parser.py b/sqlglot/parser.py
index 8aed947167..8b3b180a94 100644
--- a/sqlglot/parser.py
+++ b/sqlglot/parser.py
@@ -2962,6 +2962,7 @@ def _parse_insert(self) -> t.Union[exp.Insert, exp.MultitableInserts]:
             where=self._match_pair(TokenType.REPLACE, TokenType.WHERE) and self._parse_assignment(),
             partition=self._match(TokenType.PARTITION_BY) and self._parse_partitioned_by(),
             settings=self._match_text_seq("SETTINGS") and self._parse_settings_property(),
+            default=self._match_text_seq("DEFAULT", "VALUES"),
             expression=self._parse_derived_table_values() or self._parse_ddl_select(),
             conflict=self._parse_on_conflict(),
             returning=returning or self._parse_returning(),
diff --git a/tests/dialects/test_duckdb.py b/tests/dialects/test_duckdb.py
index 049a07d93f..b0ba70d1b8 100644
--- a/tests/dialects/test_duckdb.py
+++ b/tests/dialects/test_duckdb.py
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ def test_duckdb(self):
         self.validate_identity(
             "ARG_MAX(keyword_name, keyword_category, 3 ORDER BY keyword_name DESC)"
         )
+        self.validate_identity("INSERT INTO t DEFAULT VALUES RETURNING (c1)")
         self.validate_identity("CREATE TABLE notes (watermark TEXT)")
         self.validate_identity("SELECT LIST_TRANSFORM([5, NULL, 6], LAMBDA x : COALESCE(x, 0) + 1)")
         self.validate_identity("SELECT LIST_TRANSFORM(nbr, LAMBDA x : x + 1) FROM article AS a")