diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/json/r/json_table.result b/mysql-test/suite/json/r/json_table.result
index 4619240ba00..155b8c53b29 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/json/r/json_table.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/json/r/json_table.result
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ Jeans	{"color": "blue", "price": 50}	blue
 select * from t1 right join json_table(t1.item_props,'$' columns( color varchar(100) path '$.color')) as T on 1;
 ERROR 42S22: Unknown column 't1.item_props' in 'JSON_TABLE argument'
 DROP TABLE t1;
-select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default '101' on empty, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
+select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default 101 on empty, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
 a	b
 101	11
 101	111
 2	22
 2	222
 3	NULL
-select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default '202' on error, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
+select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default 202 on error, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
 a	b
 NULL	11
 NULL	111
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/json/t/json_table.test b/mysql-test/suite/json/t/json_table.test
index dbb9f43ab17..f6e8c93e443 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/json/t/json_table.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/json/t/json_table.test
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ select * from t1 right join json_table(t1.item_props,'$' columns( color varchar(
 
 DROP TABLE t1;
 
-select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default '101' on empty, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
+select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default 101 on empty, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
 
-select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default '202' on error, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
+select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"xa": 1, "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default 202 on error, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
 
 select * from JSON_TABLE( '[ {"a": [1, 2], "b": [11,111]}, {"a": 2, "b": [22,222]}, {"a":3}]', '$[*]' COLUMNS( a INT PATH '$.a' default '101' on empty, NESTED PATH '$.b[*]' COLUMNS (b INT PATH '$'))) as jt;
 
diff --git a/sql/sql_yacc.yy b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
index 28ab93362c8..172ea82b1a6 100644
--- a/sql/sql_yacc.yy
+++ b/sql/sql_yacc.yy
@@ -1313,6 +1313,7 @@ bool my_yyoverflow(short **a, YYSTYPE **b, size_t *yystacksize);
         TEXT_STRING
         NCHAR_STRING
         json_text_literal
+        json_text_literal_or_num
 
 %type <lex_str_ptr>
         opt_table_alias_clause
@@ -11570,6 +11571,26 @@ json_text_literal:
           }
         ;
 
+json_text_literal_or_num:
+          json_text_literal
+        | NUM
+          {
+            Lex->json_table->m_text_literal_cs= NULL;
+          }
+        | LONG_NUM
+          {
+            Lex->json_table->m_text_literal_cs= NULL;
+          }
+        | DECIMAL_NUM
+          {
+            Lex->json_table->m_text_literal_cs= NULL;
+          }
+        | FLOAT_NUM
+          {
+            Lex->json_table->m_text_literal_cs= NULL;
+          }
+        ;
+
 join_table_list:
           derived_table_list { MYSQL_YYABORT_UNLESS($$=$1); }
         ;
@@ -11684,7 +11705,7 @@ json_on_response:
           {
             $$.m_response= Json_table_column::RESPONSE_NULL;
           }
-        | DEFAULT json_text_literal
+        | DEFAULT json_text_literal_or_num
           {
             $$.m_response= Json_table_column::RESPONSE_DEFAULT;
             $$.m_default= $2;