diff --git a/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go b/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go
index e3669c3c3..dc7cb6172 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/dnsimple/resource_dnsimple_record.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func resourceDNSimpleRecord() *schema.Resource {
 			"ttl": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				Default:  "3600",
 			},
 
 			"priority": &schema.Schema{