diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/XDDFTextRun.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/XDDFTextRun.java
index a9583c200d..89f5dced01 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/XDDFTextRun.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/XDDFTextRun.java
@@ -612,7 +612,8 @@ public class XDDFTextRun {
         } else if (isRegularRun() && _rtr.isSetRPr()) {
             return _rtr.getRPr();
         }
-        return null;
+        XDDFRunProperties defaultProperties = _parent.getDefaultRunProperties();
+        return (defaultProperties == null) ? null : defaultProperties.getXmlObject();
     }
 
     private XDDFRunProperties getOrCreateProperties() {
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextRun.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextRun.java
index d89c881711..16df8cecd7 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextRun.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/XSLFTextRun.java
@@ -492,6 +492,9 @@ public class XSLFTextRun implements TextRun {
                 return tr.addNewRPr();
             }
         }
+        if (_p.getXmlObject().isSetPPr() && _p.getXmlObject().getPPr().isSetDefRPr()) {
+            return _p.getXmlObject().getPPr().getDefRPr();
+        }
         return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/TestXDDFTextRun.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/TestXDDFTextRun.java
index e162ba18fb..1b45b8251f 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/TestXDDFTextRun.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xddf/usermodel/text/TestXDDFTextRun.java
@@ -18,16 +18,22 @@ package org.apache.poi.xddf.usermodel.text;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.apache.poi.POIDataSamples;
 import org.apache.poi.util.LocaleUtil;
 import org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel.XMLSlideShow;
+import org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel.XSLFShape;
 import org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel.XSLFSlide;
+import org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel.XSLFTextParagraph;
+import org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel.XSLFTextRun;
 import org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel.XSLFTextShape;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFClientAnchor;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.usermodel.XSSFDrawing;
@@ -133,4 +139,29 @@ public class TestXDDFTextRun {
             assertNotNull(run.getText());
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDefaultRunProperties() throws IOException {
+        // bug #63290
+        POIDataSamples pds = POIDataSamples.getSlideShowInstance();
+        try (InputStream is = pds.openResourceAsStream("bug63290.pptx");
+             XMLSlideShow ppt = new XMLSlideShow(is)) {
+            XSLFSlide slide = ppt.getSlides().get(0);
+            for (XSLFShape shape : slide.getShapes()) {
+                if (shape instanceof  XSLFTextShape) {
+                    XSLFTextShape text = (XSLFTextShape) shape;
+                    XDDFTextParagraph paragraph = text.getTextBody().getParagraph(0);
+                    XDDFTextRun defaultRun = paragraph.getTextRuns().get(0);
+                    assertEquals("DefaultRunProperties", defaultRun.getText().trim());
+                    XDDFTextRun explicitRun = paragraph.getTextRuns().get(1);
+                    assertEquals("ExplicitRunProperties", explicitRun.getText().trim());
+                    assertEquals(defaultRun.getDirty(), explicitRun.getDirty());
+                    assertEquals(defaultRun.getFontSize(), explicitRun.getFontSize());
+                    assertEquals(defaultRun.getLanguage(), explicitRun.getLanguage());
+                    assertEquals(defaultRun.getSpellError(), explicitRun.getSpellError());
+                    assertNotEquals(defaultRun.getFontColor(), explicitRun.getFontColor());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTextRun.java b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTextRun.java
index a3158b234d..8d26fc62e5 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTextRun.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/testcases/org/apache/poi/xslf/usermodel/TestXSLFTextRun.java
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ package org.apache.poi.xslf.usermodel;
 import static org.apache.poi.sl.TestCommonSL.getColor;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 
+import org.apache.poi.POIDataSamples;
+import org.apache.poi.ooxml.POIXMLDocumentPart;
 import org.apache.poi.sl.draw.DrawTextParagraph;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.openxmlformats.schemas.drawingml.x2006.main.CTTextLineBreak;
@@ -118,4 +122,27 @@ public class TestXSLFTextRun {
 
         r.copy(s);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDefaultRunProperties() throws IOException {
+        // bug #63290
+        POIDataSamples pds = POIDataSamples.getSlideShowInstance();
+        try (InputStream is = pds.openResourceAsStream("bug63290.pptx");
+             XMLSlideShow ppt = new XMLSlideShow(is)) {
+            XSLFSlide slide = ppt.getSlides().get(0);
+            for (XSLFShape shape : slide.getShapes()) {
+                if (shape instanceof  XSLFTextShape) {
+                    XSLFTextShape text = (XSLFTextShape) shape;
+                    XSLFTextParagraph paragraph = text.getTextParagraphs().get(0);
+                    XSLFTextRun defaultRun = paragraph.getTextRuns().get(0);
+                    assertEquals("DefaultRunProperties", defaultRun.getRawText().trim());
+                    XSLFTextRun explicitRun = paragraph.getTextRuns().get(1);
+                    assertEquals("ExplicitRunProperties", explicitRun.getRawText().trim());
+                    assertEquals(defaultRun.getFontSize(), explicitRun.getFontSize());
+                    assertNotEquals(defaultRun.getFontColor(), explicitRun.getFontColor());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/test-data/slideshow/bug63290.pptx b/test-data/slideshow/bug63290.pptx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84c3994b5c
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