diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9a15e47f069..6f4a3f1b7bc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 
 - Fixed bug #50636 (MySQLi_Result sets values before calling constructor).
   (Pierrick)
+- Fixed bug #50632 (filter_input() does not return default value if the
+  variable does not exist). (Ilia)
 - Fixed bug #48190 (Content-type parameter "boundary" is not case-insensitive
   in HTTP uploads). (Ilia)
 - Fixed bug #47409 (extract() problem with array containing word "this").
diff --git a/ext/filter/filter.c b/ext/filter/filter.c
index 517bf2e4f9a..e417e5d9d86 100644
--- a/ext/filter/filter.c
+++ b/ext/filter/filter.c
@@ -768,7 +768,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(filter_input)
 				filter_flags = Z_LVAL_PP(filter_args);
 			} else if (Z_TYPE_PP(filter_args) == IS_ARRAY && zend_hash_find(HASH_OF(*filter_args), "flags", sizeof("flags"), (void **)&option) == SUCCESS) {
 				PHP_FILTER_GET_LONG_OPT(option, filter_flags);
-			} else if (Z_TYPE_PP(filter_args) == IS_ARRAY && 
+			}
+			if (Z_TYPE_PP(filter_args) == IS_ARRAY && 
 				zend_hash_find(HASH_OF(*filter_args), "options", sizeof("options"), (void **)&opt) == SUCCESS &&
 				Z_TYPE_PP(opt) == IS_ARRAY &&
 				zend_hash_find(HASH_OF(*opt), "default", sizeof("default"), (void **)&def) == SUCCESS