diff --git a/src/checkers/inference/InferenceLauncher.java b/src/checkers/inference/InferenceLauncher.java
index 4908d34e..0af6c426 100644
--- a/src/checkers/inference/InferenceLauncher.java
+++ b/src/checkers/inference/InferenceLauncher.java
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ public void infer() {
         addIfNotNull("--cfArgs", InferenceOptions.cfArgs, argList);
 
         addIfTrue("--hacks", InferenceOptions.hacks, argList);
+        addIfTrue("--writeDefaultAnnotations", InferenceOptions.writeDefaultAnnotations, argList);
 
         Mode mode = Mode.valueOf(InferenceOptions.mode);
         if (InferenceOptions.makeDefaultsExplicit
@@ -209,6 +210,9 @@ public void infer() {
             // Two conditions have to be met to make defaults explicit:
             // 1. the command-line flag `makeDefaultsExplicit` is provided
             // 2. the inference solution will be written back to the source code (roundtrip `mode`)
+            if (InferenceOptions.writeDefaultAnnotations) {
+                outStream.println("writeDefaultAnnotations will have no effect when makeDefaultsExplicit is true");
+            }
             argList.add("--makeDefaultsExplicit");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/checkers/inference/InferenceMain.java b/src/checkers/inference/InferenceMain.java
index 3e1333a8..754a996c 100644
--- a/src/checkers/inference/InferenceMain.java
+++ b/src/checkers/inference/InferenceMain.java
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ public class InferenceMain {
     // Eventually we will get rid of this.
     private boolean hackMode;
 
+    private boolean writeDefaultAnnotations;
+
     private ResultHandler resultHandler;
 
     public void setResultHandler(ResultHandler resultHandler) {
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ public void run() {
         solve();
         // solverResult = null covers case when debug solver is used, but in this case
         // shouldn't exit
-        if (solverResult != null && !solverResult.hasSolution()) {
+        if (solverResult != null && !solverResult.hasSolution() && !writeDefaultAnnotations) {
             logger.info("No solution, exiting...");
             System.exit(1);
         }
@@ -185,6 +187,10 @@ private void startCheckerFramework() {
             hackMode = true;
         }
 
+        if (InferenceOptions.writeDefaultAnnotations) {
+            writeDefaultAnnotations = true;
+        }
+
         if (InferenceOptions.javacOptions != null) {
             checkerFrameworkArgs.addAll(InferenceOptions.javacOptions);
         }
@@ -248,7 +254,11 @@ private void writeJaif() {
                 }
             }
 
-            JaifBuilder builder = new JaifBuilder(values, annotationClasses, realChecker.isInsertMainModOfLocalVar());
+            boolean insertMainModOfLocalVar = realChecker.isInsertMainModOfLocalVar();
+            if (writeDefaultAnnotations) {
+                insertMainModOfLocalVar = true; // insert annotations of main modifier of local variables
+            }
+            JaifBuilder builder = new JaifBuilder(values, annotationClasses, insertMainModOfLocalVar);
             String jaif = builder.createJaif();
             writer.println(jaif);
 
@@ -294,12 +304,20 @@ private void solve() {
         AnnotationMirror result = solverResult.getSolutionForVariable(slot.getId());
         if (result != null && slot instanceof SourceVariableSlot) {
             AnnotationMirror defaultAnnotation = ((SourceVariableSlot) slot).getDefaultAnnotation();
-
             if (defaultAnnotation != null && AnnotationUtils.areSame(defaultAnnotation, result)) {
                 // Don't need to write a solution that's equivalent to the default annotation.
                 result = null;
             }
         }
+
+        else if (writeDefaultAnnotations && slot instanceof SourceVariableSlot) {
+            AnnotationMirror defaultAnnotation = ((SourceVariableSlot) slot).getDefaultAnnotation();
+            System.out.println("For " + slot.getId() + "Result: " + result + " Default: " + defaultAnnotation);
+            if (defaultAnnotation != null) {
+                result = defaultAnnotation;
+            }
+        }
+
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/checkers/inference/InferenceOptions.java b/src/checkers/inference/InferenceOptions.java
index 3f72dbfb..2fedebb8 100644
--- a/src/checkers/inference/InferenceOptions.java
+++ b/src/checkers/inference/InferenceOptions.java
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ public class InferenceOptions {
     @Option("Should we log certain exceptions rather than crash")
     public static boolean hacks;
 
+    @Option("Should we annotate source code with default annotations")
+    public static boolean writeDefaultAnnotations;
+
     /**
      * The type system to use for checker, solver, and related command-line
      * options.  If you use this option, all required command-line