diff --git a/dvc/command/remote.py b/dvc/command/remote.py
index 9ff361fd6..874856ee3 100644
--- a/dvc/command/remote.py
+++ b/dvc/command/remote.py
@@ -48,9 +48,13 @@ class CmdRemoteModify(CmdRemoteConfig):
 
 class CmdRemoteDefault(CmdRemoteConfig):
     def run(self):
-        self.remote_config.set_default(
-            self.args.name, unset=self.args.unset, level=self.args.level
-        )
+        if self.args.name is None:
+            name = self.remote_config.get_default(level=self.args.level)
+            logger.info("{}".format(name))
+        else:
+            self.remote_config.set_default(
+                self.args.name, unset=self.args.unset, level=self.args.level
+            )
         return 0
 
 
diff --git a/dvc/remote/config.py b/dvc/remote/config.py
index 17f1ef4fd..dccad52ba 100644
--- a/dvc/remote/config.py
+++ b/dvc/remote/config.py
@@ -151,3 +151,8 @@ class RemoteConfig(object):
         self.config.set(
             Config.SECTION_CORE, Config.SECTION_CORE_REMOTE, name, level=level
         )
+
+    def get_default(self, level=None):
+        return self.config.get(
+            Config.SECTION_CORE, Config.SECTION_CORE_REMOTE, level=level
+        )