diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index db69bba..e763f1b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import VueChartwerkPodMixin from './VueChartwerkPodMixin';
 import { Grid } from './components/grid';
 
 import { PodState } from './models/state';
-import { CoreSeries } from './models/series';
-import { CoreOptions } from './models/options';
+import { CoreSeries, CORE_SERIE_DEFAULTS } from './models/series';
+import { CoreOptions, CORE_DEFAULT_OPTIONS } from './models/options';
 
 import styles from './css/style.css';
 
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ abstract class ChartwerkPod<T extends Serie, O extends Options> {
 
 export {
   ChartwerkPod, VueChartwerkPodMixin,
-  PodState, CoreSeries, CoreOptions,
+  PodState, CoreSeries, CoreOptions, CORE_SERIE_DEFAULTS, CORE_DEFAULT_OPTIONS,
   Margin, Serie, Options, TimeFormat, BrushOrientation, PanOrientation,
   AxesOptions, AxisOption,
   AxisFormat, yAxisOrientation, CrosshairOrientation, ScrollPanOrientation, ScrollPanDirection, KeyEvent,
diff --git a/src/models/options.ts b/src/models/options.ts
index ea2cf3d..b668691 100644
--- a/src/models/options.ts
+++ b/src/models/options.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CROSSHAIR_OPTIONS = {
 
 const DEFAULT_MARGIN: Margin = { top: 30, right: 20, bottom: 20, left: 30 };
 
-const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Options = {
+export const CORE_DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Options = {
   zoomEvents: {
     mouse: {
       zoom: {
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Options = {
 
 export class CoreOptions<O extends Options> {
   _options: O;
-  _coreDefaults: Options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS;
+  protected podDefaults?: Partial<O>;
 
   constructor(options: O) {
     this.setOptions(options);
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ export class CoreOptions<O extends Options> {
   }
 
   protected setOptions(options: O): void {
-    this._options = lodashDefaultsDeep(lodashCloneDeep(options), this.defaults);
+    this._options = lodashDefaultsDeep(lodashCloneDeep(options), this.getDefaults());
   }
 
   // this getter can be overrited in Pod
-  protected get defaults(): Options {
-    return this._coreDefaults;
+  protected getDefaults(): Partial<O> {
+    return lodashDefaultsDeep(this.podDefaults, CORE_DEFAULT_OPTIONS);
   }
 
   get allOptions(): O {
diff --git a/src/models/series.ts b/src/models/series.ts
index 7028130..ac38bbe 100644
--- a/src/models/series.ts
+++ b/src/models/series.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import lodashIsNil from 'lodash/isNil';
 import lodashIncludes from 'lodash/includes';
 
 
-const SERIE_DEFAULTS = {
+export const CORE_SERIE_DEFAULTS = {
   alias: '',
   target: '',
   visible: true,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const SERIE_DEFAULTS = {
 
 export class CoreSeries<T extends Serie> {
   _series: Array<T> = [];
-  _coreDefaults: Serie = SERIE_DEFAULTS;
+  protected podDefaults?: Partial<T>;
 
   constructor(series: T[]) {
     this.setSeries(series);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class CoreSeries<T extends Serie> {
   }
 
   protected fillDefaults(serie: T, idx: number): T {
-    let defaults = lodashCloneDeep(this.defaults);
+    let defaults = lodashCloneDeep(this.getDefaults());
     defaults.color = palette[idx % palette.length];
     defaults.idx = idx;
     lodashDefaultsDeep(serie, defaults);
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ export class CoreSeries<T extends Serie> {
   }
 
   // this getter can be overrited in Pod
-  protected get defaults(): Serie {
-    return this._coreDefaults;
+  protected getDefaults(): Partial<T> {
+    return lodashDefaultsDeep(this.podDefaults, CORE_SERIE_DEFAULTS);
   }
 
   private _isSerieEmpty(serie: T): boolean {