diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 958fcec..b4bfb57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-## [12.3.1](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables-html/compare/v12.3.0...v12.3.1) (2025-10-07)
+# [12.4.0](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables-html/compare/v12.3.1...v12.4.0) (2025-10-07)
 
 
-### Bug Fixes
+### Features
+
+* column default content ([b9f1df4](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables-html/commit/b9f1df477b96cb8756324a68c0b10057e8e9070a))
+
+## [12.3.1](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables-html/compare/v12.3.0...v12.3.1) (2025-10-07)
 
-* cc footer search ([ad6f7a0](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables-html/commit/ad6f7a0c2a3b573c4f10e63937aa16f03683dfdd)), closes [#3256](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables-html/issues/3256)
 
-# Laravel DataTables Html Plugin.
+### Bug Fixes
 
-## CHANGELOG
+* cc footer search ([ad6f7a0](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables-html/commit/ad6f7a0c2a3b573c4f10e63937aa16f03683dfdd)), closes [#3256](https://github.com/yajra/laravel-datatables/issues/3256)
 
-### UNRELEASED
 
 ### v12.1.0 (2025-09-22)
 
diff --git a/src/Html/Column.php b/src/Html/Column.php
index 724e3f7..9da4280 100644
--- a/src/Html/Column.php
+++ b/src/Html/Column.php
@@ -595,6 +595,20 @@ public function exportFormat(string|callable $format): static
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set column default content.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     *
+     * @see https://datatables.net/reference/option/columns.defaultContent
+     */
+    public function defaultContent(string $content): static
+    {
+        $this->attributes['defaultContent'] = $content;
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function toArray(): array
     {
         if (! $this->isAuthorized()) {
diff --git a/tests/Html/Builder/BuilderTest.php b/tests/Html/Builder/BuilderTest.php
index f1ea1cf..ab5cd5e 100644
--- a/tests/Html/Builder/BuilderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Html/Builder/BuilderTest.php
@@ -328,4 +328,21 @@ public function it_can_set_template_data(): void
             $builder->generateScripts()->toHtml()
         );
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_can_set_column_default_content(): void
+    {
+        $builder = $this->getHtmlBuilder();
+
+        $builder->columns([
+            Column::make('name'),
+            Column::make('email')->defaultContent('N/A'),
+            Column::make('age')->defaultContent('<button>&lt;18</button>'),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertCount(3, $builder->getColumns());
+        $this->assertNull($builder->getColumns()[0]->defaultContent);
+        $this->assertEquals('N/A', $builder->getColumns()[1]->defaultContent);
+        $this->assertEquals('<button>&lt;18</button>', $builder->getColumns()[2]->defaultContent);
+    }
 }