diff --git a/tests/core/test_config.py b/tests/core/test_config.py
index 473b4da28..bef10426d 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 from unittest.mock import patch
 import pytest
+from collections import Counter
 
 
 # region Register Tests
@@ -593,6 +594,21 @@ async def test_raw_with_partial_primary_keys(config):
     assert await config.custom("CUSTOM", "primary_key").identifier() is False
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_cast_subclass_default(config):
+    # regression test for GH-5557/GH-5585
+    config.register_global(foo=Counter({}))
+    assert type(config.defaults["GLOBAL"]["foo"]) is dict
+    assert config.defaults["GLOBAL"]["foo"] == {}
+    stored_value = await config.foo()
+    assert type(stored_value) is dict
+    assert stored_value == {}
+    await config.foo.set(Counter({"bar": 1}))
+    stored_value = await config.foo()
+    assert type(stored_value) is dict
+    assert stored_value == {"bar": 1}
+
+
 """
 Following PARAMS can be generated with:
 from functools import reduce