diff --git a/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php b/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php
index 52ce205..75cfef3 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php
@@ -146,9 +146,23 @@ public function selectTargetFormat(string $targetFormat): void
         $this->selectedTargetFormat = $converter->targetFormat();
         $this->selectedConverterKey = $converter->key();
         $this->optionsSchema = $converter->optionsSchema();
+        $this->initializeOptionsFromSchema();
         $this->step = 'settings';
     }
 
+    private function initializeOptionsFromSchema(): void
+    {
+        $this->options = [];
+
+        foreach ($this->optionsSchema as $field) {
+            if (! isset($field['key']) || ! array_key_exists('default', $field)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $this->options[$field['key']] = $field['default'];
+        }
+    }
+
     public function backToUploadSummary(): void
     {
         if ($this->currentFile === null) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Livewire/DashboardConverterSettingsStepTest.php b/tests/Feature/Livewire/DashboardConverterSettingsStepTest.php
index 1941bf1..76a1d9e 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Livewire/DashboardConverterSettingsStepTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Livewire/DashboardConverterSettingsStepTest.php
@@ -85,6 +85,34 @@
         ->assertSee('Background color');
 });
 
+it('initializes default options from the converter schema', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $file = FileRecord::factory()->for($user)->create(['extension' => 'png']);
+
+    Livewire::actingAs($user)
+        ->test(DashboardConverter::class)
+        ->set('currentFileId', $file->id)
+        ->call('selectTargetFormat', 'jpg')
+        ->assertSet('options.quality', 'high')
+        ->assertSet('options.resize', 'original')
+        ->assertSet('options.background_color', '#ffffff')
+        ->assertSet('options.remove_metadata', true);
+});
+
+it('resets options to defaults when switching to a different target format', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $file = FileRecord::factory()->for($user)->create(['extension' => 'png']);
+
+    Livewire::actingAs($user)
+        ->test(DashboardConverter::class)
+        ->set('currentFileId', $file->id)
+        ->call('selectTargetFormat', 'jpg')
+        ->set('options.quality', 'best')
+        ->call('selectTargetFormat', 'pdf')
+        ->assertSet('options.page_size', 'auto')
+        ->assertSet('options.quality', null);
+});
+
 it('clears the loaded schema when an unsupported target is selected', function () {
     $user = User::factory()->create();
     $file = FileRecord::factory()->for($user)->create(['extension' => 'png']);