diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c202f64b..0286aca4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v0.2.7 (unreleased)
+
+* Fail compilation when using `default_value` and `required` with `Option` ([#88](https://github.com/TeXitoi/structopt/pull/88)) by [@Kerollmops](https://github.com/Kerollmops)
+
 # v0.2.6 (2018-03-31)
 
 * Fail compilation when using `default_value` or `required` with `bool` ([#80](https://github.com/TeXitoi/structopt/issues/80)) by [@TeXitoi](https://github.com/TeXitoi)
diff --git a/structopt-derive/src/attrs.rs b/structopt-derive/src/attrs.rs
index 849b2a08..39883faa 100644
--- a/structopt-derive/src/attrs.rs
+++ b/structopt-derive/src/attrs.rs
@@ -261,13 +261,24 @@ impl Attrs {
             }
         }
 
-        if res.ty == Ty::Bool {
-            if res.has_method("default_value") {
-                panic!("default_value is meaningless for bool")
-            }
-            if res.has_method("required") {
-                panic!("required is meaningless for bool")
-            }
+        match res.ty {
+            Ty::Bool => {
+                if res.has_method("default_value") {
+                    panic!("default_value is meaningless for bool")
+                }
+                if res.has_method("required") {
+                    panic!("required is meaningless for bool")
+                }
+            },
+            Ty::Option => {
+                if res.has_method("default_value") {
+                    panic!("default_value is meaningless for Option")
+                }
+                if res.has_method("required") {
+                    panic!("required is meaningless for Option")
+                }
+            },
+            _ => (),
         }
 
         res