diff --git a/varken/helpers.py b/varken/helpers.py
index 65b886b..e80cff9 100644
--- a/varken/helpers.py
+++ b/varken/helpers.py
@@ -203,3 +203,6 @@ def boolcheck(var):
         return True
     else:
         return False
+
+def itemgetter_with_default(defaults):
+    return lambda obj: {k: obj.get(k, v) for k, v in defaults.items()}