diff --git a/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedDrawable.java b/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedDrawable.java
index a189d5a..d384c3b 100644
--- a/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedDrawable.java
+++ b/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedDrawable.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class RoundedDrawable extends Drawable {
     private boolean mOval = false;
     private float mBorderWidth = 0;
     private ColorStateList mBorderColor = ColorStateList.valueOf(DEFAULT_BORDER_COLOR);
-    private ScaleType mScaleType = ScaleType.FIT_XY;
+    private ScaleType mScaleType = ScaleType.FIT_CENTER;
 
     public RoundedDrawable(Bitmap bitmap) {
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public ScaleType getScaleType() {
 
     public RoundedDrawable setScaleType(ScaleType scaleType) {
         if (scaleType == null) {
-            scaleType = ScaleType.FIT_XY;
+            scaleType = ScaleType.FIT_CENTER;
         }
         if (mScaleType != scaleType) {
             mScaleType = scaleType;
diff --git a/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedImageView.java b/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedImageView.java
index c33d545..80c3dd9 100644
--- a/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedImageView.java
+++ b/roundedimageview/src/com/makeramen/RoundedImageView.java
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ public RoundedImageView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         int index = a.getInt(R.styleable.RoundedImageView_android_scaleType, -1);
         if (index >= 0) {
             setScaleType(sScaleTypeArray[index]);
+        } else {
+            // default scaletype to FIT_CENTER
+            setScaleType(ScaleType.FIT_CENTER);
         }
 
         mCornerRadius = a.getDimensionPixelSize(R.styleable.RoundedImageView_corner_radius, -1);