diff --git a/.config/mocha.fast.json b/.config/mocha.fast.json
index d546079ba..922306dfc 100644
--- a/.config/mocha.fast.json
+++ b/.config/mocha.fast.json
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 {
+    "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/mocharc.json",
     "timeout": 5000,
     "spec": ["src/test/**/*.test.ts"],
-    "exclude": ["src/test/packages/**", "src/test/slow/**"]
+    "exclude": ["src/test/packages/**", "src/test/slow/**"],
+    "watch-files": ["src/**/*.ts"],
+    "extension": ["ts", "tsx"]
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 83db0f377..95a4b1d25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 -   Search results will no longer include random items when the search bar is empty, #1881.
 -   Comments on overloaded constructors will now be detected in the same way that overloaded functions/methods are.
 -   Fixed `removeReflection` not completely removing reflections from the project, #1898.
+-   Fixed `@hidden` / `@ignore` / `@exclude` comments on default exports with no associated variable, #1903.
 
 ### Thanks!
 
diff --git a/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts b/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts
index 039c9f667..fb260f34e 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/plugins/CommentPlugin.ts
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ export class CommentPlugin extends ConverterComponent {
             ) as DeclarationReflection[],
             (method) => method.signatures?.length === 0
         );
-        allRemoved.forEach((reflection) =>
-            project.removeReflection(reflection)
-        );
+        allRemoved.forEach((reflection) => {
+            project.removeReflection(reflection);
+        });
         someRemoved.forEach((reflection) => {
             reflection.sources = unique(
                 reflection.signatures!.reduce<SourceReference[]>(
diff --git a/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts b/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts
index 19d96f5d1..348a34722 100644
--- a/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converter/symbols.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,18 @@ export function convertSymbol(
         flags = removeFlag(flags, ts.SymbolFlags.Property);
     }
 
+    // A default exported function with no associated variable is a property, but
+    // we should really convert it as a variable for documentation purposes
+    // export default () => {}
+    // export default 123
+    if (
+        flags === ts.SymbolFlags.Property &&
+        symbol.name === "default" &&
+        context.scope.kindOf(ReflectionKind.Module | ReflectionKind.Project)
+    ) {
+        flags = ts.SymbolFlags.BlockScopedVariable;
+    }
+
     for (const flag of getEnumFlags(flags ^ allConverterFlags)) {
         if (!(flag & allConverterFlags)) {
             context.logger.verbose(
@@ -178,8 +190,8 @@ export function convertSymbol(
         }
     }
 
-    // Note: This method does not allow skipping earlier converters, defined according to the order of
-    // the ts.SymbolFlags enum. For now, this is fine... might not be flexible enough in the future.
+    // Note: This method does not allow skipping earlier converters.
+    // For now, this is fine... might not be flexible enough in the future.
     let skip = 0;
     for (const flag of conversionOrder) {
         if (!(flag & flags)) continue;
diff --git a/src/test/converter2/issues/gh1903.ts b/src/test/converter2/issues/gh1903.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c95663935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/converter2/issues/gh1903.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * @hidden
+ */
+export default () => {};
diff --git a/src/test/issueTests.ts b/src/test/issueTests.ts
index 7b5707450..86e0f5e1d 100644
--- a/src/test/issueTests.ts
+++ b/src/test/issueTests.ts
@@ -356,4 +356,11 @@ export const issueTests: {
         );
         logger.expectNoOtherMessages();
     },
+
+    gh1903(project) {
+        equal(
+            Object.values(project.reflections).map((r) => r.name),
+            ["typedoc"]
+        );
+    },
 };