diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 4c7572d0..cf0f1c2e 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -627,6 +627,24 @@ func (c *Cli) CmdTransition(issue string, trans string) error {
 		issueData = data.(map[string]interface{})
 	}
 	issueData["meta"] = transMeta
+	if c.GetOptString("defaultResolution", "") == "" {
+		// .meta.fields.resolution.allowedValues
+		if fields, ok := transMeta["fields"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+			if resolution, ok := fields["resolution"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+				if allowedValues, ok := resolution["allowedValues"].([]interface{}); ok {
+					for _, allowedValueRaw := range allowedValues {
+						if allowedValues, ok := allowedValueRaw.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+							if allowedValues["name"] == "Fixed" {
+								c.opts["defaultResolution"] = "Fixed"
+							} else if allowedValues["name"] == "Done" {
+								c.opts["defaultResolution"] = "Done"
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	issueData["overrides"] = c.opts
 	issueData["transition"] = map[string]interface{}{
 		"name": transName,
diff --git a/templates.go b/templates.go
index 13a77fca..1b80ea53 100644
--- a/templates.go
+++ b/templates.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ fields:{{if .meta.fields.assignee}}
   reporter:
     name: {{if .overrides.reporter}}{{.overrides.reporter}}{{else}}{{if .fields.reporter}}{{.fields.reporter.name}}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .meta.fields.resolution}}
   resolution: # Values: {{ range .meta.fields.resolution.allowedValues }}{{.name}}, {{end}}
-    name: {{if .overrides.resolution}}{{.overrides.resolution}}{{else if .fields.resolution}}{{.fields.resolution.name}}{{else}}Fixed{{end}}{{end}}{{if .meta.fields.summary}}
+    name: {{if .overrides.resolution}}{{.overrides.resolution}}{{else if .fields.resolution}}{{.fields.resolution.name}}{{else}}{{or .overrides.defaultResolution "Fixed"}}{{end}}{{end}}{{if .meta.fields.summary}}
   summary: {{or .overrides.summary .fields.summary}}{{end}}{{if .meta.fields.versions.allowedValues}}
   versions: # Values: {{ range .meta.fields.versions.allowedValues }}{{.name}}, {{end}}{{if .overrides.versions}}{{ range (split "," .overrides.versions)}}
     - name: {{.}}{{end}}{{else}}{{range .fields.versions}}