diff --git a/elaborate.cc b/elaborate.cc
index 86e48a388..25932456c 100644
--- a/elaborate.cc
+++ b/elaborate.cc
@@ -1317,22 +1317,20 @@ void PGModule::elaborate_mod_(Design*des, Module*rmod, NetScope*scope) const
       } else {
 
 	      /* Otherwise, this is a positional list of port
-		 connections. In this case, the port count must be
-		 right. Check that is is, the get the pin list. */
+		 connections. Use as many ports as provided. Trailing
+		 missing ports will be left unconnect or use the default
+		 value if one is available */
 
-	    if (pin_count() != rmod->port_count()) {
+	    if (pin_count() > rmod->port_count()) {
 		  cerr << get_fileline() << ": error: Wrong number "
-			"of ports. Expecting " << rmod->port_count() <<
+			"of ports. Expecting at most " << rmod->port_count() <<
 			", got " << pin_count() << "."
 		       << endl;
 		  des->errors += 1;
 		  return;
 	    }
 
-	      // No named bindings, just use the positional list I
-	      // already have.
-	    assert(pin_count() == rmod->port_count());
-	    pins = get_pins();
+	    std::copy(get_pins().begin(), get_pins().end(), pins.begin());
       }
 
 	// Elaborate these instances of the module. The recursive
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/module_ordered_list1.v b/ivtest/ivltests/module_ordered_list1.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63285acfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/module_ordered_list1.v
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Check that it is possible to omit trailing module ports in a ordered list
+// connection if the trailing port has a default value.
+
+module M (
+    output logic a,
+    input  logic b,
+    input  logic c = 1'b0,
+    input  logic d = 1'b1
+);
+    assign a = b ^ c ^ d;
+endmodule
+
+module test;
+
+  logic a, b, c;
+  logic x, y;
+
+  assign b = 1'b0;
+  assign c = 1'b1;
+
+  assign y = 1'b1;
+
+  M i_M1 (a, b, c);
+  M i_M2 (x, y);
+
+  initial begin
+    #1
+    if (a !== 1'b0 || x !== 1'b0) begin
+      $display("FAILED");
+    end else begin
+      $display("PASSED");
+    end
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/ivltests/module_ordered_list2.v b/ivtest/ivltests/module_ordered_list2.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16b367d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/ivltests/module_ordered_list2.v
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Check that an error is reported when specifying too many ports in a ordered
+// list connection.
+
+module M (
+    output a,
+    input  b
+);
+    assign a = b;
+endmodule
+
+module test;
+
+  wire a, b, c;
+
+  assign b = 1'b0;
+  assign c = 1'b1;
+
+  M i_M (a, b, c); // Error, too many ports.
+
+  initial begin
+    $display("FAILED");
+  end
+
+endmodule
diff --git a/ivtest/regress-vvp.list b/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
index da56a85bf..9ed96d87b 100644
--- a/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
+++ b/ivtest/regress-vvp.list
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ dumpfile			vvp_tests/dumpfile.json
 final3				vvp_tests/final3.json
 macro_str_esc			vvp_tests/macro_str_esc.json
 memsynth1			vvp_tests/memsynth1.json
+module_ordered_list1		vvp_tests/module_ordered_list1.json
+module_ordered_list2		vvp_tests/module_ordered_list2.json
 module_port_array1		vvp_tests/module_port_array1.json
 param-width			vvp_tests/param-width.json
 param-width-vlog95		vvp_tests/param-width-vlog95.json
diff --git a/ivtest/vvp_tests/module_ordered_list1.json b/ivtest/vvp_tests/module_ordered_list1.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2d5c338d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vvp_tests/module_ordered_list1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "type"          : "normal",
+    "source"        : "module_ordered_list1.v",
+    "iverilog-args" : [ "-g2005-sv" ]
+}
diff --git a/ivtest/vvp_tests/module_ordered_list2.json b/ivtest/vvp_tests/module_ordered_list2.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe4a27a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ivtest/vvp_tests/module_ordered_list2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "type"          : "CE",
+    "source"        : "module_ordered_list2.v"
+}