diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47c5cbd3b..b6fbd3cb2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # master
 *Please add new entries at the top.*
 
+1. Change `QueueScheduler` to use unspecified QoS when QoS parameter is defaulted
 1. Add support for VisionOS (#875, kudos to @NachoSoto)
 1. Fix minimum deployment target of iOS 11 in CocoaPods
 1. Fix CI release git tag push trigger (#869, kudos to @p4checo)
diff --git a/Sources/Scheduler.swift b/Sources/Scheduler.swift
index b2de042ae..c845f4a7b 100644
--- a/Sources/Scheduler.swift
+++ b/Sources/Scheduler.swift
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public final class QueueScheduler: DateScheduler {
 	///   - targeting: (Optional) The queue on which this scheduler's work is
 	///     targeted
 	public convenience init(
-		qos: DispatchQoS = .default,
+		qos: DispatchQoS = .unspecified,
 		name: String = "org.reactivecocoa.ReactiveSwift.QueueScheduler",
 		targeting targetQueue: DispatchQueue? = nil
 	) {
diff --git a/Tests/ReactiveSwiftTests/SchedulerSpec.swift b/Tests/ReactiveSwiftTests/SchedulerSpec.swift
index 2e704f125..8f1dbd925 100644
--- a/Tests/ReactiveSwiftTests/SchedulerSpec.swift
+++ b/Tests/ReactiveSwiftTests/SchedulerSpec.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 //  Copyright (c) 2014 GitHub. All rights reserved.
 //
 
+#if canImport(Darwin)
+import Darwin.sys.qos
+#endif
 import Dispatch
 import Foundation
 
@@ -261,6 +264,45 @@ class SchedulerSpec: QuickSpec {
 					// enough time to ensure that the first timer was actually cancelled.
 					expect(count).toEventually(equal(timesToRun))
 				}
+
+                it("should propagate QoS values by default") {
+                    expect(scheduler.queue.qos).to(equal(.unspecified))
+
+                    // qos_class_self() may not be available on non-Darwin
+                    // platforms, and it's unclear if QoS propagation is
+                    // implemented in an equivalent manner in such contexts,
+                    // so we restrict runtime validation tests to Darwin.
+                    #if canImport(Darwin)
+                    let userInitiatedQueue = DispatchQueue(
+                        label: "reactiveswift.tests.user-initiated",
+                        qos: .userInitiated
+                    )
+                    userInitiatedQueue.suspend()
+
+                    var initialQoS: qos_class_t?
+                    var endQoS: qos_class_t?
+
+                    userInitiatedQueue.async {
+                        initialQoS = qos_class_self()
+
+                        // scheduling should propagate QoS values by default
+                        scheduler.schedule {
+                            endQoS = qos_class_self()
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    scheduler.queue.resume()
+                    userInitiatedQueue.resume()
+
+                    expect(initialQoS).toEventuallyNot(beNil())
+                    expect(endQoS).toEventuallyNot(beNil())
+
+                    expect(initialQoS).to(equal(QOS_CLASS_USER_INITIATED))
+                    expect(endQoS?.rawValue).to(beGreaterThanOrEqualTo(
+                        initialQoS?.rawValue
+                    ))
+                    #endif  // canImport(Darwin)
+                }
 			}
 		}