diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt
index 6a821e46..6f0bd1f3 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/KLogger.kt
@@ -74,35 +74,35 @@ public interface KLogger {
     }
 
   /** Lazy add a log message if isTraceEnabled is true */
-  public fun trace(throwable: Throwable?, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
+  public fun trace(throwable: Throwable? = null, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
     at(Level.TRACE, marker) {
       this.message = message.toStringSafe()
       this.cause = throwable
     }
 
   /** Lazy add a log message if isDebugEnabled is true */
-  public fun debug(throwable: Throwable?, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
+  public fun debug(throwable: Throwable? = null, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
     at(Level.DEBUG, marker) {
       this.message = message.toStringSafe()
       this.cause = throwable
     }
 
   /** Lazy add a log message if isInfoEnabled is true */
-  public fun info(throwable: Throwable?, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
+  public fun info(throwable: Throwable? = null, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
     at(Level.INFO, marker) {
       this.message = message.toStringSafe()
       this.cause = throwable
     }
 
   /** Lazy add a log message if isWarnEnabled is true */
-  public fun warn(throwable: Throwable?, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
+  public fun warn(throwable: Throwable? = null, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
     at(Level.WARN, marker) {
       this.message = message.toStringSafe()
       this.cause = throwable
     }
 
   /** Lazy add a log message if isErrorEnabled is true */
-  public fun error(throwable: Throwable?, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
+  public fun error(throwable: Throwable? = null, marker: Marker?, message: () -> Any?): Unit =
     at(Level.ERROR, marker) {
       this.message = message.toStringSafe()
       this.cause = throwable
diff --git a/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/SimpleTest.kt b/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/SimpleTest.kt
index 6872c152..877aafe3 100644
--- a/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/SimpleTest.kt
+++ b/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/github/oshai/kotlinlogging/SimpleTest.kt
@@ -9,4 +9,16 @@ class SimpleTest {
   fun simpleTest() {
     logger.info { "Hello!" }
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun shouldSupportMarkers() {
+
+    val marker = KMarkerFactory.getMarker("someMarker")
+
+    logger.info(marker = marker) { "info" }
+    logger.debug(marker = marker) { "debug" }
+    logger.error(marker = marker) { "error" }
+    logger.error(marker = marker) { "warn" }
+    logger.trace(marker = marker) { "trace" }
+  }
 }