diff --git a/common/uxbox/common/data.cljc b/common/uxbox/common/data.cljc
index e80e1c6a8c..d1c4bb6077 100644
--- a/common/uxbox/common/data.cljc
+++ b/common/uxbox/common/data.cljc
@@ -141,3 +141,7 @@
   (if (or (nil? val) (nan? val))
     default
     (str val)))
+
+(defn coalesce
+  [val default]
+  (or val default))