diff --git a/src/NATS.Client.Core/NatsOpts.cs b/src/NATS.Client.Core/NatsOpts.cs
index 3713a6d95..55a5a7106 100644
--- a/src/NATS.Client.Core/NatsOpts.cs
+++ b/src/NATS.Client.Core/NatsOpts.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ public enum NatsRequestReplyMode
 /// </summary>
 public sealed record NatsOpts
 {
-    public static readonly NatsOpts Default = new();
+    public static readonly NatsOpts Default = new()
+    {
+        WebSocketOpts = NatsWebSocketOpts.Default,
+        TlsOpts = NatsTlsOpts.Default,
+        AuthOpts = NatsAuthOpts.Default,
+    };
 
     /// <summary>
     /// NATS server URL to connect to. (default: nats://localhost:4222)
@@ -64,11 +69,11 @@ public sealed record NatsOpts
 
     public bool Headers { get; init; } = true;
 
-    public NatsAuthOpts AuthOpts { get; init; } = NatsAuthOpts.Default;
+    public NatsAuthOpts AuthOpts { get; init; } = new();
 
-    public NatsTlsOpts TlsOpts { get; init; } = NatsTlsOpts.Default;
+    public NatsTlsOpts TlsOpts { get; init; } = new();
 
-    public NatsWebSocketOpts WebSocketOpts { get; init; } = NatsWebSocketOpts.Default;
+    public NatsWebSocketOpts WebSocketOpts { get; init; } = new();
 
     public INatsSerializerRegistry SerializerRegistry { get; init; } = NatsDefaultSerializerRegistry.Default;
 
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests.csproj b/tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests.csproj
index 4a492d416..9ea506692 100644
--- a/tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests.csproj
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
         </PackageReference>
         <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
         <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="8.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="8.0.2" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests/OptsTests.cs b/tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests/OptsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bee92aa3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NATS.Client.CoreUnit.Tests/OptsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+public class OptsUrlTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void Default_opts_should_be_equivalent_but_not_same_as_new()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var opts1 = NatsOpts.Default;
+        var opts2 = new NatsOpts();
+        var opts3 = NatsOpts.Default;
+
+        // Assert
+        opts1.Should().BeEquivalentTo(opts2);
+        opts1.Should().NotBeSameAs(opts2);
+        opts1.AuthOpts.Should().NotBeSameAs(opts2.AuthOpts);
+        opts1.TlsOpts.Should().NotBeSameAs(opts2.TlsOpts);
+        opts1.WebSocketOpts.Should().NotBeSameAs(opts2.WebSocketOpts);
+        opts1.SerializerRegistry.Should().BeSameAs(opts2.SerializerRegistry);
+        opts1.LoggerFactory.Should().BeSameAs(opts2.LoggerFactory);
+
+        opts1.Should().BeEquivalentTo(opts3);
+        opts1.Should().BeSameAs(opts3);
+        opts1.AuthOpts.Should().BeSameAs(opts3.AuthOpts);
+        opts1.TlsOpts.Should().BeSameAs(opts3.TlsOpts);
+        opts1.WebSocketOpts.Should().BeSameAs(opts3.WebSocketOpts);
+        opts1.SerializerRegistry.Should().BeSameAs(opts3.SerializerRegistry);
+        opts1.LoggerFactory.Should().BeSameAs(opts3.LoggerFactory);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Should_bind_configuration_to_natsopts_only_once()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var configValues = new Dictionary<string, string?>
+        {
+            { "SOURCE:AUTHOPTS:USERNAME", "HELLO" },
+            { "SOURCE:TLSOPTS:CERTBUNDLEFILEPASSWORD", "HELLO" },
+            { "SOURCE:WEBSOCKETOPTS:REQUESTHEADERS:HELLO", null },
+            { "TARGET:AUTHOPTS:USERNAME", "WORLD" },
+            { "TARGET:TLSOPTS:CERTBUNDLEFILEPASSWORD", "WORLD" },
+            { "TARGET:WEBSOCKETOPTS:REQUESTHEADERS:WORLD", null },
+        };
+        IConfiguration configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+            .AddInMemoryCollection(configValues)
+            .Build();
+
+        // Act
+        var opts1 = new NatsOpts();
+        configuration.Bind("SOURCE", opts1);
+        var opts2 = new NatsOpts();
+        configuration.Bind("TARGET", opts2);
+
+        // Assert
+        opts1.AuthOpts.Username.Should().Be("HELLO");
+        opts1.TlsOpts.CertBundleFilePassword.Should().Be("HELLO");
+        opts1.WebSocketOpts.RequestHeaders.Should().ContainKey("HELLO");
+
+        opts2.AuthOpts.Username.Should().Be("WORLD");
+        opts2.TlsOpts.CertBundleFilePassword.Should().Be("WORLD");
+        opts2.WebSocketOpts.RequestHeaders.Should().ContainKey("WORLD");
+    }
+}