diff --git a/leapp/actors/__init__.py b/leapp/actors/__init__.py
index 055e88a41..db84e0841 100644
--- a/leapp/actors/__init__.py
+++ b/leapp/actors/__init__.py
@@ -324,6 +324,35 @@ def produce(self, *models):
                                      'explicitely in the actor\'s "produces" tuple. The message will be ignored'.format(
                                          type(model)))
 
+    def consume_first_default(self, model):
+        """
+        Retrieves the first message found as specified in the actors :py:attr:`consumes` attribute, and filter message
+        types by model. This additionally returns as fallback value an instance of model with the default
+        initialization
+
+        :param model: Model to use as a filter for the messages to return
+        :type model: A derived class from :py:class:`leapp.models.Model`
+        :return: The first message of the specified model produced by other a fallback instance of model
+        :rtype: The message or a default initialized instance of the model type.
+        """
+        return self.consume_first(model, default=model())
+
+    def consume_first(self, model, default=None):
+        """
+        Retrieves the first message found as specified in the actors :py:attr:`consumes` attribute, and filter message
+        types by model.
+
+        :param model: Model to use as a filter for the messages to return
+        :type model: A derived class from :py:class:`leapp.models.Model`
+        :param default: Fallback value in case there are no messages
+        :type default: Any
+        :return: The first message of the specified model produced by other actors or the value passed as `default`
+        :rtype: The message or the value passed as ``default``
+        """
+        # One cannot iterate over tuples, so we make a generator that iterates over the value returned by self.consume.
+        # This way we can workaround both cases.
+        return next((message for message in self.consume(model)), default)
+
     def consume(self, *models):
         """
         Retrieve messages specified in the actors :py:attr:`consumes` attribute, and filter message types by
diff --git a/leapp/libraries/stdlib/api.py b/leapp/libraries/stdlib/api.py
index 36a742d37..b6ecc313e 100644
--- a/leapp/libraries/stdlib/api.py
+++ b/leapp/libraries/stdlib/api.py
@@ -65,6 +65,35 @@ def produce(*model_instances):
     return current_actor().produce(*model_instances)
 
 
+def consume_first_default(model):
+    """
+    Retrieves the first message found as specified in the actors :py:attr:`consumes` attribute, and filter message
+    types by model. This additionally returns as fallback value an instance of model with the default
+    initialization
+
+    :param model: Model to use as a filter for the messages to return
+    :type model: A derived class from :py:class:`leapp.models.Model`
+    :return: The first message of the specified model produced by other a fallback instance of model
+    :rtype: The message or a default initialized instance of the model type.
+    """
+    return current_actor().consume_first_default(model)
+
+
+def consume_first(model, default=None):
+    """
+    Retrieves the first message found as specified in the actors :py:attr:`consumes` attribute, and filter message
+    types by model.
+
+    :param model: Model to use as a filter for the messages to return
+    :type model: A derived class from :py:class:`leapp.models.Model`
+    :param default: Fallback value in case there are no messages
+    :type default: Any
+    :return: The first message of the specified model produced by other actors or the value passed as `default`
+    :rtype: The message or the value passed as ``default``
+    """
+    return current_actor().consume_first(model=model, default=default)
+
+
 def consume(*models):
     """
     Retrieve messages specified in the actors :py:attr:`consumes` attribute, and filter message types by
diff --git a/tests/data/actor-api-tests/models/apitest.py b/tests/data/actor-api-tests/models/apitest.py
index 7fd29f1b1..25e36a3e7 100644
--- a/tests/data/actor-api-tests/models/apitest.py
+++ b/tests/data/actor-api-tests/models/apitest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class ApiTest(Model):
     topic = ApiTestTopic
 
-    data = fields.String()
+    data = fields.String(default='not-filled')
 
 
 class ApiTestProduce(ApiTest):
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test_actor_api.py b/tests/scripts/test_actor_api.py
index 1d7affeb2..939e5317d 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test_actor_api.py
+++ b/tests/scripts/test_actor_api.py
@@ -72,13 +72,24 @@ def test_actor_messaging_paths(leapp_forked, repository, actor_name):
     messaging = _TestableMessaging()
     with _with_loaded_actor(repository, actor_name, messaging) as (_unused, actor):
         from leapp.models import ApiTestConsume, ApiTestProduce
+        assert len(list(actor.consume(ApiTestConsume))) == 0
+        assert next(actor.consume(ApiTestConsume), None) is None
+        assert actor.consume_first(ApiTestConsume) is None
+        assert api.consume_first(ApiTestConsume) is None
+        assert api.consume_first_default(ApiTestConsume).data == 'not-filled'
+        assert actor.consume_first_default(ApiTestConsume).data == 'not-filled'
+        assert actor.consume_first(ApiTestConsume, default='default') == 'default'
+        assert api.consume_first(ApiTestConsume, default='default') == 'default'
+
         messaging.feed(ApiTestConsume(data='prefilled'), actor)
 
         assert len(list(actor.consume(ApiTestConsume))) == 1
         assert next(actor.consume(ApiTestConsume)).data == 'prefilled'
+        assert actor.consume_first(ApiTestConsume).data == 'prefilled'
 
         assert len(list(api.consume(ApiTestConsume))) == 1
         assert next(api.consume(ApiTestConsume)).data == 'prefilled'
+        assert api.consume_first(ApiTestConsume).data == 'prefilled'
 
         actor_message = 'Actor {} sent message via Actor'.format(actor_name)
         api_message = 'Actor {} sent message via API'.format(actor_name)