diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45cfba4..47cee05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ mongodb:
   clients:
     default:
       uri: '%env(MONGODB_URI)%'
+      default_database: #...
       uri_options: #...
       driver_options: #...
 ```
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ class MyService
 }
 ```
 
-If you register multiple clients, you can autowire them by name + `Client` suffix:
+If you register multiple clients, you can autowire them by using the client name with a `Client` suffix as parameter
+name:
 
 ```php
 use MongoDB\Bundle\Attribute\AutowireClient;
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ use MongoDB\Client;
 class MyService
 {
     public function __construct(
+        // Will autowire the client with the id "second"
         private Client $secondClient,
     ) {}
 }
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ use MongoDB\Client;
 class MyService
 {
     public function __construct(
-       #[AutowireClient('second')]
+        #[AutowireClient('second')]
         private Client $client,
     ) {}
 }
@@ -127,8 +130,8 @@ class MyService
 
 ## Database and Collection Usage
 
-The client service provides access to databases and collections. You can access a database by calling the `selectDatabase`
-method, passing the database name and potential options:
+The client service provides access to databases and collections. You can access a database by calling the
+`selectDatabase` method, passing the database name and potential options:
 
 ```php
 use MongoDB\Client;
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ class MyService
 }
 ```
 
-An alternative to this is using the `AutowireDatabase` attribute, referencing the database name:
+An alternative to this is using the `#[AutowireDatabase]` attribute, referencing the database name:
 
 ```php
 use MongoDB\Bundle\Attribute\AutowireDatabase;
@@ -161,21 +164,9 @@ class MyService
 }
 ```
 
-You can also omit the `database` option if the property name matches the database name.
-In the following example the database name is `myDatabase`, inferred from the property name:
-
-```php
-use MongoDB\Bundle\Attribute\AutowireCollection;
-use MongoDB\Collection;
-
-class MyService
-{
-    public function __construct(
-        #[AutowireCollection()]
-        private Collection $myDatabase,
-    ) {}
-}
-```
+If you don't specify a database name in the attribute, the default database name (specified in the `default_database`
+configuration option) will be used. If you did not define a default database, the database name has to be specified in
+the attribute.
 
 If you have more than one client defined, you can also reference the client:
 
@@ -193,7 +184,7 @@ class MyService
 ```
 
 To inject a collection, you can either call the `selectCollection` method on a `Client` or `Database` instance.
-For convenience, the `AutowireCollection` attribute provides a quicker alternative:
+For convenience, the `#[AutowireCollection]` attribute provides a quicker alternative:
 
 ```php
 use MongoDB\Bundle\Attribute\AutowireCollection;
@@ -230,6 +221,7 @@ class MyService
 ```
 
 If you have more than one client defined, you can also reference the client:
+
 ```php
 use MongoDB\Bundle\Attribute\AutowireCollection;
 use MongoDB\Collection;
@@ -245,3 +237,27 @@ class MyService
     ) {}
 }
 ```
+
+By specifiying the `default_database` option in the configuration, you can omit the `database` option in the
+`AutowireCollection` attribute:
+
+```diff
+mongodb:
+  clients:
+    default:
+      uri: '%env(MONGODB_URI)%'
++      default_database: 'myDatabase'
+```
+
+```php
+use MongoDB\Bundle\Attribute\AutowireCollection;
+use MongoDB\Collection;
+
+class MyService
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        #[AutowireCollection]
+        private Collection $myCollection,
+    ) {}
+}
+```
diff --git a/src/Attribute/AutowireDatabase.php b/src/Attribute/AutowireDatabase.php
index 1c94f35..c46b17a 100644
--- a/src/Attribute/AutowireDatabase.php
+++ b/src/Attribute/AutowireDatabase.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Reference;
 
 use function is_string;
+use function sprintf;
 
 /**
  * Autowires a MongoDB database.
@@ -37,18 +38,20 @@
 #[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_PARAMETER)]
 final class AutowireDatabase extends AutowireCallable
 {
+    private readonly string $serviceId;
+
     public function __construct(
         private readonly ?string $database = null,
         ?string $client = null,
         private readonly array $options = [],
         bool|string $lazy = false,
     ) {
-        $callable = $client === null
-            ? [new Reference(Client::class), 'selectDatabase']
-            : [new Reference(MongoDBExtension::createClientServiceId($client)), 'selectDatabase'];
+        $this->serviceId = $client === null
+            ? Client::class
+            : MongoDBExtension::createClientServiceId($client);
 
         parent::__construct(
-            callable: $callable,
+            callable: [new Reference($this->serviceId), 'selectDatabase'],
             lazy: $lazy,
         );
     }
@@ -57,7 +60,10 @@ public function buildDefinition(mixed $value, ?string $type, ReflectionParameter
     {
         return (new Definition(is_string($this->lazy) ? $this->lazy : ($type ?: Database::class)))
             ->setFactory($value)
-            ->setArguments([$this->database ?? $parameter->getName(), $this->options])
+            ->setArguments([
+                $this->database ?? sprintf('%%%s.default_database%%', $this->serviceId),
+                $this->options,
+            ])
             ->setLazy($this->lazy);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/TestApplication/src/Controller/AutowireDatabaseController.php b/tests/TestApplication/src/Controller/AutowireDatabaseController.php
index 9529ec6..682e0a4 100644
--- a/tests/TestApplication/src/Controller/AutowireDatabaseController.php
+++ b/tests/TestApplication/src/Controller/AutowireDatabaseController.php
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ public function withoutArguments(
     /** @see AutowireClientTest::testWithCustomClientSetViaOptions() */
     #[Route('/with-custom-client')]
     public function withCustomClient(
-        #[AutowireDatabase(client: FunctionalTestCase::CLIENT_ID_SECONDARY)]
-        Database $google,
+        #[AutowireDatabase(database: 'google', client: FunctionalTestCase::CLIENT_ID_SECONDARY)]
+        Database $database,
     ): JsonResponse {
-        $this->insertDocumentForDatabase($google, FunctionalTestCase::COLLECTION_USERS);
+        $this->insertDocumentForDatabase($database, FunctionalTestCase::COLLECTION_USERS);
 
         return new JsonResponse();
     }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Attribute/AutowireDatabaseTest.php b/tests/Unit/Attribute/AutowireDatabaseTest.php
index 4ccab63..2f097e2 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Attribute/AutowireDatabaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Attribute/AutowireDatabaseTest.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static function (Database $mydb): void {
 
         $this->assertSame(Database::class, $definition->getClass());
         $this->assertEquals($autowire->value, $definition->getFactory());
-        $this->assertSame('mydb', $definition->getArgument(0));
+        $this->assertSame('%MongoDB\Client.default_database%', $definition->getArgument(0));
     }
 
     public function testDatabase(): void
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static function (Database $mydb): void {
 
         $this->assertSame(Database::class, $definition->getClass());
         $this->assertEquals($autowire->value, $definition->getFactory());
-        $this->assertSame('mydb', $definition->getArgument(0));
+        $this->assertSame('%mongodb.client.default.default_database%', $definition->getArgument(0));
         $this->assertSame(['foo' => 'bar'], $definition->getArgument(1));
     }
 }