diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/HasPending.php b/src/Database/Concerns/HasPending.php
index 34a66544..0a572680 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/HasPending.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/HasPending.php
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ trait HasPending
      */
     public static function createPending(array $attributes = []): Model&Tenant
     {
+        $tenant = null;
+
         try {
-            $tenant = static::create($attributes);
+            $tenant = static::create(array_merge(static::getPendingAttributes($attributes), $attributes));
             event(new CreatingPendingTenant($tenant));
         } finally {
             // Update the pending_since value only after the tenant is created so it's
             // not marked as pending until after migrations, seeders, etc are run.
-            $tenant->update([
+            $tenant?->update([
                 'pending_since' => now()->timestamp,
             ]);
         }
@@ -65,6 +67,17 @@ trait HasPending
         return $tenant;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Attributes to be set when a pending tenant is initially created.
+     *
+     * @param array<string, mixed> $attributes The attributes passed to createPending() (will be merged with the returned array)
+     * @return array<string, mixed>
+     */
+    public static function getPendingAttributes(array $attributes): array
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Pull a pending tenant from the pool or create a new one if the pool is empty.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Etc/Tenant.php b/tests/Etc/Tenant.php
index 731a179b..72570c50 100644
--- a/tests/Etc/Tenant.php
+++ b/tests/Etc/Tenant.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Tests\Etc;
 
+use Closure;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Contracts\TenantWithDatabase;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\HasDatabase;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\HasDomains;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Models;
 class Tenant extends Models\Tenant implements TenantWithDatabase
 {
     public static array $extraCustomColumns = [];
+    public static ?Closure $getPendingAttributesUsing = null;
 
     use HasDatabase, HasDomains, HasPending;
 
@@ -23,4 +25,9 @@ class Tenant extends Models\Tenant implements TenantWithDatabase
     {
         return array_merge(parent::getCustomColumns(), static::$extraCustomColumns);
     }
+
+    public static function getPendingAttributes(array $attributes): array
+    {
+        return static::$getPendingAttributesUsing ? (static::$getPendingAttributesUsing)($attributes) : [];
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php b/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
index 3339baaf..a90aceed 100644
--- a/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
+++ b/tests/PendingTenantsTest.php
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
+use Illuminate\Database\QueryException;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Artisan;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Commands\ClearPendingTenants;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Commands\CreatePendingTenants;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\CreatingPendingTenant;
@@ -13,6 +17,13 @@ use Stancl\Tenancy\Events\PullingPendingTenant;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Tests\Etc\Tenant;
 use function Stancl\Tenancy\Tests\pest;
 
+beforeEach($cleanup = function () {
+    Tenant::$extraCustomColumns = [];
+    Tenant::$getPendingAttributesUsing = null;
+});
+
+afterEach($cleanup);
+
 test('tenants are correctly identified as pending', function (){
     Tenant::createPending();
 
@@ -191,3 +202,25 @@ test('commands run for pending tenants too if the with pending option is passed'
 
     $artisan->assertExitCode(0);
 });
+
+test('pending tenants can have default attributes for non-nullable columns', function (bool $withPendingAttributes) {
+    Schema::table('tenants', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        $table->string('slug')->unique();
+    });
+
+    Tenant::$extraCustomColumns = ['slug'];
+    if ($withPendingAttributes) Tenant::$getPendingAttributesUsing = fn () => [
+        'slug' => Str::random(8),
+    ];
+
+    $fn = fn () => Tenant::createPending();
+
+    // If there are non-nullable custom columns, and createPending() is called
+    // on its own without any values passed for those columns (as it would be called
+    // by the tenants:pending-create artisan command), we expect it to fail, unless
+    // getPendingAttributes() provides default values for those custom columns.
+    if ($withPendingAttributes)
+        expect($fn)->not()->toThrow(QueryException::class);
+    else
+        expect($fn)->toThrow(QueryException::class);
+})->with([true, false]);