diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
index 316c8a0a4..59ae7ea44 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Extensions/DictionaryExtensions.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ public static class DictionaryExtensions
 
     public static T? GetValue<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, T> dictionary, TKey key) => ConvertValue<T>(dictionary[key]);
     public static T? GetValue<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key) => ConvertValue<T>(dictionary[key]);
+    
+    public static T? GetValueOrDefault<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, object> dictionary, TKey key, Func<T?> defaultValueFactory) => TryGetValue<TKey, T>(dictionary, key, out var value) ? value : defaultValueFactory();
+    public static T? GetValueOrDefault<TKey, T>(this IDictionary<TKey, object> dictionary, TKey key) => GetValueOrDefault<TKey, T>(dictionary, key, () => default);
+    public static T? GetValueOrDefault<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key, Func<T?> defaultValueFactory) => TryGetValue<T>(dictionary, key, out var value) ? value : defaultValueFactory();
+    public static T? GetValueOrDefault<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key) => GetValueOrDefault<T>(dictionary, key, () => default);
 
     public static T GetOrAdd<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary, string key, Func<T> valueFactory) where T : notnull => dictionary.GetOrAdd<string, T>(key, valueFactory);