diff --git a/src/SparqlEntityStorage.php b/src/SparqlEntityStorage.php
index 4702437..98df5bf 100644
--- a/src/SparqlEntityStorage.php
+++ b/src/SparqlEntityStorage.php
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Language\LanguageManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\sparql_entity_storage\Database\Driver\sparql\ConnectionInterface;
 use Drupal\sparql_entity_storage\Entity\Query\Sparql\SparqlArg;
+use Drupal\sparql_entity_storage\Entity\SparqlGraph;
 use Drupal\sparql_entity_storage\Exception\DuplicatedIdException;
 use EasyRdf\Graph;
 use EasyRdf\Literal;
@@ -186,6 +187,19 @@ protected static function getGraph($graph_uri) {
     return $graph;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function create(array $values = []) {
+    /** @var \Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityInterface $entity */
+    $entity = parent::create($values);
+    // Ensure the default graph if no explicit graph has been set.
+    if ($entity->get('graph')->isEmpty()) {
+      $entity->set('graph', SparqlGraph::DEFAULT);
+    }
+    return $entity;
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/tests/src/Kernel/EntityCreationTest.php b/tests/src/Kernel/EntityCreationTest.php
index 61a6494..2655836 100644
--- a/tests/src/Kernel/EntityCreationTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Kernel/EntityCreationTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\Tests\sparql_entity_storage\Kernel;
 
+use Drupal\rdf_entity\RdfInterface;
+use Drupal\sparql_entity_storage\Entity\SparqlGraph;
 use Drupal\sparql_entity_storage\Exception\DuplicatedIdException;
 use Drupal\sparql_test\Entity\SparqlTest;
 
@@ -49,4 +51,31 @@ public function testOverlappingIds(): void {
     ])->save();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Tests that the default graph is set on entity creation.
+   *
+   * @covers ::create
+   */
+  public function testDefaultGraphSetOnCreate(): void {
+    // Check that the default graph is set when no graph is specified.
+    $entity = SparqlTest::create([
+      'type' => 'waffle',
+      'id' => 'http://example.com/kempense-galet',
+      'title' => 'Kempense galet',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->assertEquals(SparqlGraph::DEFAULT, $entity->get('graph')->target_id);
+
+    // Check that it is possible to specify a custom graph.
+    /** @var \Drupal\rdf_entity\RdfInterface $entity */
+    $entity = SparqlTest::create([
+      'type' => 'waffle',
+      'id' => 'http://example.com/liege-waffle',
+      'title' => 'Liège waffle',
+      'graph' => 'custom_graph',
+    ]);
+
+    $this->assertEquals('custom_graph', $entity->get('graph')->target_id);
+  }
+
 }