diff --git a/framework/CHANGELOG.md b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
index 1c4842032c..943cefb103 100644
--- a/framework/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/framework/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Yii Framework 2 Change Log
 - Bug #18290: Fix response with non-seekable streams (schmunk42)
 - Bug #16418: Fixed `yii\data\Pagination::getLinks()` to return links to the first and the last pages regardless of the current page (ptz-nerf, bizley)
 - Bug #18297: Replace usage of deprecated `ReflectionParameter::isArray()` method in PHP8 (baletskyi)
+- Bug #18303: Fix creating migration issue for column methods used after defaultValues (wsaid)
 - Bug #18287: Fix for OUTPUT INSERTED and computed columns. Added flag to computed values in table schema (darkdef)
 - Bug #18308: Fixed `\yii\base\Model::getErrorSummary()` reverse order (DrDeath72)
 
diff --git a/framework/console/controllers/MigrateController.php b/framework/console/controllers/MigrateController.php
index 4d89ebb85e..aa2625ea06 100644
--- a/framework/console/controllers/MigrateController.php
+++ b/framework/console/controllers/MigrateController.php
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class MigrateController extends BaseMigrateController
     protected function splitFieldIntoChunks($field)
     {
         $hasDoubleQuotes = false;
-        preg_match_all('/defaultValue\(.*?:.*?\)/', $field, $matches);
+        preg_match_all('/defaultValue\(["\'].*?:?.*?["\']\)/', $field, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER, 0);
         if (isset($matches[0][0])) {
             $hasDoubleQuotes = true;
             $originalDefaultValue = $matches[0][0];
diff --git a/tests/data/console/migrate_create/create_fields_with_col_method_after_default_value.php b/tests/data/console/migrate_create/create_fields_with_col_method_after_default_value.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d8a579bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/console/migrate_create/create_fields_with_col_method_after_default_value.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @link http://www.yiiframework.com/
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2008 Yii Software LLC
+ * @license http://www.yiiframework.com/license/
+ */
+
+return <<<CODE
+<?php
+
+{$namespace}use yii\db\Migration;
+
+/**
+ * Handles the creation of table `{{%test}}`.
+ */
+class {$class} extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function safeUp()
+    {
+        \$this->createTable('{{%test}}', [
+            'id' => \$this->primaryKey(),
+            'title' => \$this->string(10)->notNull()->unique()->defaultValue("test")->after("id"),
+            'body' => \$this->text()->notNull()->defaultValue("test")->after("title"),
+            'address' => \$this->text()->notNull()->defaultValue("test")->after("body"),
+            'address2' => \$this->text()->notNull()->defaultValue('te:st')->after("address"),
+            'address3' => \$this->text()->notNull()->defaultValue(':te:st:')->after("address2"),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function safeDown()
+    {
+        \$this->dropTable('{{%test}}');
+    }
+}
+
+CODE;
diff --git a/tests/framework/console/controllers/MigrateControllerTest.php b/tests/framework/console/controllers/MigrateControllerTest.php
index 4f3e1ea530..76ba005dfe 100644
--- a/tests/framework/console/controllers/MigrateControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/framework/console/controllers/MigrateControllerTest.php
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ class MigrateControllerTest extends TestCase
                     price:money(11,2):notNull,
                     parenthesis_in_comment:string(255):notNull:comment(\'Name of set (RU)\')',
             ],
+            'create_fields_with_col_method_after_default_value' => [
+                'fields' => 'id:primaryKey,
+                    title:string(10):notNull:unique:defaultValue("test"):after("id"),
+                    body:text:notNull:defaultValue("test"):after("title"),
+                    address:text:notNull:defaultValue("test"):after("body"),
+                    address2:text:notNull:defaultValue(\'te:st\'):after("address"),
+                    address3:text:notNull:defaultValue(\':te:st:\'):after("address2")',
+            ],
             'create_title_pk' => [
                 'fields' => 'title:primaryKey,body:text:notNull,price:money(11,2)',
             ],
@@ -236,6 +244,9 @@ class MigrateControllerTest extends TestCase
             ['create_title_with_comma_default_values', 'create_test_table', 'test', $params['create_title_with_comma_default_values']],
             ['create_field_with_colon_default_values', 'create_test_table', 'test', $params['create_field_with_colon_default_values']],
 
+            // @see https://github.com/yiisoft/yii2/issues/18303
+            ['create_fields_with_col_method_after_default_value', 'create_test_table', 'test', $params['create_fields_with_col_method_after_default_value']],
+
             ['drop_test', 'drop_test_table', 'test', []],
             ['drop_test', 'drop_test__table', 'test_', []],
             ['drop_test', 'drop_TEST_table', 'TEST', []],