diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h
index 47a914cb8..2c20b326e 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.h
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class AndroidApplication {
         #endif
 
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration for OpenGL context
+         * @brief Construct with an OpenGL context
          * @param arguments         Application arguments
          * @param configuration     Application configuration
          * @param glConfiguration   OpenGL context configuration
@@ -202,20 +202,17 @@ class AndroidApplication {
         explicit AndroidApplication(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration, const GLConfiguration& glConfiguration);
 
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration
+         * @brief Construct without explicit GPU context configuration
          *
          * Equivalent to calling @ref AndroidApplication(const Arguments&, const Configuration&, const GLConfiguration&)
          * with default-constructed @ref GLConfiguration.
          */
+        #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+        explicit AndroidApplication(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration = Configuration{});
+        #else
         explicit AndroidApplication(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration);
-
-        /**
-         * @brief Construct with default configuration
-         *
-         * Equivalent to calling @ref AndroidApplication(const Arguments&, const Configuration&)
-         * with default-constructed @ref Configuration.
-         */
         explicit AndroidApplication(const Arguments& arguments);
+        #endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Construct without creating a window
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/EmscriptenApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/EmscriptenApplication.h
index 92605426e..7f41f8242 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/EmscriptenApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/EmscriptenApplication.h
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class EmscriptenApplication {
 
         #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration for WebGL context
+         * @brief Construct with a WebGL context
          * @param arguments         Application arguments
          * @param configuration     Application configuration
          * @param glConfiguration   WebGL context configuration
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class EmscriptenApplication {
         #endif
 
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration
+         * @brief Construct without explicit GPU context configuration
          *
          * If @ref Configuration::WindowFlag::Contextless is present or Magnum
          * was not built with @ref MAGNUM_TARGET_GL, this creates a window
@@ -333,15 +333,13 @@ class EmscriptenApplication {
          *
          * See also @ref building-features for more information.
          */
+        #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+        explicit EmscriptenApplication(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration = Configuration{});
+        #else
+        /* Configuration is only forward-declared at this point */
         explicit EmscriptenApplication(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration);
-
-        /**
-         * @brief Construct with default configuration
-         *
-         * Equivalent to calling @ref EmscriptenApplication(const Arguments&, const Configuration&)
-         * with default-constructed @ref Configuration.
-         */
         explicit EmscriptenApplication(const Arguments& arguments);
+        #endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Construct without setting up a canvas
@@ -1215,7 +1213,6 @@ class EmscriptenApplication::Configuration {
         enum class WindowFlag: UnsignedShort {
             /**
              * Do not create any GPU context. Use together with
-             * @ref EmscriptenApplication(const Arguments&),
              * @ref EmscriptenApplication(const Arguments&, const Configuration&),
              * @ref create(const Configuration&) or
              * @ref tryCreate(const Configuration&) to prevent implicit
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h
index f788d8881..70519d035 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class GlfwApplication {
 
         #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration for OpenGL context
+         * @brief Construct with an OpenGL context
          * @param arguments         Application arguments
          * @param configuration     Application configuration
          * @param glConfiguration   OpenGL context configuration
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class GlfwApplication {
         #endif
 
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration
+         * @brief Construct without explicit GPU context configuration
          *
          * If @ref Configuration::WindowFlag::Contextless is present or Magnum
          * was not built with @ref MAGNUM_TARGET_GL, this creates a window
@@ -216,15 +216,13 @@ class GlfwApplication {
          *
          * See also @ref building-features for more information.
          */
+        #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+        explicit GlfwApplication(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration = Configuration{});
+        #else
+        /* Configuration is only forward-declared at this point */
         explicit GlfwApplication(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration);
-
-        /**
-         * @brief Construct with default configuration
-         *
-         * Equivalent to calling @ref GlfwApplication(const Arguments&, const Configuration&)
-         * with default-constructed @ref Configuration.
-         */
         explicit GlfwApplication(const Arguments& arguments);
+        #endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Construct without creating a window
@@ -1112,7 +1110,6 @@ class GlfwApplication::Configuration {
             #if defined(DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT) || defined(GLFW_NO_API)
             /**
              * Do not create any GPU context. Use together with
-             * @ref GlfwApplication(const Arguments&),
              * @ref GlfwApplication(const Arguments&, const Configuration&),
              * @ref create(const Configuration&) or
              * @ref tryCreate(const Configuration&) to prevent implicit
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlxApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlxApplication.h
index e9ececfc1..d1d5f88e4 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlxApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlxApplication.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ If no other application header is included, this class is also aliased to
 class GlxApplication: public AbstractXApplication {
     public:
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration for OpenGL context
+         * @brief Construct with an OpenGL context
          * @param arguments         Application arguments
          * @param configuration     Application configuration
          * @param glConfiguration   OpenGL context configuration
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h
index bc1a95c61..fd2c6ac5a 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ class Sdl2Application {
 
         #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration for OpenGL context
+         * @brief Construct with an OpenGL context
          * @param arguments         Application arguments
          * @param configuration     Application configuration
          * @param glConfiguration   OpenGL context configuration
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ class Sdl2Application {
         #endif
 
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration
+         * @brief Construct without explicit GPU context configuration
          *
          * If @ref Configuration::WindowFlag::Contextless is present or Magnum
          * was not built with @ref MAGNUM_TARGET_GL, this creates a window
@@ -539,15 +539,13 @@ class Sdl2Application {
          *
          * See also @ref building-features for more information.
          */
+        #ifdef DOXYGEN_GENERATING_OUTPUT
+        explicit Sdl2Application(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration = Configuration{});
+        #else
+        /* Configuration is only forward-declared at this point */
         explicit Sdl2Application(const Arguments& arguments, const Configuration& configuration);
-
-        /**
-         * @brief Construct with default configuration
-         *
-         * Equivalent to calling @ref Sdl2Application(const Arguments&, const Configuration&)
-         * with default-constructed @ref Configuration.
-         */
         explicit Sdl2Application(const Arguments& arguments);
+        #endif
 
         /**
          * @brief Construct without creating a window
@@ -1735,7 +1733,7 @@ class Sdl2Application::Configuration {
             /**
              * Request a window for use with OpenGL. Useful in combination with
              * @ref WindowFlag::Contextless, otherwise enabled implicitly when
-             * creating an OpenGL context using @ref Sdl2Application(const Arguments&),
+             * creating an OpenGL context using
              * @ref Sdl2Application(const Arguments&, const Configuration&, const GLConfiguration&),
              * @ref create(const Configuration&, const GLConfiguration&) or
              * @ref tryCreate(const Configuration&, const GLConfiguration&).
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/XEglApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/XEglApplication.h
index 53cbfc067..7feb6af0e 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/XEglApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/XEglApplication.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ If no other application header is included, this class is also aliased to
 class XEglApplication: public AbstractXApplication {
     public:
         /**
-         * @brief Construct with given configuration for OpenGL context
+         * @brief Construct with an OpenGL context
          * @param arguments         Application arguments
          * @param configuration     Application configuration
          * @param glConfiguration   OpenGL context configuration