diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/util/fixnumber.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/util/fixnumber.directive.js
index ce00a9c6ad..c4068f068f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/util/fixnumber.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/util/fixnumber.directive.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function fixNumber($parse) {
 
             //always return an int to the model
             ctrl.$parsers.push(function (value) {
+            	if (value === 0) return 0;
                 return parseFloat(value || '', 10);
             });