diff --git a/x/bank/types/balance_test.go b/x/bank/types/balance_test.go
index 1c7d4255c..fd6b72a3a 100644
--- a/x/bank/types/balance_test.go
+++ b/x/bank/types/balance_test.go
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ func TestBalanceValidate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			true,
 		},
+		{
+			"0 value coin",
+			bank.Balance{
+				Address: "cosmos1yq8lgssgxlx9smjhes6ryjasmqmd3ts2559g0t",
+				Coins: sdk.Coins{
+					sdk.NewInt64Coin("atom", 0),
+					sdk.NewInt64Coin("zatom", 2),
+				},
+			},
+			true,
+		},
 		{
 			"unsorted coins",
 			bank.Balance{