diff --git a/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml b/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml
index 08cebffa..e073bfcc 100644
--- a/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml
+++ b/res/values/seekbarpreference_attr.xml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 		<attr name="sbpSummaryValueAddition" format="float"/>
 		<attr name="sbpSummaryText" format="string"/>
 		<attr name="sbpSummaryFormat" format="string"/>
+		<attr name="sbpSummaryZeroText" format="string" />
 	</declare-styleable>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java
index 857f6d42..0997ca3d 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/SeekBarPreference.java
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 	 * The text to use in the summary
 	 */
 	private String mSummaryText;
+	/**
+	 * Text to display if the value equals zero
+	 */
+	private String mZeroText;
 	/**
 	 * Add given value to summary value
 	 */
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 		mSummaryFormat = (mSummaryFormat == null ? "%s %.1f" : mSummaryFormat);
 		mSummaryText = a.getString(R.styleable.SeekBarPreference_sbpSummaryText);
 		mSummaryText = (mSummaryText == null ? "" : mSummaryText);
+		mZeroText = a.getString(R.styleable.SeekBarPreference_sbpSummaryZeroText); // unlike other strings, this may be null
 		a.recycle();
 	}
 
@@ -136,7 +141,12 @@ public class SeekBarPreference extends DialogPreference implements SeekBar.OnSee
 		if (mSummaryValueMultiplication != 0f)
 			fValue = fValue * mSummaryValueMultiplication;
 
-		return String.format(mSummaryFormat, mSummaryText, fValue);
+		String result = String.format(mSummaryFormat, mSummaryText, fValue);
+
+		if (fValue == 0f && mZeroText != null)
+			result = mZeroText;
+
+		return result;
 	}
 
 	@Override