diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStore.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStore.php
index daccc65b4160..cd102f4ce67a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStore.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStore.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public function getMarking($subject)
     {
         $placeName = $this->propertyAccessor->getValue($subject, $this->property);
 
-        if (!$placeName) {
+        if (null === $placeName) {
             return new Marking();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStoreTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStoreTest.php
index 2e00714d2762..0db37986cfc7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStoreTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Workflow/Tests/MarkingStore/SingleStateMarkingStoreTest.php
@@ -30,4 +30,17 @@ public function testGetSetMarking()
 
         $this->assertEquals($marking, $marking2);
     }
+
+    public function testAlmostEmptyPlaceName()
+    {
+        $subject = new \stdClass();
+        $subject->myMarks = 0;
+
+        $markingStore = new SingleStateMarkingStore('myMarks');
+
+        $marking = $markingStore->getMarking($subject);
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Marking::class, $marking);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $marking->getPlaces());
+    }
 }