diff --git a/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/json/json_serialization.py b/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/json/json_serialization.py
index 155aced55..2d9045c61 100644
--- a/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/json/json_serialization.py
+++ b/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/json/json_serialization.py
@@ -256,10 +256,8 @@ def _qualifier_to_json(cls, obj: model.Qualifier) -> Dict[str, object]:
         :return: dict with the serialized attributes of this object
         """
         data = cls._abstract_classes_to_json(obj)
-        if obj.value:
-            data["value"] = (
-                model.datatypes.xsd_repr(obj.value) if obj.value is not None else None
-            )
+        if obj.value is not None:
+            data["value"] = model.datatypes.xsd_repr(obj.value)
         if obj.value_id:
             data["valueId"] = obj.value_id
         # Even though kind is optional in the schema, it's better to always serialize it instead of specifying
@@ -278,10 +276,8 @@ def _extension_to_json(cls, obj: model.Extension) -> Dict[str, object]:
         :return: dict with the serialized attributes of this object
         """
         data = cls._abstract_classes_to_json(obj)
-        if obj.value:
-            data["value"] = (
-                model.datatypes.xsd_repr(obj.value) if obj.value is not None else None
-            )
+        if obj.value is not None:
+            data["value"] = model.datatypes.xsd_repr(obj.value)
         if obj.refers_to:
             data["refersTo"] = list(obj.refers_to)
         if obj.value_type:
diff --git a/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/xml/xml_serialization.py b/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/xml/xml_serialization.py
index 8570add66..f11ef503b 100644
--- a/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/xml/xml_serialization.py
+++ b/sdk/basyx/aas/adapter/xml/xml_serialization.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def qualifier_to_xml(
             NS_AAS + "valueType", text=model.datatypes.XSD_TYPE_NAMES[obj.value_type]
         )
     )
-    if obj.value:
+    if obj.value is not None:
         et_qualifier.append(_value_to_xml(obj.value, obj.value_type))
     if obj.value_id:
         et_qualifier.append(reference_to_xml(obj.value_id, NS_AAS + "valueId"))
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def extension_to_xml(
                 text=model.datatypes.XSD_TYPE_NAMES[obj.value_type],
             )
         )
-    if obj.value:
+    if obj.value is not None:
         et_extension.append(_value_to_xml(obj.value, obj.value_type))  # type: ignore # (value_type could be None)
     if len(obj.refers_to) > 0:
         refers_to = _generate_element(NS_AAS + "refersTo")
diff --git a/sdk/test/adapter/json/test_json_serialization_deserialization.py b/sdk/test/adapter/json/test_json_serialization_deserialization.py
index 5e815ad92..725719a4a 100644
--- a/sdk/test/adapter/json/test_json_serialization_deserialization.py
+++ b/sdk/test/adapter/json/test_json_serialization_deserialization.py
@@ -125,3 +125,23 @@ def test_example_all_examples_serialization_deserialization(self) -> None:
         json_identifiable_store = read_aas_json_file(file, failsafe=False)
         checker = AASDataChecker(raise_immediately=True)
         checker.check_identifiable_store(json_identifiable_store, data)
+
+
+class JsonSerializationDeserializationFalsyValueTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_falsy_extension_and_qualifier_values(self) -> None:
+        for value_type, value in ((model.datatypes.Int, 0),
+                                  (model.datatypes.Decimal, model.datatypes.Decimal("0")),
+                                  (model.datatypes.Boolean, False)):
+            with self.subTest(value_type=value_type):
+                submodel = model.Submodel(
+                    "https://example.org/falsy",
+                    extension=[model.Extension("e", value_type=value_type, value=value)],
+                    qualifier=[model.Qualifier("q", value_type=value_type, value=value)],
+                )
+                file = io.StringIO()
+                write_aas_json_file(file=file, data=model.DictIdentifiableStore([submodel]))
+                file.seek(0)
+                read = read_aas_json_file(file, failsafe=False).get_item("https://example.org/falsy")
+                assert isinstance(read, model.Submodel)
+                self.assertEqual(value, read.get_extension_by_name("e").value)
+                self.assertEqual(value, read.get_qualifier_by_type("q").value)
diff --git a/sdk/test/adapter/xml/test_xml_serialization_deserialization.py b/sdk/test/adapter/xml/test_xml_serialization_deserialization.py
index aae0ce214..ec17095f0 100644
--- a/sdk/test/adapter/xml/test_xml_serialization_deserialization.py
+++ b/sdk/test/adapter/xml/test_xml_serialization_deserialization.py
@@ -90,3 +90,21 @@ def test_submodel_serialization_deserialization(self) -> None:
         )
         checker = AASDataChecker(raise_immediately=True)
         checker.check_submodel_equal(submodel2, submodel)
+
+
+class XMLSerializationDeserializationFalsyValueTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_falsy_extension_and_qualifier_values(self) -> None:
+        for value_type, value in ((model.datatypes.Int, 0),
+                                  (model.datatypes.Decimal, model.datatypes.Decimal("0")),
+                                  (model.datatypes.Boolean, False)):
+            with self.subTest(value_type=value_type):
+                submodel = model.Submodel(
+                    "https://example.org/falsy",
+                    extension=[model.Extension("e", value_type=value_type, value=value)],
+                    qualifier=[model.Qualifier("q", value_type=value_type, value=value)],
+                )
+                read = _serialize_and_deserialize(model.DictIdentifiableStore([submodel])).get_item(
+                    "https://example.org/falsy")
+                assert isinstance(read, model.Submodel)
+                self.assertEqual(value, read.get_extension_by_name("e").value)
+                self.assertEqual(value, read.get_qualifier_by_type("q").value)