diff --git a/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.test.ts b/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.test.ts
index 58e3fb4f3a967..52fb64888f5ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ describe('Duration Format', () => {
     outputPrecision: undefined,
     showSuffix: undefined,
     fixtures: [
+      {
+        input: 0,
+        output: '0 seconds',
+      },
       {
         input: -60,
         output: 'minus a minute',
diff --git a/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.ts b/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.ts
index 1579d6058e98c..1ed6ec014ed47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/field_formats/common/converters/duration.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ export class DurationFormat extends FieldFormat {
     const human = this.isHuman();
     const humanPrecise = this.isHumanPrecise();
 
+    if (human && val === 0) {
+      return i18n.translate('fieldFormats.duration.zeroSecondsLabel', {
+        defaultMessage: '0 seconds',
+      }); // Handle the case of 0 value for "Human Friendly"
+    }
+
     const prefix =
       val < 0 && human
         ? i18n.translate('fieldFormats.duration.negativeLabel', {