diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
index 4c0049f9d..48129163b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 * [#8030](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8030) - Validate custom field names
 * [#8033](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8033) - Fix display of zero values for custom integer fields in tables
 * [#8035](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8035) - Redirect back to parent prefix after creating IP address(es) where applicable
+* [#8038](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8038) - Placeholder filter should display zero integer values
 
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diff --git a/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py b/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py
index 2d0c8edd1..267bf7115 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/templatetags/helpers.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def placeholder(value):
     """
     Render a muted placeholder if value equates to False.
     """
-    if value:
+    if value not in ('', None):
         return value
     placeholder = '<span class="text-muted">&mdash;</span>'
     return mark_safe(placeholder)