diff --git a/src/pkg/fmt/fmt_test.go b/src/pkg/fmt/fmt_test.go
index 2ede11cfc89..d13d09c1b62 100644
--- a/src/pkg/fmt/fmt_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/fmt/fmt_test.go
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ var fmttests = []struct {
 	{"%+d", 0, "+0"},
 	{"% d", 0, " 0"},
 	{"% d", 12345, " 12345"},
+	{"%.0d", 0, ""},
+	{"%.d", 0, ""},
 
 	// unicode format
 	{"%U", 0x1, "U+0001"},
diff --git a/src/pkg/fmt/format.go b/src/pkg/fmt/format.go
index bec55f75ba0..24b15a286b7 100644
--- a/src/pkg/fmt/format.go
+++ b/src/pkg/fmt/format.go
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ func (f *fmt) fmt_boolean(v bool) {
 // integer; interprets prec but not wid.  Once formatted, result is sent to pad()
 // and then flags are cleared.
 func (f *fmt) integer(a int64, base uint64, signedness bool, digits string) {
+	// precision of 0 and value of 0 means "print nothing"
+	if f.precPresent && f.prec == 0 && a == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
 	var buf []byte = f.intbuf[0:]
 	negative := signedness == signed && a < 0
 	if negative {
diff --git a/src/pkg/fmt/print.go b/src/pkg/fmt/print.go
index 53c39f18dab..73873490807 100644
--- a/src/pkg/fmt/print.go
+++ b/src/pkg/fmt/print.go
@@ -928,6 +928,10 @@ func (p *pp) doPrintf(format string, a []interface{}) {
 				}
 			} else {
 				p.fmt.prec, p.fmt.precPresent, i = parsenum(format, i+1, end)
+				if !p.fmt.precPresent {
+					p.fmt.prec = 0
+					p.fmt.precPresent = true
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if i >= end {