diff --git a/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/main/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfig.java b/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/main/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfig.java
index 588b71a2fe..116c3082b0 100644
--- a/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/main/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfig.java
+++ b/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/main/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfig.java
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public static class Builder {
 		 * @return the BulkheadConfig.Builder
 		 */
 		public Builder maxConcurrentCalls(int maxConcurrentCalls) {
-			if (maxConcurrentCalls < 1) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxConcurrentCalls must be a positive integer value >= 1");
+			if (maxConcurrentCalls < 0) {
+				throw new IllegalArgumentException("maxConcurrentCalls must be an integer value >= 0");
 			}
 			config.maxConcurrentCalls = maxConcurrentCalls;
 			return this;
diff --git a/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfigTest.java b/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfigTest.java
index 606e2ebaeb..059a9a632c 100644
--- a/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfigTest.java
+++ b/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/BulkheadConfigTest.java
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ public void testBuildCustom() {
         assertThat(config.getMaxWaitTime()).isEqualTo(maxWait);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testBuildWithZeroMaxCurrentCalls() {
+
+        // given
+        int maxConcurrent = 0;
+
+        // when
+        BulkheadConfig config = BulkheadConfig.custom()
+                .maxConcurrentCalls(maxConcurrent)
+                .build();
+
+        // then
+        assertThat(config).isNotNull();
+        assertThat(config.getMaxConcurrentCalls()).isEqualTo(maxConcurrent);
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
     public void testBuildWithIllegalMaxConcurrent() {
 
diff --git a/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/internal/SemaphoreBulkheadTest.java b/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/internal/SemaphoreBulkheadTest.java
index 3ab1402fa5..4532e3e373 100644
--- a/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/internal/SemaphoreBulkheadTest.java
+++ b/resilience4j-bulkhead/src/test/java/io/github/resilience4j/bulkhead/internal/SemaphoreBulkheadTest.java
@@ -137,6 +137,24 @@ public void testTryEnterWithTimeout() {
 		assertThat(entered).isTrue();
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testZeroMaxConcurrentCalls() {
+
+		// given
+		BulkheadConfig config = BulkheadConfig.custom()
+				.maxConcurrentCalls(0)
+				.maxWaitTime(0)
+				.build();
+
+		SemaphoreBulkhead bulkhead = new SemaphoreBulkhead("test", config);
+
+		// when
+		boolean entered = bulkhead.tryObtainPermission();
+
+		// then
+		assertThat(entered).isFalse();
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void testEntryTimeout() {