diff --git a/schwifty/checksum/belgium.py b/schwifty/checksum/belgium.py
index 2a37d5b..98347be 100644
--- a/schwifty/checksum/belgium.py
+++ b/schwifty/checksum/belgium.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ def compute(self, bban: str) -> str:
         spec = registry.get("iban")
         assert isinstance(spec, dict)
         checksum = int(bban[: spec["BE"]["bban_length"] - self.checksum_length]) % 97
+        # Specific value in case checksum is expliclity 97
+        checksum = checksum if checksum != 0 else 97
         return str(checksum).zfill(self.checksum_length)
 
     def validate(self, bban: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/schwifty/iban.py b/schwifty/iban.py
index cfc7c4c..e8bb30a 100644
--- a/schwifty/iban.py
+++ b/schwifty/iban.py
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ def validate(self, validate_bban: bool = False) -> bool:
         """Validate the structural integrity of this IBAN.
 
         This function will verify the country specific format as well as the Luhn checksum in the
-        3rd and 4th position of the IBAN. For some countries (currently Germany and Italy) it will
-        also verify the correctness of the country specific checksum within the BBAN if the
+        3rd and 4th position of the IBAN. For some countries (currently Belgium, Germany and Italy)
+        it will also verify the correctness of the country specific checksum within the BBAN if the
         `validate_bban` parameter is set to `True`. For German banks it will pick the appropriate
         algorithm based on the bank code and verify that the account code has the correct checksum.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_checksum.py b/tests/test_checksum.py
index 82539a9..08a5d9a 100644
--- a/tests/test_checksum.py
+++ b/tests/test_checksum.py
@@ -97,3 +97,7 @@ def test_belgium_checksum():
 
 def test_belgium_checksum_failure():
     assert algorithms["BE:default"].validate("050000123456") is False
+
+
+def test_belgium_checksum_checksum_edge_case():
+    assert algorithms["BE:default"].validate("050000017797") is True
diff --git a/tests/test_iban.py b/tests/test_iban.py
index efd6e47..40749f6 100644
--- a/tests/test_iban.py
+++ b/tests/test_iban.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ def test_iban_properties():
         (("BE", "050", "123456"), "BE45050012345689"),
         (("BE", "539", "0075470"), "BE68539007547034"),
         (("FR", "2004101005", "0500013M026"), "FR1420041010050500013M02606"),
+        (("BE", "050", "177"), "BE54050000017797"),
     ],
 )
 def test_generate_iban(components, compact):