diff --git a/.changeset/cuddly-masks-live.md b/.changeset/cuddly-masks-live.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7dd8acdbee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cuddly-masks-live.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'openzeppelin-solidity': patch
+---
+
+`forceApprove` gas optimization: skip second approval call whenever `value == 0`.
diff --git a/contracts/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.sol b/contracts/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.sol
index ed41fb042c9..5e05403802a 100644
--- a/contracts/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.sol
+++ b/contracts/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.sol
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ library SafeERC20 {
 
         if (!_callOptionalReturnBool(token, approvalCall)) {
             _callOptionalReturn(token, abi.encodeCall(token.approve, (spender, 0)));
-            _callOptionalReturn(token, approvalCall);
+            if (value > 0) {
+                _callOptionalReturn(token, approvalCall);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.test.js b/test/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.test.js
index 16b72bd6b1b..6921e58b4f7 100644
--- a/test/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.test.js
+++ b/test/token/ERC20/utils/SafeERC20.test.js
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ describe('SafeERC20', function () {
         await this.mock.$forceApprove(this.token, this.spender, 200n);
         expect(await this.token.allowance(this.mock, this.spender)).to.equal(200n);
       });
+
+      it('forceApprove works for zero allowance', async function () {
+        await this.mock.$forceApprove(this.token, this.spender, 0);
+        expect(await this.token.allowance(this.mock, this.spender)).to.equal(0);
+      });
     });
   });