diff --git a/beetsplug/zero.py b/beetsplug/zero.py
index bce3b1a72..e65dd8286 100644
--- a/beetsplug/zero.py
+++ b/beetsplug/zero.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class ZeroPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
                 "fields": [],
                 "keep_fields": [],
                 "update_database": False,
+                "zero_disc_if_single_disc": False,
             }
         )
 
@@ -123,8 +124,12 @@ class ZeroPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         """
         fields_set = False
 
+        if "disc" in tags and self.config["zero_disc_if_single_disc"].get(bool) and item.disctotal == 1:
+            self._log.debug("disc: {.disc} -> None", item)
+            tags["disc"] = None
+
         if not self.fields_to_progs:
-            self._log.warning("no fields, nothing to do")
+            self._log.warning("no fields list to remove")
             return False
 
         for field, progs in self.fields_to_progs.items():
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 4f32093fe..f5109a9b4 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Unreleased
 ----------
 
 New features:
+* :doc:`plugins/zero`: Add new configuration option,
+  ``zero_disc_if_single_disc``, to allow zeroing the disc number on
+  write for single-disc albums. Defaults to False.
 
 Bug fixes:
 
diff --git a/docs/plugins/zero.rst b/docs/plugins/zero.rst
index 6ed9427d9..88903a389 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/zero.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/zero.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ to nullify and the conditions for nullifying them:
   ``keep_fields``---not both!
 - To conditionally filter a field, use ``field: [regexp, regexp]`` to specify
   regular expressions.
+- Set ``zero_disc_if_single_disc`` to ``True`` to zero the disc number field
+  only if the album contains a disctotal count and is a single disc.
 - By default this plugin only affects files' tags; the beets database is left
   unchanged. To update the tags in the database, set the ``update_database``
   option to true.