diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx b/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx
index ae91d97845..764cfde9c6 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-internal/picker-internal.tsx
@@ -356,9 +356,16 @@ export class PickerInternal implements ComponentInterface {
      * is "1" and we entered "2", then the complete value
      * is "12" and we should select hour 12.
      *
-     * Regex removes any leading zeros from values like "02".
+     * Regex removes any leading zeros from values like "02",
+     * but it keeps a single zero if there are only zeros in the string.
+     * 0+(?=[1-9]) --> Match 1 or more zeros that are followed by 1-9
+     * 0+(?=0$) --> Match 1 or more zeros that must be followed by one 0 and end.
      */
-    const findItemFromCompleteValue = values.find(({ text }) => text.replace(/^0+/, '') === inputEl.value);
+    const findItemFromCompleteValue = values.find(({ text }) => {
+      const parsedText = text.replace(/^0+(?=[1-9])|0+(?=0$)/, '');
+      return parsedText === inputEl.value;
+    });
+
     if (findItemFromCompleteValue) {
       inputModeColumn.setValue(findItemFromCompleteValue.value);
       return;
diff --git a/core/src/components/picker-internal/test/keyboard-entry/picker-internal.e2e.ts b/core/src/components/picker-internal/test/keyboard-entry/picker-internal.e2e.ts
index 24be31b39d..710c0f6937 100644
--- a/core/src/components/picker-internal/test/keyboard-entry/picker-internal.e2e.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/picker-internal/test/keyboard-entry/picker-internal.e2e.ts
@@ -89,4 +89,35 @@ test.describe('picker-internal: keyboard entry', () => {
     await expect(secondIonChange).toHaveReceivedEventDetail({ text: '24', value: 24 });
     await expect(secondColumn).toHaveJSProperty('value', 24);
   });
+
+  test('should select 00', async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.setContent(`
+      <ion-picker-internal>
+        <ion-picker-column-internal></ion-picker-column-internal>
+      </ion-picker-internal>
+
+      <script>
+        const column = document.querySelector('ion-picker-column-internal');
+        column.items = [
+          { text: '00', value: 12 },
+          { text: '01', value: 1 },
+          { text: '02', value: 2 },
+          { text: '03', value: 3 },
+          { text: '04', value: 4 },
+          { text: '05', value: 5 }
+        ];
+        column.value = 5;
+        column.numericInput = true;
+      </script>
+    `);
+
+    const column = page.locator('ion-picker-column-internal');
+    const ionChange = await page.spyOnEvent('ionChange');
+    await column.focus();
+
+    await page.keyboard.press('Digit0');
+
+    await expect(ionChange).toHaveReceivedEventDetail({ text: '00', value: 12 });
+    await expect(column).toHaveJSProperty('value', 12);
+  });
 });