diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html
index b859f7cc6..b90810008 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/horizontal/input.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   {% endif %}
 
   <div class="col-sm-10">
-    <input name="{{ field.name }}" {% if style.input_type != "file" %}class="form-control"{% endif %} type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value is not None and field.value != "" %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %} {% if style.autofocus and style.input_type != "hidden" %}autofocus{% endif %}>
+    <input name="{{ field.name }}" {% if style.input_type != "file" %}class="form-control"{% endif %} type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value is not None %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %} {% if style.autofocus and style.input_type != "hidden" %}autofocus{% endif %}>
 
     {% if field.errors %}
       {% for error in field.errors %}
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/input.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/input.html
index 3a855f72c..26cdcb70c 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/input.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/inline/input.html
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     </label>
   {% endif %}
 
-  <input name="{{ field.name }}" {% if style.input_type != "file" %}class="form-control"{% endif %} type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value is not None and field.value != '' %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %} {% if style.autofocus and style.input_type != "hidden" %}autofocus{% endif %}>
+  <input name="{{ field.name }}" {% if style.input_type != "file" %}class="form-control"{% endif %} type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value is not None %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %} {% if style.autofocus and style.input_type != "hidden" %}autofocus{% endif %}>
 </div>
diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/input.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/input.html
index 01228cfb6..29c4370d5 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/input.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/vertical/input.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <label {% if style.hide_label %}class="sr-only"{% endif %}>{{ field.label }}</label>
   {% endif %}
 
-  <input name="{{ field.name }}" {% if style.input_type != "file" %}class="form-control"{% endif %} type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value is not None and field.value != "" %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %} {% if style.autofocus and style.input_type != "hidden" %}autofocus{% endif %}>
+  <input name="{{ field.name }}" {% if style.input_type != "file" %}class="form-control"{% endif %} type="{{ style.input_type }}" {% if style.placeholder %}placeholder="{{ style.placeholder }}"{% endif %} {% if field.value is not None %}value="{{ field.value }}"{% endif %} {% if style.autofocus and style.input_type != "hidden" %}autofocus{% endif %}>
 
   {% if field.errors %}
     {% for error in field.errors %}