diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bemhtml b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bemhtml
index e6a545ac1..c53b93c3e 100644
--- a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bemhtml
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bemhtml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 block('progressbar')(
 
     js()(function(){
-        return { val : this.ctx.val };
+        return { val : this.ctx.val || 0 };
     }),
 
     content()(
         function() {
             return {
                 elem : 'bar',
-                attrs : { style : 'width:' + this.ctx.val + '%' }
+                attrs : { style : 'width:' + (this.ctx.val || 0) + '%' }
             };
         },
         match(function() { return typeof this.ctx.content !== 'undefined'; })(function() {
diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bh.js b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bh.js
index 099755a87..79b3fb199 100644
--- a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bh.js
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.bh.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = function(bh) {
 
     bh.match('progressbar', function(ctx, json) {
-        var val = json.val;
+        var val = json.val || 0;
 
         ctx
             .js({ val : val })
diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.en.md b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.en.md
index 3ff2ccf8d..2a7c01f40 100644
--- a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.en.md
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.en.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The modifier gives the block a custom design.
 
 Type: `Number`.
 
-Specifies the status of the process progress (in percent relative to its parental block).
+Specifies the status of the process progress (in percent relative to its parental block). By default process progress is equal to 0;
 
 ```js
 {
diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.ru.md b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.ru.md
index 6ff050991..5653fe955 100644
--- a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.ru.md
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.ru.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 Тип: `Number`.
 
-Определяет степень выполнения процесса в процентах относительно родителя.
+Определяет степень выполнения процесса в процентах относительно родителя. При отсутствии этого поля степень выполнения равна нулю.
 
 ```js
 {
diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.bemjson.js b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.bemjson.js
index 2a1633040..d783ac3c1 100644
--- a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.bemjson.js
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.bemjson.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ({
-    block : 'progressbar',
-    val : 24
+    block : 'progressbar'
 })
diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.html b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.html
index ff33570ab..0953482d4 100644
--- a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.html
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/10-default.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<div class="progressbar i-bem" data-bem="{&quot;progressbar&quot;:{&quot;val&quot;:24}}"><div class="progressbar__bar" style="width:24%"></div></div>
+<div class="progressbar i-bem" data-bem="{&quot;progressbar&quot;:{&quot;val&quot;:0}}"><div class="progressbar__bar" style="width:0%"></div></div>
diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/20-val.bemjson.js b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/20-val.bemjson.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a1633040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/20-val.bemjson.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+({
+    block : 'progressbar',
+    val : 24
+})
diff --git a/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/20-val.html b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/20-val.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff33570ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common.blocks/progressbar/progressbar.tmpl-specs/20-val.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<div class="progressbar i-bem" data-bem="{&quot;progressbar&quot;:{&quot;val&quot;:24}}"><div class="progressbar__bar" style="width:24%"></div></div>