diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java
index 02a6069b321..244715e1dee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java
@@ -1847,4 +1847,24 @@ public static int compare(final short x, final short y) {
     public static int compare(final byte x, final byte y) {
         return x - y;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the specified {@link Number} is {@code null} or {@code 0} as value.
+     *
+     * @param number the {@code number} to check
+     * @return {@code true} if the Object of {@code number} is {@code null} or has the value {@code 0}.
+     */
+    public static boolean isNullOrZero(Number number) {
+        return null == number || number.doubleValue() == 0.0d;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks whether the specified {@link Number} is not {@code null} and is unlike {@code 0} as value.
+     *
+     * @param number number the {@code number} to check
+     * @return {@code true} is the Object of {@code number} is not {@code null} and has a value unlike {@code 0}
+     */
+    public static boolean isNoneNullOrZero(Number number) {
+        return ! isNullOrZero(number);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java
index 2a01fab163c..300bfca87a7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtilsTest.java
@@ -1743,4 +1743,96 @@ public void testToShortStringI() {
         assertEquals(12345, NumberUtils.toShort("12345", (short) 5), "toShort(String, short) 1 failed");
         assertEquals(5, NumberUtils.toShort("1234.5", (short) 5), "toShort(String, short) 2 failed");
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Test for {@link NumberUtils#isNullOrZero(Number)}
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testIsNullOrZero() {
+        String errorMessageNullShouldTrue = "A null Object should return true on isNullOrZero(Number)";
+        String errorMessageZeroShouldTrue = "A zero Value of Number should return true on isNullOrZero(Number)";
+        String errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse = "A non zero Value should return false on isNullOrZero(Number)";
+
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero((BigDecimal) null),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(BigDecimal.ZERO),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(BigDecimal.valueOf(0.00d)),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero((Integer) null),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.INTEGER_ZERO),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero((Float) null),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.FLOAT_ZERO),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero((Double) null),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.DOUBLE_ZERO),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldTrue);
+
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(BigDecimal.ONE),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(BigDecimal.valueOf(0.0025)),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.INTEGER_ONE),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.toInt("236")),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.FLOAT_MINUS_ONE),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(2.4685f),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.DOUBLE_ONE),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNullOrZero(NumberUtils.toDouble("-45.6382")),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldFalse);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Test for {@link NumberUtils#isNoneNullOrZero(Number)}
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testIsNoneNullOrZero() {
+        String errorMessageNullShouldFalse = "A null Object should return false on isNoneNullOrZero(Number)";
+        String errorMessageZeroShouldFalse = "A zero Value of Number should return false on isNoneNullOrZero(Number)";
+        String errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue = "A non zero Value should return true on isNoneNullOrZero(Number)";
+
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero((BigDecimal) null),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(BigDecimal.ZERO),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(BigDecimal.valueOf(0.00d)),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero((Integer) null),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.INTEGER_ZERO),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero((Float) null),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.FLOAT_ZERO),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero((Double) null),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNullShouldFalse);
+        assertFalse(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.DOUBLE_ZERO),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageZeroShouldFalse);
+
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(BigDecimal.ONE),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(BigDecimal.valueOf(0.0025)),
+                BigDecimal.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.INTEGER_ONE),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.toInt("236")),
+                Integer.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.FLOAT_MINUS_ONE),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(2.4685f),
+                Float.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.DOUBLE_ONE),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+        assertTrue(NumberUtils.isNoneNullOrZero(NumberUtils.toDouble("-45.6382")),
+                Double.class.getSimpleName() + " - " + errorMessageNonZeroShouldTrue);
+    }
 }