diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
index ad25464f89..520ab91923 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/collection.js
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ Zotero.Collection.prototype.loadFromRow = function (row) {
 		
 		// Integer or 0
 		case 'version':
+		case 'clientVersion':
 			val = val ? parseInt(val) : 0;
 			break;
 		
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index 029e0332c6..35aefe9667 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._parseRowData = function (row) {
 			
 			// Integer or 0
 			case 'version':
+			case 'clientVersion':
 				val = val ? parseInt(val) : 0;
 				break;
 			
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/search.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/search.js
index e10b7d1c06..283945027f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/search.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/search.js
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ Zotero.Search.prototype.loadFromRow = function (row) {
 		
 		// Integer or 0
 		case 'version':
+		case 'clientVersion':
 			val = val ? parseInt(val) : 0;
 			break;
 		
diff --git a/test/tests/dataObjectTest.js b/test/tests/dataObjectTest.js
index 2837a666b6..de371967e5 100644
--- a/test/tests/dataObjectTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/dataObjectTest.js
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ describe("Zotero.DataObject", function () {
 			}
 		});
 
+		it("should load 0 as a number", async function () {
+			for (let type of types) {
+				let objectsClass = Zotero.DataObjectUtilities.getObjectsClassForObjectType(type);
+				let obj = await createDataObject(type);
+				let id = obj.id;
+				await Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
+					`UPDATE ${objectsClass.table} SET clientVersion=0 WHERE ${objectsClass.idColumn}=?`,
+					id
+				);
+				objectsClass.unload(id);
+				obj = await objectsClass.getAsync(id);
+				assert.strictEqual(obj.clientVersion, 0, type + " clientVersion mismatch");
+			}
+		});
+
 		it("should increase after modifying object", async function () {
 			for (let type of types) {
 				let obj = await createDataObject(type);