diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 557272bf7..4b7fd2272 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "qtism/qtism",
 	"description": "OAT QTI Software Module Library",
 	"type": "library",
-	"version": "0.9.26",
+	"version": "0.9.27",
 	"authors": [
 		{
 			"name": "Open Assessment Technologies S.A.",
diff --git a/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshaller.php b/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshaller.php
index 5f2817fef..c3c779c8e 100644
--- a/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshaller.php
+++ b/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshaller.php
@@ -135,21 +135,22 @@ protected function unmarshall(DOMElement $element) {
 		else {
 			// baseType attribute not set -> not part of a record.
 			$nodeValue = trim($element->nodeValue);
-			if ($nodeValue !== '') {
-				// Try to use the marshaller as parametric to know how to unserialize the value.
-				if ($this->getBaseType() != -1) {
-					$object = new Value(Utils::stringToDatatype($nodeValue, $this->getBaseType()), $this->getBaseType());
-				}
-				else {
-					// value used as plain string (at your own risks).
-					$object = new Value($nodeValue);
-				}
-				
-			}
-			else {
-				$msg = "The element '" . $element->localName . "' has no value.";
-				throw new UnmarshallingException($msg, $element);
-			}
+            
+            // Try to use the marshaller as parametric to know how to unserialize the value.
+            if ($this->getBaseType() != -1) {
+                
+                // Empty value only accepted if base type is string (consider empty string).
+                if ($this->getBaseType() !== BaseType::STRING && $nodeValue === '') {
+                    $msg = "The element '" . $element->localName . "' has no value.";
+                    throw new UnmarshallingException($msg, $element);
+                }
+                
+                $object = new Value(Utils::stringToDatatype($nodeValue, $this->getBaseType()), $this->getBaseType());
+            }
+            else {
+                // value used as plain string (at your own risks).
+                $object = new Value($nodeValue);
+            }
 		}
 		
 		if (($value = static::getDOMElementAttributeAs($element, 'fieldIdentifier', 'string')) !== null) {
diff --git a/test/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshallerTest.php b/test/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshallerTest.php
index bcdda13d8..d9386fe70 100644
--- a/test/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshallerTest.php
+++ b/test/qtism/data/storage/xml/marshalling/ValueMarshallerTest.php
@@ -104,18 +104,38 @@ public function testMarshallNoBaseTypeButForcedAndEntities() {
 	    $this->assertSame('<value>Hello &lt;b&gt;bold&lt;/b&gt;</value>', $element->ownerDocument->saveXML($element));
 	}
 	
-	public function testUnmarshallNoValue() {
-		$this->setExpectedException('qtism\\data\\storage\\xml\\marshalling\\UnmarshallingException');
-		
+	public function testUnmarshallNoValueStringExpected() {
+        // Just an empty <value>.
 		$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
 		$dom->loadXML('<value xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1"></value>');
 		$element = $dom->documentElement;
 		
+		$marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($element, array(BaseType::STRING));
+		$component = $marshaller->unmarshall($element);
+        $this->assertEquals('', $component->getValue());
+        
+        // An empty <value>, with empty CDATA.
+        $dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
+		$dom->loadXML('<value xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1"><![CDATA[]]></value>');
+		$element = $dom->documentElement;
+		
 		$marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($element);
 		$component = $marshaller->unmarshall($element);
+        $this->assertEquals('', $component->getValue());
 	}
+    
+    public function testUnmarshallNoValueIntegerExpected() {
+        $this->setExpectedException('qtism\\data\\storage\\xml\\marshalling\\UnmarshallingException');
+		$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
+		$dom->loadXML('<value xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1"></value>');
+		$element = $dom->documentElement;
+		
+		$marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($element, array(BaseType::INTEGER));
+		$component = $marshaller->unmarshall($element);
+        $this->assertEquals('', $component->getValue());
+    }
 	
-	public function testUnmarshallBaseType() {
+	public function testUnmarshallBaseTypePairWithFieldIdentifier() {
 		$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
 		$dom->loadXML('<value xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1" baseType="pair" fieldIdentifier="fieldIdentifier1">A B</value>');
 		$element = $dom->documentElement;
@@ -129,4 +149,34 @@ public function testUnmarshallBaseType() {
 		$this->assertEquals($component->getValue()->getSecond(), 'B');
 		$this->assertEquals($component->getFieldIdentifier(), 'fieldIdentifier1');
 	}
+    
+    public function testUnmarshallBaseTypeInteger() {
+		$dom = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'UTF-8');
+        // 0 value
+		$dom->loadXML('<value xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1" baseType="integer">0</value>');
+		$element = $dom->documentElement;
+		
+		$marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($element);
+		$component = $marshaller->unmarshall($element);
+		
+		$this->assertSame(0, $component->getValue());
+        
+        // Positive value.
+        $dom->loadXML('<value xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1" baseType="integer">1</value>');
+		$element = $dom->documentElement;
+		
+		$marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($element);
+		$component = $marshaller->unmarshall($element);
+		
+		$this->assertSame(1, $component->getValue());
+        
+        // Negative value.
+        $dom->loadXML('<value xmlns="http://www.imsglobal.org/xsd/imsqti_v2p1" baseType="integer">-1</value>');
+		$element = $dom->documentElement;
+		
+		$marshaller = $this->getMarshallerFactory()->createMarshaller($element);
+		$component = $marshaller->unmarshall($element);
+		
+		$this->assertSame(-1, $component->getValue());
+	}
 }