diff --git a/tests/test_base.py b/tests/test_base.py
index 89a82fe4..745e7cb7 100644
--- a/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_base.py
@@ -938,6 +938,12 @@ def test_loop_call_later_handle_when_after_fired(self):
         self.loop.run_until_complete(fut)
         self.assertEqual(handle.when(), when)
 
+    def test_loop_call_later_0_returns_timer_handle(self):
+        cb = lambda: False  # NoQA
+        handle = self.loop.call_later(0, cb)
+        handle.when()
+        handle.cancel()
+
 
 class TestBaseAIO(_TestBase, AIOTestCase):
     pass
diff --git a/uvloop/loop.pyx b/uvloop/loop.pyx
index 2ed1f272..ea4e1d38 100644
--- a/uvloop/loop.pyx
+++ b/uvloop/loop.pyx
@@ -1326,10 +1326,7 @@ cdef class Loop:
         when = <uint64_t>round(delay * 1000)
         if not args:
             args = None
-        if when == 0:
-            return self._call_soon(callback, args, context)
-        else:
-            return self._call_later(when, callback, args, context)
+        return self._call_later(when, callback, args, context)
 
     def call_at(self, when, callback, *args, context=None):
         """Like call_later(), but uses an absolute time.