diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b2050be..ee563735 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## v5.5.8 (Apr 16 2019)
+
+* [paranoid] IsDeleted returns true if DeletedAt is not zero
+
 ## v5.5.7 (Apr 12 2019)
 
 * [errors] Better handling of ValidationErrors
diff --git a/mongo/document/paranoid.go b/mongo/document/paranoid.go
index 0f674b8a..9ceaca00 100644
--- a/mongo/document/paranoid.go
+++ b/mongo/document/paranoid.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Paranoid struct {
 }
 
 func (p Paranoid) IsDeleted() bool {
-	return p.DeletedAt != nil
+	return p.DeletedAt != nil && !p.DeletedAt.IsZero()
 }
 
 func (d *Paranoid) setDeletedAt(t time.Time) {
diff --git a/mongo/document/paranoid_test.go b/mongo/document/paranoid_test.go
index 7d6a03ca..01f84535 100644
--- a/mongo/document/paranoid_test.go
+++ b/mongo/document/paranoid_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package document
 import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
 
@@ -223,3 +224,48 @@ func TestParanoid_Restore(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.False(t, doc.IsDeleted())
 }
+
+func TestParanoid_IsDeleted(t *testing.T) {
+	examples := []struct {
+		name        string
+		paranoidDoc func(t *testing.T) (*ParanoidDoc, func())
+		expectedRes bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "It should return true if DeletedAt is set",
+			paranoidDoc: func(t *testing.T) (*ParanoidDoc, func()) {
+				d, clean := NewTestParanoidDoc(t)
+				now := time.Now()
+				d.DeletedAt = &now
+				return d, clean
+			},
+			expectedRes: true,
+		}, {
+			name: "It should return false if DeletedAt is nil",
+			paranoidDoc: func(t *testing.T) (*ParanoidDoc, func()) {
+				d, clean := NewTestParanoidDoc(t)
+				d.DeletedAt = nil
+				return d, clean
+			},
+			expectedRes: false,
+		}, {
+			name: "It should return false if DeletedAt is zero",
+			paranoidDoc: func(t *testing.T) (*ParanoidDoc, func()) {
+				d, clean := NewTestParanoidDoc(t)
+				zero := time.Time{}
+				d.DeletedAt = &zero
+				return d, clean
+			},
+			expectedRes: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, example := range examples {
+		t.Run(example.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fixtureParanoidDoc, clean := example.paranoidDoc(t)
+			defer clean()
+
+			require.Equal(t, example.expectedRes, fixtureParanoidDoc.IsDeleted())
+		})
+	}
+}