diff --git a/build/vega-lite-schema.json b/build/vega-lite-schema.json
index 56bd01bbbce..d8693f4c5dd 100644
--- a/build/vega-lite-schema.json
+++ b/build/vega-lite-schema.json
@@ -21608,6 +21608,10 @@
             }
           ],
           "description": "Reverse x-scale by default (useful for right-to-left charts)."
+        },
+        "zero": {
+          "description": "Default for ensuring that a zero baseline values for [`quantize`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#quantize) scale.\n\n\n__Default value:__ `true`",
+          "type": "boolean"
         }
       },
       "type": "object"
diff --git a/examples/specs/bar_config_no_zero.vl.json b/examples/specs/bar_config_no_zero.vl.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a155b00d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/specs/bar_config_no_zero.vl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json",
+  "description": "A simple bar chart with embedded data.",
+  "data": {
+    "values": [
+      {"a": "A", "b": 28}, {"a": "B", "b": 55}, {"a": "C", "b": 43},
+      {"a": "D", "b": 91}, {"a": "E", "b": 81}, {"a": "F", "b": 53},
+      {"a": "G", "b": 19}, {"a": "H", "b": 87}, {"a": "I", "b": 52}
+    ]
+  },
+  "mark": "bar",
+  "encoding": {
+    "x": {"field": "a", "type": "nominal", "axis": {"labelAngle": 0}},
+    "y": {"field": "b", "type": "quantitative"}
+  },
+  "config": { "scale": { "zero": false } }
+}
diff --git a/examples/specs/bar_gantt_config_no_zero.vl.json b/examples/specs/bar_gantt_config_no_zero.vl.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66a0b32e138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/specs/bar_gantt_config_no_zero.vl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json",
+  "description": "A simple bar chart with ranged data (aka Gantt Chart).",
+  "data": {
+    "values": [
+      {"task": "A", "start": 1, "end": 3},
+      {"task": "B", "start": 3, "end": 8},
+      {"task": "C", "start": 8, "end": 10}
+    ]
+  },
+  "mark": "bar",
+  "encoding": {
+    "y": {"field": "task", "type": "ordinal"},
+    "x": {"field": "start", "type": "quantitative"},
+    "x2": {"field": "end"}
+  },
+  "config": { "scale": { "zero": false } }
+}
diff --git a/examples/specs/point_2d_config_no_zero.vl.json b/examples/specs/point_2d_config_no_zero.vl.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..977c8553c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/specs/point_2d_config_no_zero.vl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json",
+  "description": "A scatterplot showing horsepower and miles per gallons for various cars.",
+  "data": { "url": "data/cars.json" },
+  "mark": "point",
+  "encoding": {
+    "x": { "field": "Horsepower", "type": "quantitative" },
+    "y": { "field": "Miles_per_Gallon", "type": "quantitative" }
+  },
+  "config": { "scale": { "zero": false } }
+}
diff --git a/src/scale.ts b/src/scale.ts
index a9bfd382f19..fe4f8f3ee41 100644
--- a/src/scale.ts
+++ b/src/scale.ts
@@ -415,6 +415,15 @@ export interface ScaleConfig<ES extends ExprRef | SignalRef> {
    * Reverse x-scale by default (useful for right-to-left charts).
    */
   xReverse?: boolean | ES;
+
+  /**
+   * Default for ensuring that a zero baseline values for [`quantize`](https://vega.github.io/vega-lite/docs/scale.html#quantize) scale.
+   *
+   *
+   * __Default value:__ `true`
+   *
+   */
+  zero?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const defaultScaleConfig: ScaleConfig<SignalRef> = {