diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 3766e2e7c..97bf22889 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ repos:
       - id: black
       - id: black-jupyter
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.1.3
+    rev: v0.1.4
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args: [--fix-only, --show-fixes]
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ repos:
         additional_dependencies: [tomli]
         files: ^(graphblas|docs)/
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.1.3
+    rev: v0.1.4
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
   - repo: https://github.com/sphinx-contrib/sphinx-lint
diff --git a/graphblas/core/matrix.py b/graphblas/core/matrix.py
index 5e1a76720..3e5f95f0c 100644
--- a/graphblas/core/matrix.py
+++ b/graphblas/core/matrix.py
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ def _reposition(updater, indices, chunk):
 
 def _power(updater, A, n, op):
     opts = updater.opts
+    if n == 0:
+        v = Vector.from_scalar(op.binaryop.monoid.identity, A._nrows, A.dtype, name="v_diag")
+        updater << v.diag(name="M_diag")
+        return
     if n == 1:
         updater << A
         return
@@ -2773,7 +2777,11 @@ def power(self, n, op=semiring.plus_times):
         Parameters
         ----------
         n : int
-            The exponent must be a positive integer.
+            The exponent must be a nonnegative integer. If n=0, the result will be a diagonal
+            matrix with values equal to the identity of the semiring's binary operator.
+            For example, ``plus_times`` will have diagonal values of 1, which is the
+            identity of ``times``. The binary operator must be associated with a monoid
+            when n=0 so the identity can be determined; otherwise, ValueError is raised.
         op : :class:`~graphblas.core.operator.Semiring`
             Semiring used in the computation
 
@@ -2801,11 +2809,17 @@ def power(self, n, op=semiring.plus_times):
         if self._nrows != self._ncols:
             raise DimensionMismatch(f"power only works for square Matrix; shape is {self.shape}")
         if (N := maybe_integral(n)) is None:
-            raise TypeError(f"n must be a positive integer; got bad type: {type(n)}")
-        if N <= 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"n must be a positive integer; got: {N}")
+            raise TypeError(f"n must be a nonnegative integer; got bad type: {type(n)}")
+        if N < 0:
+            raise ValueError(f"n must be a nonnegative integer; got: {N}")
         op = get_typed_op(op, self.dtype, kind="semiring")
         self._expect_op(op, "Semiring", within=method_name, argname="op")
+        if N == 0 and op.binaryop.monoid is None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Binary operator of {op} semiring does not have a monoid with an identity. "
+                "When n=0, the result is a diagonal matrix with values equal to the "
+                "identity of the binaryop, so the binaryop must be associated with a monoid."
+            )
         return MatrixExpression(
             "power",
             None,
diff --git a/graphblas/tests/test_matrix.py b/graphblas/tests/test_matrix.py
index 3f66e46ef..b62f6dc26 100644
--- a/graphblas/tests/test_matrix.py
+++ b/graphblas/tests/test_matrix.py
@@ -4391,14 +4391,22 @@ def test_power(A):
         result = A.power(i, semiring.min_plus).new()
         assert result.isequal(expected)
         expected << semiring.min_plus(A @ expected)
+    # n == 0
+    result = A.power(0).new()
+    expected = Vector.from_scalar(1, A.nrows, A.dtype).diag()
+    assert result.isequal(expected)
+    result = A.power(0, semiring.plus_min).new()
+    identity = semiring.plus_min[A.dtype].binaryop.monoid.identity
+    assert identity != 1
+    expected = Vector.from_scalar(identity, A.nrows, A.dtype).diag()
+    assert result.isequal(expected)
     # Exceptional
-    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="must be a positive integer"):
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="must be a nonnegative integer"):
         A.power(1.5)
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be a positive integer"):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be a nonnegative integer"):
         A.power(-1)
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="must be a positive integer"):
-        # Not implemented yet... could create identity matrix
-        A.power(0)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="binaryop must be associated with a monoid"):
+        A.power(0, semiring.min_first)
     B = A[:2, :3].new()
     with pytest.raises(DimensionMismatch):
         B.power(2)