diff --git a/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/functions/pow.hpp b/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/functions/pow.hpp
index 7ecee5db..593ed227 100644
--- a/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/functions/pow.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/multiprecision/detail/functions/pow.hpp
@@ -518,9 +518,6 @@ inline void eval_pow(T& result, const T& x, const T& a)
    case FP_ZERO:
       switch (fpc_a)
       {
-      case FP_ZERO:
-         result = si_type(1);
-         break;
       case FP_NAN:
          result = a;
          break;
diff --git a/test/test_pow.cpp b/test/test_pow.cpp
index 56f6d0d0..8c838733 100644
--- a/test/test_pow.cpp
+++ b/test/test_pow.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,18 @@ void test_issue722()
 
          BOOST_CHECK((boost::multiprecision::isnan)(pow_neg_inf_to_the_nan));
       }
+
+      for (int index = 0; index < 8; ++index)
+      {
+         static_cast<void>(index);
+
+         const T val_x_zero { ::my_zero<T>() * dist(gen) };
+         const T val_a_zero { ::my_zero<T>() * dist(gen) };
+
+         const T pow_zero_to_the_zero = pow(val_x_zero, val_a_zero);
+
+         BOOST_CHECK(pow_zero_to_the_zero == 1);
+      }
    }
 }