diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/main/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfile.java b/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/main/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfile.java
index 0c1dce30fc3d8..421125f65a4e1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/main/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfile.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/main/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfile.java
@@ -343,8 +343,7 @@ public boolean check(State input) {
                 if (rhsState == null) {
                     rhsItem = getItemOrNull(rhsString);
                 } else if (rhsState instanceof FunctionType rhsFunction) {
-                    if (acceptedState == UnDefType.UNDEF && (rhsFunction.getType() == FunctionType.Function.DELTA
-                            || rhsFunction.getType() == FunctionType.Function.DELTA_PERCENT)) {
+                    if (rhsFunction.alwaysAccept()) {
                         return true;
                     }
                     rhsItem = getLinkedItem();
@@ -364,8 +363,7 @@ public boolean check(State input) {
                         return false;
                     }
                 } else if (lhsState instanceof FunctionType lhsFunction) {
-                    if (acceptedState == UnDefType.UNDEF && (lhsFunction.getType() == FunctionType.Function.DELTA
-                            || lhsFunction.getType() == FunctionType.Function.DELTA_PERCENT)) {
+                    if (lhsFunction.alwaysAccept()) {
                         return true;
                     }
                     lhsItem = getLinkedItem();
@@ -540,6 +538,22 @@ public FunctionType(Function type, Optional<Integer> windowSize) {
             };
         }
 
+        public boolean alwaysAccept() {
+            if ((type == Function.DELTA || type == Function.DELTA_PERCENT) && acceptedState == UnDefType.UNDEF) {
+                return true;
+            }
+            if (type == Function.DELTA_PERCENT) {
+                // avoid division by zero
+                if (acceptedState instanceof QuantityType base) {
+                    return base.toBigDecimal().compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) == 0;
+                }
+                if (acceptedState instanceof DecimalType base) {
+                    return base.toBigDecimal().compareTo(BigDecimal.ZERO) == 0;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public <T extends State> @Nullable T as(@Nullable Class<T> target) {
             if (target == DecimalType.class || target == QuantityType.class) {
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/test/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfileTest.java b/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/test/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfileTest.java
index de2a38b12292d..a2c38ebe3ecec 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/test/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfileTest.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.transform.basicprofiles/src/test/java/org/openhab/transform/basicprofiles/internal/profiles/StateFilterProfileTest.java
@@ -710,6 +710,10 @@ public static Stream<Arguments> testFunctions() {
                 Arguments.of(decimalItem, "< 10%", decimals, DecimalType.valueOf("0.91"), true), //
                 Arguments.of(decimalItem, "< 10%", decimals, DecimalType.valueOf("0.89"), false), //
 
+                // Check against possible division-by-zero errors in $DELTA_PERCENT
+                Arguments.of(decimalItem, "> 10%", List.of(DecimalType.ZERO), DecimalType.valueOf("1"), true), //
+                Arguments.of(decimalItem, "< 10%", List.of(DecimalType.ZERO), DecimalType.valueOf("1"), true), //
+
                 Arguments.of(decimalItem, "1 == $MIN", decimals, DecimalType.valueOf("20"), true), //
                 Arguments.of(decimalItem, "0 < $MIN", decimals, DecimalType.valueOf("20"), true), //
                 Arguments.of(decimalItem, "$MIN > 0", decimals, DecimalType.valueOf("20"), true), //