diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9af4d05f..1eb6381f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 - `ShortCircuitCondition` detector: PR [#202](https://github.com/nowarp/misti/pull/202)
+### Changed 
+- `SuspiciousMessageMode` detector now suggests using SendDefaultMode instead of 0 for mode: PR [#199](https://github.com/nowarp/misti/pull/199/)
 
 ## [0.5.0] - 2024-10-31
 
diff --git a/src/detectors/builtin/suspiciousMessageMode.ts b/src/detectors/builtin/suspiciousMessageMode.ts
index d53cc320..05b7c06b 100644
--- a/src/detectors/builtin/suspiciousMessageMode.ts
+++ b/src/detectors/builtin/suspiciousMessageMode.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ export class SuspiciousMessageMode extends ASTDetector {
     expr: AstExpression,
     warnings: MistiTactWarning[],
   ): void {
+    if (expr.kind === "number" && expr.value === 0n) {
+      warnings.push(
+        this.makeWarning(
+          "Setting `mode` to `0` is redundant as it has no effect.",
+          expr.loc,
+          {
+            suggestion:
+              "Remove the `mode` field or set it to `SendDefaultMode`.",
+          },
+        ),
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
     const flagsUsed = new Set<string>();
     forEachExpression(expr, (e) => {
       switch (e.kind) {
diff --git a/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.expected.out b/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.expected.out
index fb6ffc98..ec311b5c 100644
--- a/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.expected.out
+++ b/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.expected.out
@@ -68,4 +68,13 @@ test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.tact:61:21:
                            ^
   62 |         });
 Help: Use the '|' operator (bitwise OR) to combine flags
+See: https://nowarp.io/tools/misti/docs/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode
+
+[MEDIUM] SuspiciousMessageMode: Setting `mode` to `0` is redundant as it has no effect.
+test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.tact:79:15:
+  78 |         value: 0,
+> 79 |         mode: 0 // Bad: Should trigger warning about `mode: 0` being redundant
+                     ^
+  80 |     });
+Help: Remove the `mode` field or set it to `SendDefaultMode`.
 See: https://nowarp.io/tools/misti/docs/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.tact b/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.tact
index a6dc898b..836c2e70 100644
--- a/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.tact
+++ b/test/detectors/SuspiciousMessageMode.tact
@@ -71,4 +71,12 @@ contract SendParametersTestContract {
             mode: modeFlag // Ok
         });
     }
+    
+    fun modeZeroUsage() {
+    send(SendParameters{
+        to: sender(),
+        value: 0,
+        mode: 0 // Bad: Should trigger warning about `mode: 0` being redundant
+    });
+}
 }