diff --git a/src/core/guesslanguage.h b/src/core/guesslanguage.h
--- a/src/core/guesslanguage.h
+++ b/src/core/guesslanguage.h
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
      * fairly sure result is 0.1 . Default is returning best guess without caring about confidence - exactly
      * as after call to setLimits(1,0).
      * @param maxItems The list returned by identify() will never have more than maxItems item
-     * @param minConfidence The list will have only enough items for their summary confidence equal
-     * or exceed minConfidence.
+     * @param minConfidence The list will have only enough items for their summary confidence to be strictly
+     * below minConfidence.
     */
     void setLimits(int maxItems, double minConfidence);
 
diff --git a/src/core/guesslanguage.cpp b/src/core/guesslanguage.cpp
--- a/src/core/guesslanguage.cpp
+++ b/src/core/guesslanguage.cpp
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
     QString prevItem = it.value();
     int prevScore = it.key();
 
-    while (it.hasNext() && counter < m_maxItems && confidence < m_minConfidence) {
+    while (it.hasNext() && counter < m_maxItems && (m_minConfidence == 0.0 || confidence < m_minConfidence)) {
         it.next();
         counter++;
         confidence += (it.key() - prevScore)/(double)it.key();
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@
         prevItem = it.value();
         prevScore = it.key();
     }
-    if (counter < m_maxItems && confidence < m_minConfidence) {
+    if (counter < m_maxItems && (m_minConfidence == 0.0 || confidence < m_minConfidence)) {
         ret += prevItem;
     }