diff --git a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/ManualTime.scala b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/ManualTime.scala
index 71733ebcce1..ed680012316 100644
--- a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/ManualTime.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/javadsl/ManualTime.scala
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ final class ManualTime(delegate: akka.testkit.ExplicitlyTriggeredScheduler) {
   @varargs
   def expectNoMessageFor(duration: Duration, on: TestProbe[_]*): Unit = {
     delegate.timePasses(duration.asScala)
-    on.foreach(_.expectNoMessage(Duration.ZERO))
+    on.foreach(_.expectNoMessage())
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTime.scala b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTime.scala
index 418d8537be5..f7c8340dcd3 100644
--- a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTime.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/main/scala/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTime.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import akka.actor.typed.internal.adapter.SchedulerAdapter
 import com.typesafe.config.{ Config, ConfigFactory }
 
 import scala.annotation.varargs
-import scala.concurrent.duration.{ Duration, FiniteDuration }
+import scala.concurrent.duration.FiniteDuration
 
 /**
  * Manual time allows you to do async tests while controlling the scheduler of the system.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ final class ManualTime(delegate: akka.testkit.ExplicitlyTriggeredScheduler) {
   @varargs
   def expectNoMessageFor(duration: FiniteDuration, on: TestProbe[_]*): Unit = {
     delegate.timePasses(duration)
-    on.foreach(_.expectNoMessage(Duration.Zero))
+    on.foreach(_.expectNoMessage())
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTimerExampleSpec.scala b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTimerExampleSpec.scala
index 2104c291569..2fb666e2645 100644
--- a/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTimerExampleSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-actor-testkit-typed/src/test/scala/docs/akka/actor/testkit/typed/scaladsl/ManualTimerExampleSpec.scala
@@ -68,6 +68,26 @@ class ManualTimerExampleSpec
       }
     }
 
+    "detect a message received during specified period" in {
+      case object Tick
+      case object Tock
+
+      val probe = TestProbe[Tock.type]()
+      val behavior = Behaviors.withTimers[Tick.type] { timer =>
+        timer.startSingleTimer(Tick, 10.millis)
+        Behaviors.receiveMessage { _ =>
+          probe.ref ! Tock
+          Behaviors.same
+        }
+      }
+
+      spawn(behavior)
+
+      assertThrows[AssertionError] {
+        manualTime.expectNoMessageFor(10.millis, probe)
+      }
+    }
+
     "replace timer" in {
       sealed trait Command
       case class Tick(n: Int) extends Command