diff --git a/projects/kit/components/input-time/input-time.component.ts b/projects/kit/components/input-time/input-time.component.ts
index 0b25561be901..e0767ea53b04 100644
--- a/projects/kit/components/input-time/input-time.component.ts
+++ b/projects/kit/components/input-time/input-time.component.ts
@@ -316,13 +316,12 @@ export class TuiInputTimeComponent
     }
 
     private findNearestTimeFromItems(value: TuiTime): TuiTime | null {
-        return this.items.reduce(
-            (previous, current) =>
-                Math.abs(current.valueOf() - value.valueOf()) <
-                Math.abs(previous.valueOf() - value.valueOf())
-                    ? current
-                    : previous,
-            new TuiTime(0, 0),
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
+        return this.items.reduce((previous, current) =>
+            Math.abs(current.valueOf() - value.valueOf()) <
+            Math.abs(previous.valueOf() - value.valueOf())
+                ? current
+                : previous,
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/projects/kit/components/input-time/test/input-time.component.spec.ts b/projects/kit/components/input-time/test/input-time.component.spec.ts
index 62a861d80532..74798145b9fa 100644
--- a/projects/kit/components/input-time/test/input-time.component.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/kit/components/input-time/test/input-time.component.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {TUI_TIME_VALUE_TRANSFORMER} from '@taiga-ui/kit/tokens';
 import {tuiCreateKeyboardEvent, TuiNativeInputPO, TuiPageObject} from '@taiga-ui/testing';
 
 const TIMES = [
-    new TuiTime(0, 0),
     new TuiTime(0, 30),
     new TuiTime(1, 0),
     new TuiTime(1, 30),
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ describe('InputTime', () => {
             pageObject.getByAutomationId('tui-input-time__item')!.nativeElement.click();
 
             expect(testComponent.control.value.toString().trim()).toBe(
-                TIMES[6].toString(),
+                TIMES[5].toString(),
             );
         });
 
@@ -303,6 +302,15 @@ describe('InputTime', () => {
 
                 expect(testComponent.control.value.toString().trim()).toBe('01:30');
             });
+
+            it('with strict = true, the entered value is rounded to the nearest in items (00:00)', () => {
+                testComponent.strict = true;
+                fixture.detectChanges();
+                inputPO.sendText('00:00');
+                fixture.detectChanges();
+
+                expect(testComponent.control.value.toString().trim()).toBe('00:30');
+            });
         });
     });