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The influence of sorbitol or glycerol polyalcohols on the electrodeposition of zinc and on morphology of the zinc film is discussed. The deposition current efficiency, in the potential range -1.30 V to -2.50 V, was *90% in all baths. Increasing the sorbitol concentration in the bath shifted the deposition to more negative potentials, *50 mV, and decreased the current density (j p ) of the zinc deposition significantly. On the other hand, adding glycerol did not significantly affect either j or the deposition potential of zinc. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that either sorbitol or glycerol lead to the formation of granular deposits. The best zinc morphology was obtained with 0.52 M sorbitol or glycerol in the plating bath. The presence of sorbitol or glycerol in the plating bath was beneficial, since the resulting zinc deposits were compact and without holes.