The mononuclear title complex, [Zn(C(22)H(15)O(5))(2)(C(2)H(5)OH)(2)], contains a Zn(II) atom (site symmetry ) surrounded by six O atoms of the keto groups of two substituted 1,3-diketonate ligands and of two ethanol mol-ecules, resulting in a distorted octa-hedral coordination environment. The mol-ecular configuration is stabilized by an intra-molecular hydrogen bond between the phenolic hy-droxy group and the adjacent keto group. The hy-droxy group acts likewise as an acceptor of an inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond with the hy-droxy group of the ethanol mol-ecule as the donor. The hydrogen-bonding scheme leads to the formation of supra-molecular layers parallel to (010).