diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/metrics/monitoring_infos.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/metrics/monitoring_infos.py
index 7bc7cced280c..b6a9a279892c 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/metrics/monitoring_infos.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/metrics/monitoring_infos.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # pytype: skip-file
 
 import collections
+import logging
 import time
 from functools import reduce
 from typing import FrozenSet
@@ -116,6 +117,8 @@
     common_urns.monitoring_info_labels.INSTANCE_ID.label_props.name)
 TABLE_ID_LABEL = common_urns.monitoring_info_labels.TABLE_ID.label_props.name
 
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 def extract_counter_value(monitoring_info_proto):
   """Returns the counter value of the monitoring info."""
@@ -213,11 +216,18 @@ def int64_user_distribution(namespace, name, metric, ptransform=None):
     metric: The DistributionData for the metric.
     ptransform: The ptransform id used as a label.
   """
-  labels = create_labels(ptransform=ptransform, namespace=namespace, name=name)
-  payload = _encode_distribution(
-      coders.VarIntCoder(), metric.count, metric.sum, metric.min, metric.max)
-  return create_monitoring_info(
-      USER_DISTRIBUTION_URN, DISTRIBUTION_INT64_TYPE, payload, labels)
+  if metric.count <= 0:
+    _LOGGER.debug(
+        'Expected a non zero distribution count for %s metric but received %s' %
+        (metric.name, metric.count))
+    return
+  else:
+    labels = create_labels(
+        ptransform=ptransform, namespace=namespace, name=name)
+    payload = _encode_distribution(
+        coders.VarIntCoder(), metric.count, metric.sum, metric.min, metric.max)
+    return create_monitoring_info(
+        USER_DISTRIBUTION_URN, DISTRIBUTION_INT64_TYPE, payload, labels)
 
 
 def int64_distribution(urn, metric, ptransform=None, pcollection=None):
@@ -231,10 +241,16 @@ def int64_distribution(urn, metric, ptransform=None, pcollection=None):
     ptransform: The ptransform id used as a label.
     pcollection: The pcollection id used as a label.
   """
-  labels = create_labels(ptransform=ptransform, pcollection=pcollection)
-  payload = _encode_distribution(
-      coders.VarIntCoder(), metric.count, metric.sum, metric.min, metric.max)
-  return create_monitoring_info(urn, DISTRIBUTION_INT64_TYPE, payload, labels)
+  if metric.count <= 0:
+    _LOGGER.debug(
+        'Expected a non zero distribution count for %s metric but received %s' %
+        (metric.name, metric.count))
+    return
+  else:
+    labels = create_labels(ptransform=ptransform, pcollection=pcollection)
+    payload = _encode_distribution(
+        coders.VarIntCoder(), metric.count, metric.sum, metric.min, metric.max)
+    return create_monitoring_info(urn, DISTRIBUTION_INT64_TYPE, payload, labels)
 
 
 def int64_user_gauge(namespace, name, metric, ptransform=None):
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/bundle_processor_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/bundle_processor_test.py
index dafb4dbd4bf0..1fa763e034fc 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/bundle_processor_test.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/bundle_processor_test.py
@@ -314,6 +314,14 @@ def test_can_sample(self):
                   ])
           })
       self.assertEqual(samples, expected)
+
+      # Since data was successfully processed, there should be a
+      # beam:metric:sampled_byte_size:v1 metric.
+      self.assertTrue([
+          val for val in processor.monitoring_infos()
+          if val.urn == "beam:metric:sampled_byte_size:v1"
+      ])
+
     finally:
       data_sampler.stop()
 
@@ -382,6 +390,13 @@ def test_can_sample_exceptions(self):
       with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, 'expected exception'):
         processor.process_bundle('instruction_id')
 
+      # Since data was not successfully processed, there should not be a
+      # beam:metric:sampled_byte_size:v1 metric.
+      self.assertFalse([
+          val for val in processor.monitoring_infos()
+          if val.urn == "beam:metric:sampled_byte_size:v1"
+      ])
+
       # NOTE: The expected sample comes from the input PCollection. This is very
       # important because there can be coder issues if the sample is put in the
       # wrong PCollection.
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/operations.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/operations.py
index 00a652c49e66..c5d94368e12b 100644
--- a/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/operations.py
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/runners/worker/operations.py
@@ -605,18 +605,23 @@ def pcollection_count_monitoring_infos(self, tag_to_pcollection_id):
         receiver.opcounter.element_counter.value(),
         pcollection=pcollection_id,
     )
+    all_monitoring_infos[monitoring_infos.to_key(elem_count_mi)] = elem_count_mi
 
     (unused_mean, sum, count, min, max) = (
         receiver.opcounter.mean_byte_counter.value())
-
-    sampled_byte_count = monitoring_infos.int64_distribution(
-        monitoring_infos.SAMPLED_BYTE_SIZE_URN,
-        DistributionData(sum, count, min, max),
-        pcollection=pcollection_id,
-    )
-    all_monitoring_infos[monitoring_infos.to_key(elem_count_mi)] = elem_count_mi
-    all_monitoring_infos[monitoring_infos.to_key(
-        sampled_byte_count)] = sampled_byte_count
+    if (count > 0):
+      sampled_byte_count = monitoring_infos.int64_distribution(
+          monitoring_infos.SAMPLED_BYTE_SIZE_URN,
+          DistributionData(sum, count, min, max),
+          pcollection=pcollection_id,
+      )
+      all_monitoring_infos[monitoring_infos.to_key(
+          sampled_byte_count)] = sampled_byte_count
+    else:
+      _LOGGER.debug(
+          "Unable to create distribution for pcollection %s for urn %s",
+          pcollection_id,
+          monitoring_infos.SAMPLED_BYTE_SIZE_URN)
 
     return all_monitoring_infos
 
@@ -1025,11 +1030,19 @@ def pcollection_count_monitoring_infos(self, tag_to_pcollection_id):
         infos[monitoring_infos.to_key(mi)] = mi
         (unused_mean, sum, count, min, max) = (
             receiver.opcounter.mean_byte_counter.value())
-        sampled_byte_count = monitoring_infos.int64_distribution(
-            monitoring_infos.SAMPLED_BYTE_SIZE_URN,
-            DistributionData(sum, count, min, max),
-            pcollection=pcollection_id)
-        infos[monitoring_infos.to_key(sampled_byte_count)] = sampled_byte_count
+        if (count > 0):
+          sampled_byte_count = monitoring_infos.int64_distribution(
+              monitoring_infos.SAMPLED_BYTE_SIZE_URN,
+              DistributionData(sum, count, min, max),
+              pcollection=pcollection_id)
+          infos[monitoring_infos.to_key(
+              sampled_byte_count)] = sampled_byte_count
+        else:
+          _LOGGER.debug(
+              "Unable to create distribution for pcollection %s for urn %s",
+              pcollection_id,
+              monitoring_infos.SAMPLED_BYTE_SIZE_URN)
+          pass
     return infos
 
   def _get_runtime_performance_hints(self):