diff --git a/torchrec/distributed/planner/planners.py b/torchrec/distributed/planner/planners.py
index 7a75210b2..137bc7ad1 100644
--- a/torchrec/distributed/planner/planners.py
+++ b/torchrec/distributed/planner/planners.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def __init__(
             performance_model if performance_model else NoopPerfModel(topology=topology)
         )
 
-        if stats:
+        if stats is not None:
             self._stats: List[Stats] = [stats] if not isinstance(stats, list) else stats
         else:
             self._stats = [EmbeddingStats()]
diff --git a/torchrec/distributed/planner/stats.py b/torchrec/distributed/planner/stats.py
index a53928e9f..f988a316c 100644
--- a/torchrec/distributed/planner/stats.py
+++ b/torchrec/distributed/planner/stats.py
@@ -694,3 +694,25 @@ def _reduce_int_list(input_list: List[int]) -> str:
         reduced.append(str(prev_num))
 
     return ", ".join(reduced)
+
+
+class NoopEmbeddingStats(Stats):
+    """
+    Noop Stats for a sharding planner execution.
+    """
+
+    def log(
+        self,
+        sharding_plan: ShardingPlan,
+        topology: Topology,
+        batch_size: int,
+        storage_reservation: StorageReservation,
+        num_proposals: int,
+        num_plans: int,
+        run_time: float,
+        best_plan: List[ShardingOption],
+        constraints: Optional[Dict[str, ParameterConstraints]] = None,
+        sharders: Optional[List[ModuleSharder[nn.Module]]] = None,
+        debug: bool = True,
+    ) -> None:
+        pass
diff --git a/torchrec/distributed/planner/tests/test_stats.py b/torchrec/distributed/planner/tests/test_stats.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f789003c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/torchrec/distributed/planner/tests/test_stats.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import unittest
+from typing import List
+
+import torch
+from torch import nn
+from torchrec.distributed.embedding_types import EmbeddingComputeKernel
+from torchrec.distributed.embeddingbag import EmbeddingBagCollectionSharder
+from torchrec.distributed.planner.planners import EmbeddingShardingPlanner
+from torchrec.distributed.planner.stats import NoopEmbeddingStats
+from torchrec.distributed.planner.types import Topology
+from torchrec.distributed.test_utils.test_model import TestSparseNN
+from torchrec.distributed.types import ModuleSharder, ShardingType
+from torchrec.modules.embedding_configs import EmbeddingBagConfig
+
+
+class TWvsRWSharder(EmbeddingBagCollectionSharder, ModuleSharder[nn.Module]):
+    def sharding_types(self, compute_device_type: str) -> List[str]:
+        return [ShardingType.ROW_WISE.value, ShardingType.TABLE_WISE.value]
+
+    def compute_kernels(
+        self, sharding_type: str, compute_device_type: str
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        return [EmbeddingComputeKernel.FUSED.value]
+
+
+class TestEmbeddingStats(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self) -> None:
+        compute_device = "cuda"
+        self.topology = Topology(
+            world_size=2, hbm_cap=1024 * 1024 * 2, compute_device=compute_device
+        )
+        tables = [
+            EmbeddingBagConfig(
+                num_embeddings=100,
+                embedding_dim=64,
+                name="table_" + str(i),
+                feature_names=["feature_" + str(i)],
+            )
+            for i in range(4)
+        ]
+        self.model = TestSparseNN(tables=tables, sparse_device=torch.device("meta"))
+
+    def test_embedding_stats_runs(self) -> None:
+        planner = EmbeddingShardingPlanner(topology=self.topology)
+        _ = planner.plan(module=self.model, sharders=[TWvsRWSharder()])
+        self.assertEqual(len(planner._stats), 1)
+        stats: List[str] = planner._stats[0]._stats_table  # pyre-ignore[16]
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(stats, list))
+        self.assertTrue(stats[0].startswith("####"))
+
+    def test_empty_embedding_stats_runs(self) -> None:
+        planner = EmbeddingShardingPlanner(topology=self.topology, stats=[])
+        _ = planner.plan(module=self.model, sharders=[TWvsRWSharder()])
+        self.assertEqual(len(planner._stats), 0)
+
+    def test_noop_embedding_stats_runs(self) -> None:
+        planner = EmbeddingShardingPlanner(
+            topology=self.topology, stats=NoopEmbeddingStats()
+        )
+        _ = planner.plan(module=self.model, sharders=[TWvsRWSharder()])
+        self.assertEqual(len(planner._stats), 1)