diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/index.ts
index d91f08f15cedf..2cd95f0e58951 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/index.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@ const stubLicenseInfo = {
 };
 
 export const createMockTelemetryReceiver = (
-  diagnosticsAlert?: unknown
+  diagnosticsAlert?: unknown,
+  emptyTimelineTree?: boolean
 ): jest.Mocked<TelemetryReceiver> => {
+  const processTreeResponse = emptyTimelineTree
+    ? Promise.resolve([])
+    : Promise.resolve(Promise.resolve(stubProcessTree()));
+
   return {
     start: jest.fn(),
     fetchClusterInfo: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(stubClusterInfo),
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ export const createMockTelemetryReceiver = (
     fetchTimelineEndpointAlerts: jest
       .fn()
       .mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(stubEndpointAlertResponse())),
-    buildProcessTree: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(stubProcessTree())),
+    buildProcessTree: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(processTreeResponse),
     fetchTimelineEvents: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve(stubFetchTimelineEvents())),
   } as unknown as jest.Mocked<TelemetryReceiver>;
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/timeline.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/timeline.ts
index 2cb1fddaa47cc..7b3d124e2508f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/timeline.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/__mocks__/timeline.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const stubEndpointAlertResponse = () => {
     },
     hits: {
       total: {
-        value: 47,
+        value: 1,
         relation: 'eq',
       },
       max_score: 0,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.test.ts
index 36f6d3caa6d46..0b69ecf9e3639 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.test.ts
@@ -36,5 +36,29 @@ describe('timeline telemetry task test', () => {
     expect(mockTelemetryReceiver.buildProcessTree).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mockTelemetryReceiver.fetchTimelineEvents).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mockTelemetryReceiver.fetchTimelineEndpointAlerts).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockTelemetryEventsSender.sendOnDemand).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  test('if no timeline events received it should not send a telemetry record', async () => {
+    const testTaskExecutionPeriod = {
+      last: undefined,
+      current: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+    const mockTelemetryEventsSender = createMockTelemetryEventsSender();
+    const mockTelemetryReceiver = createMockTelemetryReceiver(null, true);
+    const telemetryTelemetryTaskConfig = createTelemetryTimelineTaskConfig();
+
+    await telemetryTelemetryTaskConfig.runTask(
+      'test-timeline-task-id',
+      logger,
+      mockTelemetryReceiver,
+      mockTelemetryEventsSender,
+      testTaskExecutionPeriod
+    );
+
+    expect(mockTelemetryReceiver.buildProcessTree).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockTelemetryReceiver.fetchTimelineEvents).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockTelemetryReceiver.fetchTimelineEndpointAlerts).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockTelemetryEventsSender.sendOnDemand).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.ts
index c85d933172786..be98de355a82c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/lib/telemetry/tasks/timelines.ts
@@ -130,19 +130,23 @@ export function createTelemetryTimelineTaskConfig() {
           telemetryTimeline.push(timelineTelemetryEvent);
         }
 
-        const record: TimelineTelemetryTemplate = {
-          '@timestamp': moment().toISOString(),
-          ...baseDocument,
-          alert_id: alertUUID,
-          event_id: eventId,
-          timeline: telemetryTimeline,
-        };
-
-        sender.sendOnDemand(TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_TIMELINE, [record]);
-        counter += 1;
+        if (telemetryTimeline.length >= 1) {
+          const record: TimelineTelemetryTemplate = {
+            '@timestamp': moment().toISOString(),
+            ...baseDocument,
+            alert_id: alertUUID,
+            event_id: eventId,
+            timeline: telemetryTimeline,
+          };
+
+          sender.sendOnDemand(TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_TIMELINE, [record]);
+          counter += 1;
+        } else {
+          logger.debug('no events in timeline');
+        }
       }
 
-      logger.debug(`sent ${counter} timelines. exiting telemetry task.`);
+      logger.debug(`sent ${counter} timelines. concluding timeline task.`);
       return counter;
     },
   };