diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs b/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs
index 0d060db3bf147..fe760760eef3f 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/dataframe/mod.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ impl DataFrameWriteOptions {
     }
 
     /// Set the single_file_output value to true or false
+    ///
+    /// When set to true, an output file will always be created even if the DataFrame is empty
     pub fn with_single_file_output(mut self, single_file_output: bool) -> Self {
         self.single_file_output = single_file_output;
         self
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/arrow.rs b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/arrow.rs
index 8701f96eb3b84..338de76b1353b 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/arrow.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/arrow.rs
@@ -17,3 +17,96 @@
 
 //! Re-exports the [`datafusion_datasource_arrow::file_format`] module, and contains tests for it.
 pub use datafusion_datasource_arrow::file_format::*;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use futures::StreamExt;
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    use arrow::array::{Int64Array, StringArray};
+    use arrow::datatypes::{DataType, Field, Schema};
+    use arrow::record_batch::RecordBatch;
+    use datafusion_common::Result;
+
+    use crate::execution::options::ArrowReadOptions;
+    use crate::prelude::SessionContext;
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_write_empty_arrow_from_sql() -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
+        let path = format!("{}/empty_sql.arrow", tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
+
+        ctx.sql(&format!(
+            "COPY (SELECT CAST(1 AS BIGINT) AS id LIMIT 0) TO '{path}' STORED AS ARROW",
+        ))
+        .await?
+        .collect()
+        .await?;
+
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+
+        let read_df = ctx.read_arrow(&path, ArrowReadOptions::default()).await?;
+        let stream = read_df.execute_stream().await?;
+
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().fields().len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().field(0).name(), "id");
+
+        let results: Vec<_> = stream.collect().await;
+        let total_rows: usize = results
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|r| r.as_ref().ok())
+            .map(|b| b.num_rows())
+            .sum();
+        assert_eq!(total_rows, 0);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_write_empty_arrow_from_record_batch() -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+
+        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![
+            Field::new("id", DataType::Int64, false),
+            Field::new("name", DataType::Utf8, true),
+        ]));
+        let empty_batch = RecordBatch::try_new(
+            schema.clone(),
+            vec![
+                Arc::new(Int64Array::from(Vec::<i64>::new())),
+                Arc::new(StringArray::from(Vec::<Option<&str>>::new())),
+            ],
+        )?;
+
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
+        let path = format!("{}/empty_batch.arrow", tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
+
+        ctx.register_batch("empty_table", empty_batch)?;
+
+        ctx.sql(&format!("COPY empty_table TO '{path}' STORED AS ARROW"))
+            .await?
+            .collect()
+            .await?;
+
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+
+        let read_df = ctx.read_arrow(&path, ArrowReadOptions::default()).await?;
+        let stream = read_df.execute_stream().await?;
+
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().fields().len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().field(0).name(), "id");
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().field(1).name(), "name");
+
+        let results: Vec<_> = stream.collect().await;
+        let total_rows: usize = results
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|r| r.as_ref().ok())
+            .map(|b| b.num_rows())
+            .sum();
+        assert_eq!(total_rows, 0);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/csv.rs b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/csv.rs
index 719bc4361ac91..aa226144a4af1 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/csv.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/csv.rs
@@ -1537,6 +1537,68 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_write_empty_csv_from_sql() -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
+        let path = format!("{}/empty_sql.csv", tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
+        let df = ctx.sql("SELECT CAST(1 AS BIGINT) AS id LIMIT 0").await?;
+        df.write_csv(&path, crate::dataframe::DataFrameWriteOptions::new(), None)
+            .await?;
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+
+        let read_df = ctx
+            .read_csv(&path, CsvReadOptions::default().has_header(true))
+            .await?;
+        let stream = read_df.execute_stream().await?;
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().fields().len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().field(0).name(), "id");
+
+        let results: Vec<_> = stream.collect().await;
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 0);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_write_empty_csv_from_record_batch() -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![
+            Field::new("id", DataType::Int64, false),
+            Field::new("name", DataType::Utf8, true),
+        ]));
+        let empty_batch = RecordBatch::try_new(
+            schema.clone(),
+            vec![
+                Arc::new(arrow::array::Int64Array::from(Vec::<i64>::new())),
+                Arc::new(StringArray::from(Vec::<Option<&str>>::new())),
+            ],
+        )?;
+
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
+        let path = format!("{}/empty_batch.csv", tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
+
+        // Write empty RecordBatch
+        let df = ctx.read_batch(empty_batch.clone())?;
+        df.write_csv(&path, crate::dataframe::DataFrameWriteOptions::new(), None)
+            .await?;
+        // Expected the file to exist
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+
+        let read_df = ctx
+            .read_csv(&path, CsvReadOptions::default().has_header(true))
+            .await?;
+        let stream = read_df.execute_stream().await?;
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().fields().len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().field(0).name(), "id");
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().field(1).name(), "name");
+
+        let results: Vec<_> = stream.collect().await;
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 0);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_infer_schema_with_zero_max_records() -> Result<()> {
         let session_ctx = SessionContext::new();
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs
index 4d5ed34399693..cb2e9d787ee92 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/json.rs
@@ -349,4 +349,46 @@ mod tests {
     fn fmt_batches(batches: &[RecordBatch]) -> String {
         pretty::pretty_format_batches(batches).unwrap().to_string()
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_write_empty_json_from_sql() -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
+        let path = format!("{}/empty_sql.json", tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
+        let df = ctx.sql("SELECT CAST(1 AS BIGINT) AS id LIMIT 0").await?;
+        df.write_json(&path, crate::dataframe::DataFrameWriteOptions::new(), None)
+            .await?;
+        // Expected the file to exist and be empty
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+        let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&path)?;
+        assert_eq!(metadata.len(), 0);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_write_empty_json_from_record_batch() -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+        let schema = Arc::new(Schema::new(vec![
+            Field::new("id", DataType::Int64, false),
+            Field::new("name", DataType::Utf8, true),
+        ]));
+        let empty_batch = RecordBatch::try_new(
+            schema.clone(),
+            vec![
+                Arc::new(arrow::array::Int64Array::from(Vec::<i64>::new())),
+                Arc::new(arrow::array::StringArray::from(Vec::<Option<&str>>::new())),
+            ],
+        )?;
+
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
+        let path = format!("{}/empty_batch.json", tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
+        let df = ctx.read_batch(empty_batch.clone())?;
+        df.write_json(&path, crate::dataframe::DataFrameWriteOptions::new(), None)
+            .await?;
+        // Expected the file to exist and be empty
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+        let metadata = std::fs::metadata(&path)?;
+        assert_eq!(metadata.len(), 0);
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs
index 44cf09c1ae46e..47ce519f01289 100644
--- a/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs
+++ b/datafusion/core/src/datasource/file_format/parquet.rs
@@ -1366,6 +1366,28 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_write_empty_parquet_from_sql() -> Result<()> {
+        let ctx = SessionContext::new();
+
+        let tmp_dir = tempfile::TempDir::new()?;
+        let path = format!("{}/empty_sql.parquet", tmp_dir.path().to_string_lossy());
+        let df = ctx.sql("SELECT CAST(1 AS INT) AS id LIMIT 0").await?;
+        df.write_parquet(&path, crate::dataframe::DataFrameWriteOptions::new(), None)
+            .await?;
+        // Expected the file to exist
+        assert!(std::path::Path::new(&path).exists());
+        let read_df = ctx.read_parquet(&path, ParquetReadOptions::new()).await?;
+        let stream = read_df.execute_stream().await?;
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().fields().len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(stream.schema().field(0).name(), "id");
+
+        let results: Vec<_> = stream.collect().await;
+        assert_eq!(results.len(), 0);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn parquet_sink_write_insert_schema_into_metadata() -> Result<()> {
         // expected kv metadata without schema
diff --git a/datafusion/datasource/src/write/demux.rs b/datafusion/datasource/src/write/demux.rs
index 5e4962aa48b18..bec5b8b0bff0e 100644
--- a/datafusion/datasource/src/write/demux.rs
+++ b/datafusion/datasource/src/write/demux.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ async fn row_count_demuxer(
         part_idx += 1;
     }
 
+    let schema = input.schema();
+    let mut is_batch_received = false;
+
     while let Some(rb) = input.next().await.transpose()? {
+        is_batch_received = true;
         // ensure we have at least minimum_parallel_files open
         if open_file_streams.len() < minimum_parallel_files {
             open_file_streams.push(create_new_file_stream(
@@ -228,6 +232,19 @@ async fn row_count_demuxer(
 
         next_send_steam = (next_send_steam + 1) % minimum_parallel_files;
     }
+
+    // if there is no batch send but with a single file, send an empty batch
+    if single_file_output && !is_batch_received {
+        open_file_streams
+            .first_mut()
+            .ok_or_else(|| internal_datafusion_err!("Expected a single output file"))?
+            .send(RecordBatch::new_empty(schema))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|_| {
+                exec_datafusion_err!("Error sending empty RecordBatch to file stream!")
+            })?;
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }