diff --git a/datadog_checks_base/datadog_checks/base/utils/db/utils.py b/datadog_checks_base/datadog_checks/base/utils/db/utils.py
index 78f4f95e61b46..b36b0dfcf013f 100644
--- a/datadog_checks_base/datadog_checks/base/utils/db/utils.py
+++ b/datadog_checks_base/datadog_checks/base/utils/db/utils.py
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ def default_json_event_encoding(o):
 
 
 def obfuscate_sql_with_metadata(query, options=None):
+    if not query:
+        return {'query': None, 'metadata': {}}
+
     def _load_metadata(statement):
         try:
             statement_with_metadata = json.loads(statement)
diff --git a/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_util.py b/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_util.py
index 3e498e481b1ca..f2eaf37e5c1ab 100644
--- a/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_util.py
+++ b/datadog_checks_base/tests/base/utils/db/test_util.py
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ def _mock_obfuscate_sql(query, options=None):
         )
         assert statement == expected_value
 
+    # Check that it can handle null values
+    statement = obfuscate_sql_with_metadata(None)
+    assert statement['query'] is None
+    assert statement['metadata'] == {}
+
 
 class TestJob(DBMAsyncJob):
     def __init__(self, check, run_sync=False, enabled=True, rate_limit=10, min_collection_interval=15):