diff --git a/docs/changelog/115181.yaml b/docs/changelog/115181.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..65f59d5ed0add
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/115181.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 115181
+summary: Always check the parent breaker with zero bytes in `PreallocatedCircuitBreakerService`
+area: Aggregations
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/breaker/PreallocatedCircuitBreakerService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/breaker/PreallocatedCircuitBreakerService.java
index 9327dbe78077f..e5c9b14cf90fc 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/breaker/PreallocatedCircuitBreakerService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/breaker/PreallocatedCircuitBreakerService.java
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ public void addEstimateBytesAndMaybeBreak(long bytes, String label) throws Circu
             if (closed) {
                 throw new IllegalStateException("already closed");
             }
-            if (preallocationUsed == preallocated) {
-                // Preallocation buffer was full before this request
+            if (preallocationUsed == preallocated || bytes == 0L) {
+                // Preallocation buffer was full before this request or we are checking the parent circuit breaker
                 next.addEstimateBytesAndMaybeBreak(bytes, label);
                 return;
             }