diff --git a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
index 06b34da20932..19ac7819cfd0 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
@@ -3318,6 +3318,16 @@ uint32_t dplane_get_in_queue_len(void)
 				    memory_order_seq_cst);
 }
 
+void dplane_sub_in_queue_len(uint32_t counter)
+{
+	if (dplane_get_in_queue_len() >= counter)
+		atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(&zdplane_info.dg_routes_queued,
+					  counter, memory_order_relaxed);
+	else
+		zlog_err("%s:error counter, dg_routes_queued:%u, counter:%u",
+			 __func__, dplane_get_in_queue_len(), counter);
+}
+
 /*
  * Internal helper that copies information from a zebra ns object; this is
  * called in the zebra main pthread context as part of dplane ctx init.
@@ -6512,6 +6522,8 @@ void dplane_provider_enqueue_to_zebra(struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx)
 
 	/* Zebra's api takes a list, so we need to use a temporary list */
 	dplane_ctx_list_init(&temp_list);
+	atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&(zdplane_info.dg_routes_queued), 1,
+				  memory_order_seq_cst);
 
 	dplane_ctx_list_add_tail(&temp_list, ctx);
 	(zdplane_info.dg_results_cb)(&temp_list);
@@ -7342,9 +7354,6 @@ static void dplane_thread_loop(struct event *event)
 
 	DPLANE_UNLOCK();
 
-	atomic_fetch_sub_explicit(&zdplane_info.dg_routes_queued, counter,
-				  memory_order_relaxed);
-
 	if (IS_ZEBRA_DEBUG_DPLANE_DETAIL)
 		zlog_debug("dplane: incoming new work counter: %d", counter);
 
@@ -7465,12 +7474,14 @@ static void dplane_thread_loop(struct event *event)
 	 */
 
 	/* Call through to zebra main */
-	(zdplane_info.dg_results_cb)(&error_list);
+	if (!dplane_ctx_list_count(&error_list))
+		(zdplane_info.dg_results_cb)(&error_list);
 
 	dplane_ctx_list_init(&error_list);
 
 	/* Call through to zebra main */
-	(zdplane_info.dg_results_cb)(&work_list);
+	if (!dplane_ctx_list_count(&work_list))
+		(zdplane_info.dg_results_cb)(&work_list);
 
 	dplane_ctx_list_init(&work_list);
 }
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_dplane.h b/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
index 060b1c8b9e03..9cac268db86b 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ void dplane_set_in_queue_limit(uint32_t limit, bool set);
 
 /* Retrieve the current queue depth of incoming, unprocessed updates */
 uint32_t dplane_get_in_queue_len(void);
+void dplane_sub_in_queue_len(uint32_t counter);
 
 /*
  * Vty/cli apis
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_rib.c b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
index 5b95d8668af0..a175ea13df65 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_rib.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_rib.c
@@ -4806,6 +4806,7 @@ static void rib_process_dplane_results(struct event *thread)
 	struct zebra_dplane_ctx *ctx;
 	struct dplane_ctx_list_head ctxlist;
 	bool shut_p = false;
+	uint32_t counter = 0;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SCRIPTING
 	char *script_name =
@@ -4970,10 +4971,12 @@ static void rib_process_dplane_results(struct event *thread)
 			} /* Dispatch by op code */
 
 			dplane_ctx_fini(&ctx);
+			counter++;
 			ctx = dplane_ctx_dequeue(&ctxlist);
 		}
 
 	} while (1);
+	dplane_sub_in_queue_len(counter);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SCRIPTING
 	if (fs)