diff --git a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/metastore/thrift/ThriftMetastoreUtil.java b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/metastore/thrift/ThriftMetastoreUtil.java
index 71acff6df9ec0..9d2322f35ac21 100644
--- a/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/metastore/thrift/ThriftMetastoreUtil.java
+++ b/presto-hive/src/main/java/com/facebook/presto/hive/metastore/thrift/ThriftMetastoreUtil.java
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ public static HiveColumnStatistics fromMetastoreApiColumnStatistics(ColumnStatis
             LongColumnStatsData longStatsData = columnStatistics.getStatsData().getLongStats();
             OptionalLong min = longStatsData.isSetLowValue() ? OptionalLong.of(longStatsData.getLowValue()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalLong max = longStatsData.isSetHighValue() ? OptionalLong.of(longStatsData.getHighValue()) : OptionalLong.empty();
-            OptionalLong nullsCount = longStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? OptionalLong.of(longStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
+            OptionalLong nullsCount = longStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? fromMetastoreNullsCount(longStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalLong distinctValuesCount = longStatsData.isSetNumDVs() ? OptionalLong.of(longStatsData.getNumDVs()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             return createIntegerColumnStatistics(min, max, nullsCount, fromMetastoreDistinctValuesCount(distinctValuesCount, nullsCount, rowCount));
         }
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public static HiveColumnStatistics fromMetastoreApiColumnStatistics(ColumnStatis
             DoubleColumnStatsData doubleStatsData = columnStatistics.getStatsData().getDoubleStats();
             OptionalDouble min = doubleStatsData.isSetLowValue() ? OptionalDouble.of(doubleStatsData.getLowValue()) : OptionalDouble.empty();
             OptionalDouble max = doubleStatsData.isSetHighValue() ? OptionalDouble.of(doubleStatsData.getHighValue()) : OptionalDouble.empty();
-            OptionalLong nullsCount = doubleStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? OptionalLong.of(doubleStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
+            OptionalLong nullsCount = doubleStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? fromMetastoreNullsCount(doubleStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalLong distinctValuesCount = doubleStatsData.isSetNumDVs() ? OptionalLong.of(doubleStatsData.getNumDVs()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             return createDoubleColumnStatistics(min, max, nullsCount, fromMetastoreDistinctValuesCount(distinctValuesCount, nullsCount, rowCount));
         }
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public static HiveColumnStatistics fromMetastoreApiColumnStatistics(ColumnStatis
             DecimalColumnStatsData decimalStatsData = columnStatistics.getStatsData().getDecimalStats();
             Optional<BigDecimal> min = decimalStatsData.isSetLowValue() ? fromMetastoreDecimal(decimalStatsData.getLowValue()) : Optional.empty();
             Optional<BigDecimal> max = decimalStatsData.isSetHighValue() ? fromMetastoreDecimal(decimalStatsData.getHighValue()) : Optional.empty();
-            OptionalLong nullsCount = decimalStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? OptionalLong.of(decimalStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
+            OptionalLong nullsCount = decimalStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? fromMetastoreNullsCount(decimalStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalLong distinctValuesCount = decimalStatsData.isSetNumDVs() ? OptionalLong.of(decimalStatsData.getNumDVs()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             return createDecimalColumnStatistics(min, max, nullsCount, fromMetastoreDistinctValuesCount(distinctValuesCount, nullsCount, rowCount));
         }
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ public static HiveColumnStatistics fromMetastoreApiColumnStatistics(ColumnStatis
             DateColumnStatsData dateStatsData = columnStatistics.getStatsData().getDateStats();
             Optional<LocalDate> min = dateStatsData.isSetLowValue() ? fromMetastoreDate(dateStatsData.getLowValue()) : Optional.empty();
             Optional<LocalDate> max = dateStatsData.isSetHighValue() ? fromMetastoreDate(dateStatsData.getHighValue()) : Optional.empty();
-            OptionalLong nullsCount = dateStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? OptionalLong.of(dateStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
+            OptionalLong nullsCount = dateStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? fromMetastoreNullsCount(dateStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalLong distinctValuesCount = dateStatsData.isSetNumDVs() ? OptionalLong.of(dateStatsData.getNumDVs()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             return createDateColumnStatistics(min, max, nullsCount, fromMetastoreDistinctValuesCount(distinctValuesCount, nullsCount, rowCount));
         }
@@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ public static HiveColumnStatistics fromMetastoreApiColumnStatistics(ColumnStatis
             return createBooleanColumnStatistics(
                     booleanStatsData.isSetNumTrues() ? OptionalLong.of(booleanStatsData.getNumTrues()) : OptionalLong.empty(),
                     booleanStatsData.isSetNumFalses() ? OptionalLong.of(booleanStatsData.getNumFalses()) : OptionalLong.empty(),
-                    booleanStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? OptionalLong.of(booleanStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty());
+                    booleanStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? fromMetastoreNullsCount(booleanStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty());
         }
         if (columnStatistics.getStatsData().isSetStringStats()) {
             StringColumnStatsData stringStatsData = columnStatistics.getStatsData().getStringStats();
             OptionalLong maxColumnLength = stringStatsData.isSetMaxColLen() ? OptionalLong.of(stringStatsData.getMaxColLen()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalDouble averageColumnLength = stringStatsData.isSetAvgColLen() ? OptionalDouble.of(stringStatsData.getAvgColLen()) : OptionalDouble.empty();
-            OptionalLong nullsCount = stringStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? OptionalLong.of(stringStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
+            OptionalLong nullsCount = stringStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? fromMetastoreNullsCount(stringStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalLong distinctValuesCount = stringStatsData.isSetNumDVs() ? OptionalLong.of(stringStatsData.getNumDVs()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             return createStringColumnStatistics(
                     maxColumnLength,
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ public static HiveColumnStatistics fromMetastoreApiColumnStatistics(ColumnStatis
             BinaryColumnStatsData binaryStatsData = columnStatistics.getStatsData().getBinaryStats();
             OptionalLong maxColumnLength = binaryStatsData.isSetMaxColLen() ? OptionalLong.of(binaryStatsData.getMaxColLen()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             OptionalDouble averageColumnLength = binaryStatsData.isSetAvgColLen() ? OptionalDouble.of(binaryStatsData.getAvgColLen()) : OptionalDouble.empty();
-            OptionalLong nullsCount = binaryStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? OptionalLong.of(binaryStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
+            OptionalLong nullsCount = binaryStatsData.isSetNumNulls() ? fromMetastoreNullsCount(binaryStatsData.getNumNulls()) : OptionalLong.empty();
             return createBinaryColumnStatistics(
                     maxColumnLength,
                     getTotalSizeInBytes(averageColumnLength, rowCount, nullsCount),
@@ -401,6 +401,18 @@ public static Optional<LocalDate> fromMetastoreDate(Date date)
         return Optional.of(LocalDate.ofEpochDay(date.getDaysSinceEpoch()));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Impala `COMPUTE STATS` will write -1 as the null count.
+     * @see <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IMPALA-7497">IMPALA-7497</a>
+     */
+    public static OptionalLong fromMetastoreNullsCount(long nullsCount)
+    {
+        if (nullsCount == -1L) {
+            return OptionalLong.empty();
+        }
+        return OptionalLong.of(nullsCount);
+    }
+
     public static Optional<BigDecimal> fromMetastoreDecimal(@Nullable Decimal decimal)
     {
         if (decimal == null) {