diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
index ba5eb790cea9c..a567a915daf66 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/Dataset.scala
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ class Dataset[T] private[sql](
    * @group basic
    * @since 2.4.0
    */
-  def isEmpty: Boolean = withAction("isEmpty", select().queryExecution) { plan =>
+  def isEmpty: Boolean = withAction("isEmpty", select().limit(1).queryExecution) { plan =>
     plan.executeTake(1).isEmpty
   }