diff --git a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/buffer_data_sink.cpp b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/buffer_data_sink.cpp
index 5678aefb181..513a93aeeca 100644
--- a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/buffer_data_sink.cpp
+++ b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/buffer_data_sink.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ BufferDataSink::create(void* ptr, size_t size, size_t alignment) noexcept {
 }
 
 Result<size_t> BufferDataSink::write(const void* ptr, size_t length) {
-  if (length == 0) {
+  bool inPlaceTensor = false;
+
+  if (length != 0 && ptr == nullptr) {
+    inPlaceTensor = true;
+  } else if (length == 0 || ptr == nullptr) {
+    ET_LOG(Info, "Invalid data to write to buffer");
     return offset_;
   }
 
@@ -50,7 +55,13 @@ Result<size_t> BufferDataSink::write(const void* ptr, size_t length) {
 
   // Zero out the padding between data blobs
   memset(last_data_end, 0, cur_data_begin - last_data_end);
-  memcpy(cur_data_begin, ptr, length);
+
+  if (inPlaceTensor) {
+    memset(cur_data_begin, 0, length);
+  } else {
+    memcpy(cur_data_begin, ptr, length);
+  }
+
   offset_ = (size_t)(cur_data_end - debug_buffer_.data());
 
   return (size_t)(cur_data_begin - debug_buffer_.data());
diff --git a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/file_data_sink.cpp b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/file_data_sink.cpp
index e9f9f44a899..55f661d4699 100644
--- a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/file_data_sink.cpp
+++ b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/file_data_sink.cpp
@@ -44,20 +44,34 @@ Result<size_t> FileDataSink::write(const void* ptr, size_t size) {
     return Error::AccessFailed;
   }
 
-  size_t offset = total_written_bytes_;
+  bool inPlaceTensor = false;
 
-  if (size == 0) {
-    // No data to write, return current offset
-    return offset;
+  if (size != 0 && ptr == nullptr) {
+    inPlaceTensor = true;
+  } else if (size == 0 || ptr == nullptr) {
+    ET_LOG(Info, "Invalid data to write to file");
+    return total_written_bytes_;
   }
 
-  size_t written = fwrite(ptr, 1, size, file_);
-  if (written != size) {
-    ET_LOG(Error, "Write failed: wrote %zu bytes of %zu", written, size);
-    return Error::Internal;
+  size_t offset = total_written_bytes_;
+
+  if (inPlaceTensor) {
+    std::vector<uint8_t> zeros(size, 0);
+    size_t written = fwrite(zeros.data(), 1, size, file_);
+    if (written != size) {
+      ET_LOG(Error, "Write failed: wrote %zu bytes of %zu", written, size);
+      return Error::Internal;
+    }
+    total_written_bytes_ += written;
+  } else {
+    size_t written = fwrite(ptr, 1, size, file_);
+    if (written != size) {
+      ET_LOG(Error, "Write failed: wrote %zu bytes of %zu", written, size);
+      return Error::Internal;
+    }
+    total_written_bytes_ += written;
   }
 
-  total_written_bytes_ += written;
   return offset;
 }
 
diff --git a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/buffer_data_sink_test.cpp b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/buffer_data_sink_test.cpp
index c4178c29a4b..014c5f877b1 100644
--- a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/buffer_data_sink_test.cpp
+++ b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/buffer_data_sink_test.cpp
@@ -148,3 +148,57 @@ TEST_F(BufferDataSinkTest, illegalAlignment) {
     ASSERT_EQ(buffer_data_sink_ret.error(), Error::InvalidArgument);
   }
 }
+
+TEST_F(BufferDataSinkTest, WriteInPlaceTensorZeroFill) {
+  // Test writing with nullptr ptr and non-zero length (in-place tensor case)
+  // This should zero-fill the buffer
+  size_t length = 16;
+
+  Result<size_t> ret = buffer_data_sink_->write(nullptr, length);
+  ASSERT_EQ(ret.error(), Error::Ok);
+
+  size_t offset = ret.get();
+  EXPECT_NE(offset, static_cast<size_t>(-1));
+
+  // Verify the data in the buffer is zero-filled
+  const uint8_t* buffer_data = buffer_.data() + offset;
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(buffer_data[i], 0);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(BufferDataSinkTest, WriteZeroLengthReturnsCurrentOffset) {
+  // Test writing with zero length returns current offset
+  Result<size_t> ret = buffer_data_sink_->write(nullptr, 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(ret.error(), Error::Ok);
+  EXPECT_EQ(ret.get(), 0);
+
+  // Write some data first
+  TensorFactory<ScalarType::Float> tf;
+  Tensor tensor = tf.make({1, 4}, {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0});
+  Result<size_t> write_ret =
+      buffer_data_sink_->write(tensor.const_data_ptr(), tensor.nbytes());
+  ASSERT_EQ(write_ret.error(), Error::Ok);
+
+  // Zero length write should return current offset
+  size_t current_used = buffer_data_sink_->get_used_bytes();
+  Result<size_t> ret2 = buffer_data_sink_->write(nullptr, 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(ret2.error(), Error::Ok);
+  EXPECT_EQ(ret2.get(), current_used);
+}
+
+TEST_F(BufferDataSinkTest, WriteNullptrWithZeroLengthReturnsCurrentOffset) {
+  // Write some data first to advance the offset
+  TensorFactory<ScalarType::Float> tf;
+  Tensor tensor = tf.make({1, 4}, {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0});
+  Result<size_t> write_ret =
+      buffer_data_sink_->write(tensor.const_data_ptr(), tensor.nbytes());
+  ASSERT_EQ(write_ret.error(), Error::Ok);
+
+  size_t current_used = buffer_data_sink_->get_used_bytes();
+
+  // Writing nullptr with zero length should return current offset
+  Result<size_t> ret = buffer_data_sink_->write(nullptr, 0);
+  ASSERT_EQ(ret.error(), Error::Ok);
+  EXPECT_EQ(ret.get(), current_used);
+}
diff --git a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/file_data_sink_test.cpp b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/file_data_sink_test.cpp
index 33122d320aa..fb9e49ae128 100644
--- a/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/file_data_sink_test.cpp
+++ b/devtools/etdump/data_sinks/tests/file_data_sink_test.cpp
@@ -137,3 +137,88 @@ TEST_F(FileDataSinkTest, WriteMultipleDataAndCheckOffsets) {
   EXPECT_EQ(
       std::memcmp(file_content.data() + offset3.get(), data3, data3_size), 0);
 }
+
+TEST_F(FileDataSinkTest, WriteInPlaceTensorZeroFill) {
+  // Test writing with nullptr ptr and non-zero length (in-place tensor case)
+  // This should zero-fill the file
+  size_t length = 16;
+
+  // Create a FileDataSink instance
+  Result<FileDataSink> result = FileDataSink::create(file_path_.c_str());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.ok());
+  FileDataSink* data_sink = &result.get();
+
+  // Write nullptr with non-zero length
+  Result<size_t> write_result = data_sink->write(nullptr, length);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(write_result.ok());
+  EXPECT_EQ(write_result.get(), 0);
+
+  size_t used_bytes = data_sink->get_used_bytes();
+  EXPECT_EQ(used_bytes, length);
+
+  data_sink->close();
+
+  // Verify the file contents are zero-filled
+  std::ifstream file(file_path_, std::ios::binary);
+  file.seekg(0, std::ios::end);
+  size_t file_size = file.tellg();
+  file.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
+  EXPECT_EQ(file_size, length);
+
+  // Read the file content and verify it's all zeros
+  std::vector<uint8_t> file_content(file_size);
+  file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(file_content.data()), file_size);
+  file.close();
+
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(file_content[i], 0);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(FileDataSinkTest, WriteZeroLengthReturnsCurrentOffset) {
+  // Create a FileDataSink instance
+  Result<FileDataSink> result = FileDataSink::create(file_path_.c_str());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.ok());
+  FileDataSink* data_sink = &result.get();
+
+  // Zero length write should return current offset (0)
+  Result<size_t> ret = data_sink->write(nullptr, 0);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok());
+  EXPECT_EQ(ret.get(), 0);
+
+  // Write some data first
+  const char* data = "Hello";
+  size_t data_size = strlen(data);
+  Result<size_t> write_ret = data_sink->write(data, data_size);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(write_ret.ok());
+
+  // Zero length write should return current offset
+  size_t current_used = data_sink->get_used_bytes();
+  Result<size_t> ret2 = data_sink->write(nullptr, 0);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(ret2.ok());
+  EXPECT_EQ(ret2.get(), current_used);
+
+  data_sink->close();
+}
+
+TEST_F(FileDataSinkTest, WriteNullptrWithZeroLengthReturnsCurrentOffset) {
+  // Create a FileDataSink instance
+  Result<FileDataSink> result = FileDataSink::create(file_path_.c_str());
+  ASSERT_TRUE(result.ok());
+  FileDataSink* data_sink = &result.get();
+
+  // Write some data first to advance the offset
+  const char* data = "Test data";
+  size_t data_size = strlen(data);
+  Result<size_t> write_ret = data_sink->write(data, data_size);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(write_ret.ok());
+
+  size_t current_used = data_sink->get_used_bytes();
+
+  // Writing nullptr with zero length should return current offset
+  Result<size_t> ret = data_sink->write(nullptr, 0);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(ret.ok());
+  EXPECT_EQ(ret.get(), current_used);
+
+  data_sink->close();
+}