diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_schema_gen.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_schema_gen.py
index 2bd8e8017f549..3f778baab9135 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_schema_gen.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/source/snowflake/snowflake_schema_gen.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from datahub.configuration.pattern_utils import is_schema_allowed
 from datahub.emitter.mce_builder import (
+    get_sys_time,
     make_data_platform_urn,
     make_dataset_urn_with_platform_instance,
     make_schema_field_urn,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@
 )
 from datahub.metadata.com.linkedin.pegasus2avro.dataset import (
     DatasetProperties,
+    DatasetProfileClass,
     ViewProperties,
 )
 from datahub.metadata.com.linkedin.pegasus2avro.schema import (
@@ -741,6 +743,19 @@ def gen_dataset_workunits(
                 entityUrn=dataset_urn, aspect=view_properties_aspect
             ).as_workunit()
 
+        # if there is no profiling, still send the row count
+        if not self.profiler:
+            if table_row_count := table.rows_count:
+                datasetProfile = DatasetProfileClass(
+                    timestampMillis=get_sys_time(),
+                    rowCount=table_row_count,
+                    sizeInBytes=table.size_in_bytes,
+                    columnCount=len(table.columns),
+                )
+                yield MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
+                    entityUrn=dataset_urn, aspect=datasetProfile
+                ).as_workunit()
+
     def get_dataset_properties(
         self,
         table: Union[SnowflakeTable, SnowflakeView],