diff --git a/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py b/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py
index 9857608c19ba8a10ea116a6a794adb9b61fc6329..2a0bef3b422f1fc7be57755f7e5993fd7a3af4bf 100644
--- a/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py
+++ b/mindspore/dataset/engine/validators.py
@@ -643,9 +643,9 @@ def check_bucket_batch_by_length(method):
         if not all_int:
             raise TypeError("bucket_batch_sizes should be a list of int.")
 
-        all_non_negative = all(item >= 0 for item in bucket_batch_sizes)
+        all_non_negative = all(item > 0 for item in bucket_batch_sizes)
         if not all_non_negative:
-            raise ValueError("bucket_batch_sizes cannot contain any negative numbers.")
+            raise ValueError("bucket_batch_sizes should be a list of positive numbers.")
 
         if param_dict.get('pad_info') is not None:
             check_type(param_dict["pad_info"], "pad_info", dict)
diff --git a/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_bucket_batch_by_length.py b/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_bucket_batch_by_length.py
index bca30723e984aef6e674d4087c50ac16f4bf724a..4436f98e53462e7d423dc48958d98721b9b23e98 100644
--- a/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_bucket_batch_by_length.py
+++ b/tests/ut/python/dataset/test_bucket_batch_by_length.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ def test_bucket_batch_invalid_input():
     bucket_batch_sizes = [1, 1, 1, 1]
     invalid_bucket_batch_sizes = ["1", "2", "3", "4"]
     negative_bucket_batch_sizes = [1, 2, 3, -4]
+    zero_bucket_batch_sizes = [0, 1, 2, 3]
 
     with pytest.raises(TypeError) as info:
         _ = dataset.bucket_batch_by_length(invalid_column_names, bucket_boundaries, bucket_batch_sizes)
@@ -82,7 +83,11 @@ def test_bucket_batch_invalid_input():
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as info:
         _ = dataset.bucket_batch_by_length(column_names, bucket_boundaries, negative_bucket_batch_sizes)
-    assert "bucket_batch_sizes cannot contain any negative numbers" in str(info.value)
+    assert "bucket_batch_sizes should be a list of positive numbers" in str(info.value)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as info:
+        _ = dataset.bucket_batch_by_length(column_names, bucket_boundaries, zero_bucket_batch_sizes)
+    assert "bucket_batch_sizes should be a list of positive numbers" in str(info.value)
 
     with pytest.raises(ValueError) as info:
         _ = dataset.bucket_batch_by_length(column_names, bucket_boundaries, bucket_boundaries)