diff --git a/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergDataset.java b/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergDataset.java
index ae2c698b025..b0a6d082363 100644
--- a/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergDataset.java
+++ b/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergDataset.java
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@ Collection<CopyEntity> generateCopyEntities(FileSystem targetFs, CopyConfigurati
     String fileSet = this.getFileSetId();
     List<CopyEntity> copyEntities = Lists.newArrayList();
     TableMetadata destTableMetadataBeforeSrcRead = getCurrentDestTableMetadata();
-    GetFilePathsToFileStatusResult atomicGetPathsResult = getFilePathsToFileStatus(targetFs, copyConfig, this.shouldIncludeMetadataPath);
+    GetFilePathsToFileStatusResult atomicGetPathsResult;
+    try {
+      atomicGetPathsResult = getFilePathsToFileStatus(targetFs, copyConfig, this.shouldIncludeMetadataPath);
+    } catch (IcebergTable.NoSnapshotFoundException e) {
+      log.warn("~{}~ source table has no snapshots, nothing to copy", fileSet);
+      return Lists.newArrayList();
+    }
     Map<Path, FileStatus> pathToFileStatus = atomicGetPathsResult.getPathsToFileStatus();
     log.info("~{}~ found {} candidate source paths", fileSet, pathToFileStatus.size());
 
diff --git a/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTable.java b/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTable.java
index a899f83c8cc..95557e08cd1 100644
--- a/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTable.java
+++ b/gobblin-data-management/src/main/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTable.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -90,6 +91,12 @@ public TableNotFoundException(TableIdentifier tableId) {
     }
   }
 
+  public static class NoSnapshotFoundException extends IOException {
+    public NoSnapshotFoundException(TableIdentifier tableId) {
+      super("No Snapshot found: '" + tableId + "'");
+    }
+  }
+
   @Getter
   private final TableIdentifier tableId;
   /** allow the {@link IcebergCatalog} creating this table to qualify its {@link DatasetDescriptor#getName()} used for lineage, etc. */
@@ -108,19 +115,28 @@ public TableNotFoundException(TableIdentifier tableId) {
   /** @return metadata info limited to the most recent (current) snapshot */
   public IcebergSnapshotInfo getCurrentSnapshotInfo() throws IOException {
     TableMetadata current = accessTableMetadata();
-    return createSnapshotInfo(current.currentSnapshot(), Optional.of(current.metadataFileLocation()), Optional.of(current));
+    Snapshot currentSnapshot = accessCurrentSnapshot(current);
+    return createSnapshotInfo(currentSnapshot, Optional.of(current.metadataFileLocation()), Optional.of(current));
   }
 
   /** @return metadata info for most recent snapshot, wherein manifests and their child data files ARE NOT listed */
   public IcebergSnapshotInfo getCurrentSnapshotInfoOverviewOnly() throws IOException {
     TableMetadata current = accessTableMetadata();
-    return createSnapshotInfo(current.currentSnapshot(), Optional.of(current.metadataFileLocation()), Optional.of(current), true);
+    Snapshot currentSnapshot = accessCurrentSnapshot(current);
+    return createSnapshotInfo(currentSnapshot, Optional.of(current.metadataFileLocation()), Optional.of(current), true);
   }
 
   /** @return metadata info for all known snapshots, ordered historically, with *most recent last* */
   public Iterator<IcebergSnapshotInfo> getAllSnapshotInfosIterator() throws IOException {
     TableMetadata current = accessTableMetadata();
-    long currentSnapshotId = current.currentSnapshot().snapshotId();
+    Snapshot currentSnapshot;
+    try {
+      currentSnapshot = accessCurrentSnapshot(current);
+    } catch (NoSnapshotFoundException e) {
+      log.warn("~{}~ No snapshot found, returning empty snapshot info iterator", tableId);
+      return Collections.emptyIterator();
+    }
+    long currentSnapshotId = currentSnapshot.snapshotId();
     List<Snapshot> snapshots = current.snapshots();
     return Iterators.transform(snapshots.iterator(), snapshot -> {
       try {
@@ -183,6 +199,12 @@ protected TableMetadata accessTableMetadata() throws TableNotFoundException {
     return Optional.ofNullable(current).orElseThrow(() -> new TableNotFoundException(this.tableId));
   }
 
+  /** @throws {@link IcebergTable.NoSnapshotFoundException} when table is empty i.e. table has zero snapshot */
+  protected Snapshot accessCurrentSnapshot(TableMetadata tableMetadata) throws NoSnapshotFoundException {
+    Snapshot currentSnapshot = tableMetadata.currentSnapshot();
+    return Optional.ofNullable(currentSnapshot).orElseThrow(() -> new NoSnapshotFoundException(this.tableId));
+  }
+
   protected IcebergSnapshotInfo createSnapshotInfo(Snapshot snapshot, Optional<String> metadataFileLocation, Optional<TableMetadata> currentTableMetadata)
       throws IOException {
     return createSnapshotInfo(snapshot, metadataFileLocation, currentTableMetadata, false);
@@ -260,9 +282,15 @@ protected void registerIcebergTable(TableMetadata srcMetadata, TableMetadata dst
   public List<DataFile> getPartitionSpecificDataFiles(Predicate<StructLike> icebergPartitionFilterPredicate)
       throws IOException {
     TableMetadata tableMetadata = accessTableMetadata();
-    Snapshot currentSnapshot = tableMetadata.currentSnapshot();
-    long currentSnapshotId = currentSnapshot.snapshotId();
     List<DataFile> knownDataFiles = new ArrayList<>();
+    Snapshot currentSnapshot;
+    try {
+      currentSnapshot = accessCurrentSnapshot(tableMetadata);
+    } catch (NoSnapshotFoundException e) {
+      log.warn("~{}~ No snapshot found, returning empty data files list", tableId);
+      return knownDataFiles;
+    }
+    long currentSnapshotId = currentSnapshot.snapshotId();
     GrowthMilestoneTracker growthMilestoneTracker = new GrowthMilestoneTracker();
     //TODO: Add support for deleteManifests as well later
     // Currently supporting dataManifests only
@@ -307,10 +335,10 @@ protected void overwritePartition(List<DataFile> dataFiles, String partitionColN
       return;
     }
     TableMetadata tableMetadata = accessTableMetadata();
-    Optional<Snapshot> currentSnapshot = Optional.ofNullable(tableMetadata.currentSnapshot());
-    if (currentSnapshot.isPresent()) {
-      log.info("~{}~ SnapshotId before overwrite: {}", tableId, currentSnapshot.get().snapshotId());
-    } else {
+    try {
+      Snapshot currentSnapshot = accessCurrentSnapshot(tableMetadata);
+      log.info("~{}~ SnapshotId before overwrite: {}", tableId, currentSnapshot.snapshotId());
+    } catch (NoSnapshotFoundException e) {
       log.warn("~{}~ No current snapshot found before overwrite", tableId);
     }
     OverwriteFiles overwriteFiles = this.table.newOverwrite();
diff --git a/gobblin-data-management/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTableTest.java b/gobblin-data-management/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTableTest.java
index f083e7e7671..de2c9b499f3 100644
--- a/gobblin-data-management/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTableTest.java
+++ b/gobblin-data-management/src/test/java/org/apache/gobblin/data/management/copy/iceberg/IcebergTableTest.java
@@ -350,6 +350,33 @@ public void testGetCurrentSnapshotInfoOnBogusTable() throws IOException {
     Assert.fail("expected an exception when using table ID '" + bogusTableId + "'");
   }
 
+  /** Verify failure when attempting to get current snapshot info for an empty table */
+  @Test(expectedExceptions = IcebergTable.NoSnapshotFoundException.class)
+  public void testGetCurrentSnapshotInfoOnEmptyTable() throws IOException {
+    IcebergSnapshotInfo snapshotInfo = new IcebergTable(tableId, catalog.newTableOps(tableId), catalogUri,
+        catalog.loadTable(tableId)).getCurrentSnapshotInfo();
+    Assert.fail("expected an exception when using table ID '" + tableId + "'");
+  }
+
+  /** Verify that getAllSnapshotInfosIterator returns empty iterator for an empty table (no snapshots) */
+  @Test
+  public void testGetAllSnapshotInfosIteratorOnEmptyTable() throws IOException {
+    IcebergTable icebergTable = new IcebergTable(tableId, catalog.newTableOps(tableId), catalogUri,
+        catalog.loadTable(tableId));
+    List<IcebergSnapshotInfo> snapshotInfos = Lists.newArrayList(icebergTable.getAllSnapshotInfosIterator());
+    Assert.assertTrue(snapshotInfos.isEmpty(), "expected empty snapshot infos for table with no snapshots");
+  }
+
+  /** Verify that getPartitionSpecificDataFiles returns empty list for an empty table (no snapshots) */
+  @Test
+  public void testGetPartitionSpecificDataFilesOnEmptyTable() throws IOException {
+    IcebergTable icebergTable = new IcebergTable(tableId, catalog.newTableOps(tableId), catalogUri,
+        catalog.loadTable(tableId));
+    Predicate<StructLike> alwaysTruePredicate = partition -> true;
+    List<DataFile> dataFiles = icebergTable.getPartitionSpecificDataFiles(alwaysTruePredicate);
+    Assert.assertTrue(dataFiles.isEmpty(), "expected empty data files for table with no snapshots");
+  }
+
   /** Verify info about all (full) snapshots */
   @Test(dataProvider = "isPosDeleteProvider")
   public void testGetAllSnapshotInfosIterator(boolean isPosDelete) throws IOException {