diff --git a/samples/BenchmarkDotNet.Samples/IntroExceptionDiagnoser.cs b/samples/BenchmarkDotNet.Samples/IntroExceptionDiagnoser.cs
index 7e0f847c95..81f2b79c28 100644
--- a/samples/BenchmarkDotNet.Samples/IntroExceptionDiagnoser.cs
+++ b/samples/BenchmarkDotNet.Samples/IntroExceptionDiagnoser.cs
@@ -6,20 +6,10 @@ namespace BenchmarkDotNet.Samples
     [ExceptionDiagnoser]
     public class IntroExceptionDiagnoser
     {
-        [Benchmark]
-        public void ThrowExceptionRandomly()
+        [Benchmark] public void NoThrow() { }
+        [Benchmark] public void Throw()
         {
-            try
-            {
-                if (new Random().Next(0, 5) > 1)
-                {
-                    throw new Exception();
-                }
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                // ignored
-            }
+            try { throw new Exception(); } catch { }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ExceptionDiagnoserAttribute.cs b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ExceptionDiagnoserAttribute.cs
index bff956e968..6dc8ae525b 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ExceptionDiagnoserAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ExceptionDiagnoserAttribute.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ public class ExceptionDiagnoserAttribute : Attribute, IConfigSource
     {
         public IConfig Config { get; }
 
-        public ExceptionDiagnoserAttribute() => Config = ManualConfig.CreateEmpty().AddDiagnoser(ExceptionDiagnoser.Default);
+        /// <param name="displayExceptions">Display Exceptions column. True by default.</param>
+        public ExceptionDiagnoserAttribute(bool displayExceptions = true)
+        {
+            Config = ManualConfig.CreateEmpty().AddDiagnoser(new ExceptionDiagnoser(new ExceptionDiagnoserConfig(displayExceptions)));
+        }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ThreadingDiagnoserAttribute.cs b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ThreadingDiagnoserAttribute.cs
index 7627170b8b..05b841c4dc 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ThreadingDiagnoserAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Attributes/ThreadingDiagnoserAttribute.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ public class ThreadingDiagnoserAttribute : Attribute, IConfigSource
     {
         public IConfig Config { get; }
 
-        public ThreadingDiagnoserAttribute() => Config = ManualConfig.CreateEmpty().AddDiagnoser(ThreadingDiagnoser.Default);
+        /// <param name="displayWorkItemsColumn">Display Work Items column. True by default.</param>
+        /// <param name="displayLockContentionsColumn">Display Lock Contentions column. True by default.</param>
+        public ThreadingDiagnoserAttribute(bool displayWorkItemsColumn = true, bool displayLockContentionsColumn = true)
+        {
+            Config = ManualConfig.CreateEmpty().AddDiagnoser(new ThreadingDiagnoser(new ThreadingDiagnoserConfig(displayWorkItemsColumn, displayLockContentionsColumn)));
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ExceptionDiagnoser.cs b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ExceptionDiagnoser.cs
index 782e895d3e..58e8144904 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ExceptionDiagnoser.cs
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ExceptionDiagnoser.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ namespace BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnosers
 {
     public class ExceptionDiagnoser : IDiagnoser
     {
-        public static readonly ExceptionDiagnoser Default = new ExceptionDiagnoser();
+        public static readonly ExceptionDiagnoser Default = new ExceptionDiagnoser(new ExceptionDiagnoserConfig(true));
 
-        private ExceptionDiagnoser() { }
+        public ExceptionDiagnoser(ExceptionDiagnoserConfig config) => Config = config;
+
+        public ExceptionDiagnoserConfig Config { get; }
 
         public IEnumerable<string> Ids => new[] { nameof(ExceptionDiagnoser) };
 
@@ -32,7 +34,10 @@ public void Handle(HostSignal signal, DiagnoserActionParameters parameters) { }
 
         public IEnumerable<Metric> ProcessResults(DiagnoserResults results)
         {
-            yield return new Metric(ExceptionsFrequencyMetricDescriptor.Instance, results.ExceptionFrequency);
+            if (Config.DisplayExceptionsIfZeroValue || results.ExceptionFrequency != 0)
+            {
+                yield return new Metric(ExceptionsFrequencyMetricDescriptor.Instance, results.ExceptionFrequency);
+            }
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<ValidationError> Validate(ValidationParameters validationParameters) => Enumerable.Empty<ValidationError>();
diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ExceptionDiagnoserConfig.cs b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ExceptionDiagnoserConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ebfd06c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ExceptionDiagnoserConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+
+namespace BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnosers;
+
+public class ExceptionDiagnoserConfig
+{
+    /// <param name="displayExceptionsIfZeroValue">Display Exceptions column if it's value is not calculated. True by default.</param>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public ExceptionDiagnoserConfig(bool displayExceptionsIfZeroValue = true)
+    {
+        DisplayExceptionsIfZeroValue = displayExceptionsIfZeroValue;
+    }
+
+    public bool DisplayExceptionsIfZeroValue { get; }
+}
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diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ThreadingDiagnoser.cs b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ThreadingDiagnoser.cs
index dd2a60efca..0a74d2487d 100644
--- a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ThreadingDiagnoser.cs
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ThreadingDiagnoser.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ namespace BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnosers
 {
     public class ThreadingDiagnoser : IDiagnoser
     {
-        public static readonly ThreadingDiagnoser Default = new ThreadingDiagnoser();
+        public static readonly ThreadingDiagnoser Default = new ThreadingDiagnoser(new ThreadingDiagnoserConfig(true, true));
 
-        private ThreadingDiagnoser() { }
+        public ThreadingDiagnoser(ThreadingDiagnoserConfig config) => Config = config;
+
+        public ThreadingDiagnoserConfig Config { get; }
 
         public IEnumerable<string> Ids => new[] { nameof(ThreadingDiagnoser) };
 
@@ -33,8 +35,15 @@ public void Handle(HostSignal signal, DiagnoserActionParameters parameters) { }
 
         public IEnumerable<Metric> ProcessResults(DiagnoserResults results)
         {
-            yield return new Metric(CompletedWorkItemCountMetricDescriptor.Instance, results.ThreadingStats.CompletedWorkItemCount / (double)results.ThreadingStats.TotalOperations);
-            yield return new Metric(LockContentionCountMetricDescriptor.Instance, results.ThreadingStats.LockContentionCount / (double)results.ThreadingStats.TotalOperations);
+            if (Config.DisplayWorkItemsColumnIfZeroValue || results.ThreadingStats.CompletedWorkItemCount != 0)
+            {
+                yield return new Metric(CompletedWorkItemCountMetricDescriptor.Instance, results.ThreadingStats.CompletedWorkItemCount / (double)results.ThreadingStats.TotalOperations);
+            }
+
+            if (Config.DisplayLockContentionsColumnIfZeroValue || results.ThreadingStats.LockContentionCount != 0)
+            {
+                yield return new Metric(LockContentionCountMetricDescriptor.Instance, results.ThreadingStats.LockContentionCount / (double)results.ThreadingStats.TotalOperations);
+            }
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<ValidationError> Validate(ValidationParameters validationParameters)
diff --git a/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ThreadingDiagnoserConfig.cs b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ThreadingDiagnoserConfig.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eed486c774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/BenchmarkDotNet/Diagnosers/ThreadingDiagnoserConfig.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+
+namespace BenchmarkDotNet.Diagnosers;
+
+public class ThreadingDiagnoserConfig
+{
+    /// <param name="displayWorkItemsColumnIfZeroValue">Display Work Items column if it's value is not calculated. True by default.</param>
+    /// <param name="displayLockContentionsColumnIfZeroValue">Display Lock Contentions column if it's value is not calculated. True by default.</param>
+    [PublicAPI]
+    public ThreadingDiagnoserConfig(bool displayWorkItemsColumnIfZeroValue = true, bool displayLockContentionsColumnIfZeroValue = true)
+    {
+        DisplayWorkItemsColumnIfZeroValue = displayWorkItemsColumnIfZeroValue;
+        DisplayLockContentionsColumnIfZeroValue = displayLockContentionsColumnIfZeroValue;
+    }
+    public bool DisplayWorkItemsColumnIfZeroValue { get; }
+
+    public bool DisplayLockContentionsColumnIfZeroValue { get; }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.IntegrationTests/ExceptionDiagnoserTests.cs b/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.IntegrationTests/ExceptionDiagnoserTests.cs
index 71e4ba29bb..334a434db2 100644
--- a/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.IntegrationTests/ExceptionDiagnoserTests.cs
+++ b/tests/BenchmarkDotNet.IntegrationTests/ExceptionDiagnoserTests.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ public void ExceptionCountIsAccurate()
             });
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ExceptionTest()
+        {
+            var config = CreateConfig();
+
+            var summary = BenchmarkRunner.Run<ExceptionCount>(config);
+        }
+
         public class ExceptionCount
         {
             [Benchmark]
@@ -45,6 +53,19 @@ public void ThrowOneException()
             [Benchmark]
             public void DoNothing() { }
 
+            [Benchmark]
+            public void NoThrow() { }
+
+            [Benchmark]
+            public void Throw()
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    throw new Exception();
+                }
+                catch { }
+            }
+
             [Benchmark]
             public async Task ThrowFromMultipleThreads()
             {