diff --git a/sdgym/dataset_explorer.py b/sdgym/dataset_explorer.py
index 288b4bc9..4d7f7410 100644
--- a/sdgym/dataset_explorer.py
+++ b/sdgym/dataset_explorer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Dataset Explorer to summarize datasets stored in S3 buckets."""
 
+import warnings
 from collections import defaultdict
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -9,6 +10,24 @@
 from sdgym.datasets import BUCKET, _get_available_datasets, _validate_modality, load_dataset
 from sdgym.s3 import _validate_s3_url
 
+SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS = [
+    'Dataset',
+    'Datasize_Size_MB',
+    'Num_Tables',
+    'Total_Num_Columns',
+    'Total_Num_Columns_Categorical',
+    'Total_Num_Columns_Numerical',
+    'Total_Num_Columns_Datetime',
+    'Total_Num_Columns_PII',
+    'Total_Num_Columns_ID_NonKey',
+    'Max_Num_Columns_Per_Table',
+    'Total_Num_Rows',
+    'Max_Num_Rows_Per_Table',
+    'Num_Relationships',
+    'Max_Schema_Depth',
+    'Max_Schema_Branch',
+]
+
 
 class DatasetExplorer:
     """``DatasetExplorer`` class.
@@ -277,7 +296,17 @@ def summarize_datasets(self, modality, output_filepath=None):
         self._validate_output_filepath(output_filepath)
         _validate_modality(modality)
         results = self._load_and_summarize_datasets(modality)
-        dataset_summary = pd.DataFrame(results)
+
+        if not results:
+            warning_msg = (
+                f"The provided S3 URL '{self.s3_url}' does not contain any datasets "
+                f"of modality '{modality}'."
+            )
+            warnings.warn(warning_msg, UserWarning)
+            dataset_summary = pd.DataFrame(columns=SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS)
+        else:
+            dataset_summary = pd.DataFrame(results)
+
         if output_filepath:
             dataset_summary.to_csv(output_filepath, index=False)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_dataset_explorer.py b/tests/integration/test_dataset_explorer.py
index f921012a..064ce62e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_dataset_explorer.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_dataset_explorer.py
@@ -1,27 +1,11 @@
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
 
 from sdgym import DatasetExplorer
-
-SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS = [
-    'Dataset',
-    'Datasize_Size_MB',
-    'Num_Tables',
-    'Total_Num_Columns',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_Categorical',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_Numerical',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_Datetime',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_PII',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_ID_NonKey',
-    'Max_Num_Columns_Per_Table',
-    'Total_Num_Rows',
-    'Max_Num_Rows_Per_Table',
-    'Num_Relationships',
-    'Max_Schema_Depth',
-    'Max_Schema_Branch',
-]
+from sdgym.dataset_explorer import SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('modality', ['single_table', 'multi_table'])
@@ -42,3 +26,31 @@ def test_end_to_end_dataset_explorer(modality, tmp_path):
     assert list(dataset_summary.columns) == SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS
     loaded_summary = pd.read_csv(output_filepath)
     pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(loaded_summary, dataset_summary)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('modality', ['single_table', 'multi_table'])
+def test_dataset_explorer_empty_bucket_warns_and_returns_header_only(modality, tmp_path):
+    """When no datasets are present, warn and return header-only table and write CSV."""
+    # Setup
+    de = DatasetExplorer(s3_url='s3://my_bucket/')
+    output_filepath = Path(tmp_path) / f'datasets_summary_empty_{modality}.csv'
+
+    with patch('sdgym.dataset_explorer._get_available_datasets') as mock_get:
+        mock_get.return_value = pd.DataFrame([])
+
+        expected_message = (
+            f"The provided S3 URL 's3://my_bucket/' does not contain any datasets "
+            f"of modality '{modality}'."
+        )
+
+        # Run
+        with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match=expected_message):
+            frame = de.summarize_datasets(modality=modality, output_filepath=str(output_filepath))
+
+    # Assert
+    assert isinstance(frame, pd.DataFrame)
+    assert frame.empty
+    assert output_filepath.exists()
+    assert list(frame.columns) == SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS
+    loaded_summary = pd.read_csv(output_filepath)
+    pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(loaded_summary, frame)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_dataset_explorer.py b/tests/unit/test_dataset_explorer.py
index 021a68b8..f788db9c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_dataset_explorer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_dataset_explorer.py
@@ -5,27 +5,9 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
 
-from sdgym.dataset_explorer import DatasetExplorer
+from sdgym.dataset_explorer import SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS, DatasetExplorer
 from sdgym.datasets import BUCKET
 
-SUMMARY_OUTPUT_COLUMNS = [
-    'Dataset',
-    'Datasize_Size_MB',
-    'Num_Tables',
-    'Total_Num_Columns',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_Categorical',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_Numerical',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_Datetime',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_PII',
-    'Total_Num_Columns_ID_NonKey',
-    'Max_Num_Columns_Per_Table',
-    'Total_Num_Rows',
-    'Max_Num_Rows_Per_Table',
-    'Num_Relationships',
-    'Max_Schema_Depth',
-    'Max_Schema_Branch',
-]
-
 
 class TestDatasetExplorer:
     def test___init__default(self):