diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/CachingSpaceUsageSource.java b/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/CachingSpaceUsageSource.java
index 27e6f7d4144f..9cd192287cdd 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/CachingSpaceUsageSource.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/CachingSpaceUsageSource.java
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ public void incrementUsedSpace(long usedSpace) {
     if (usedSpace == 0) {
       return;
     }
-    Preconditions.assertTrue(usedSpace > 0, () -> usedSpace + " < 0");
+    if (usedSpace < 0) {
+      LOG.warn("Ignoring negative incrementUsedSpace({}) for {}", usedSpace, source);
+      return;
+    }
+
     final long current, change;
     try (AutoCloseableLock ignored = lock.writeLock(null, null)) {
       current = cachedAvailable;
@@ -140,7 +144,11 @@ public void decrementUsedSpace(long reclaimedSpace) {
     if (reclaimedSpace == 0) {
       return;
     }
-    Preconditions.assertTrue(reclaimedSpace > 0, () -> reclaimedSpace + " < 0");
+    if (reclaimedSpace < 0) {
+      LOG.warn("Ignoring negative reclaimedSpace({}) for {}", reclaimedSpace, source);
+      return;
+    }
+
     final long current, change;
     try (AutoCloseableLock ignored = lock.writeLock(null, null)) {
       current = cachedUsedSpace;
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/TestCachingSpaceUsageSource.java b/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/TestCachingSpaceUsageSource.java
index db0a2c89c9ea..f6b79830ceb4 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/TestCachingSpaceUsageSource.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/framework/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/fs/TestCachingSpaceUsageSource.java
@@ -182,6 +182,41 @@ void decrementAvailableSpaceMoreThanCurrent() {
     assertSnapshotIsUpToDate(subject);
   }
 
+  // If negative values are passed, check that the state is unchanged
+  @Test
+  void incrementUsedSpaceIgnoresNegativeValue() {
+    SpaceUsageCheckParams params = paramsBuilder(new AtomicLong(50))
+        .withRefresh(Duration.ZERO)
+        .build();
+    CachingSpaceUsageSource subject = new CachingSpaceUsageSource(params);
+    SpaceUsageSource original = subject.snapshot();
+
+    subject.incrementUsedSpace(-1L);
+
+    // negative value should be ignored, leaving cached state unchanged
+    assertEquals(original.getUsedSpace(), subject.getUsedSpace());
+    assertEquals(original.getAvailable(), subject.getAvailable());
+    assertEquals(original.getCapacity(), subject.getCapacity());
+    assertSnapshotIsUpToDate(subject);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void decrementUsedSpaceIgnoresNegativeValue() {
+    SpaceUsageCheckParams params = paramsBuilder(new AtomicLong(50))
+        .withRefresh(Duration.ZERO)
+        .build();
+    CachingSpaceUsageSource subject = new CachingSpaceUsageSource(params);
+    SpaceUsageSource original = subject.snapshot();
+
+    subject.decrementUsedSpace(-1L);
+
+    // negative value should be ignored, leaving cached state unchanged
+    assertEquals(original.getUsedSpace(), subject.getUsedSpace());
+    assertEquals(original.getAvailable(), subject.getAvailable());
+    assertEquals(original.getCapacity(), subject.getCapacity());
+    assertSnapshotIsUpToDate(subject);
+  }
+
   private static void assertSnapshotIsUpToDate(SpaceUsageSource subject) {
     SpaceUsageSource snapshot = subject.snapshot();
     assertEquals(subject.getCapacity(), snapshot.getCapacity());