diff --git a/daml-lf/transaction/src/main/scala/com/daml/lf/TransactionNodeStatistics.scala b/daml-lf/transaction/src/main/scala/com/daml/lf/TransactionNodeStatistics.scala
index c51cfd1578..2227f682aa 100644
--- a/daml-lf/transaction/src/main/scala/com/daml/lf/TransactionNodeStatistics.scala
+++ b/daml-lf/transaction/src/main/scala/com/daml/lf/TransactionNodeStatistics.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package com.daml.lf
 package transaction
 
+import com.daml.lf.data.Ref.PackageId
+
 object TransactionNodeStatistics {
 
   /** Container for transaction statistics.
@@ -89,10 +91,30 @@ object TransactionNodeStatistics {
     *  rolled back nodes (those nodes that do appear under a rollback node) on
     *  the other hand within a given transaction `tx`.
     */
-  def apply(tx: VersionedTransaction): TransactionNodeStatistics =
-    apply(tx.transaction)
+  def apply(
+      tx: VersionedTransaction,
+      excludedPackages: Set[PackageId] = Set.empty,
+  ): TransactionNodeStatistics =
+    apply(tx.transaction, excludedPackages)
 
-  def apply(tx: Transaction): TransactionNodeStatistics = {
+  /** Calculate the node statistics unless all actions in the transaction use infrastructure packages in
+    * which case return Empty.
+    */
+  def apply(
+      tx: Transaction,
+      excludedPackages: Set[PackageId],
+  ): TransactionNodeStatistics = {
+    val excluded = tx.nodes.values
+      .collect({ case a: Node.Action => a })
+      .forall(_.packageIds.forall(excludedPackages.contains))
+    if (!excluded) {
+      build(tx)
+    } else {
+      TransactionNodeStatistics.Empty
+    }
+  }
+
+  private def build(tx: Transaction): TransactionNodeStatistics = {
     val committed = emptyFields
     val rolledBack = emptyFields
     var rollbackDepth = 0
diff --git a/daml-lf/transaction/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/transaction/TransactionNodeStatisticsSpec.scala b/daml-lf/transaction/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/transaction/TransactionNodeStatisticsSpec.scala
index 9376609a2c..207373b311 100644
--- a/daml-lf/transaction/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/transaction/TransactionNodeStatisticsSpec.scala
+++ b/daml-lf/transaction/src/test/scala/com/digitalasset/daml/lf/transaction/TransactionNodeStatisticsSpec.scala
@@ -182,6 +182,35 @@ class TransactionNodeStatisticsSpec
         }
       }
     }
+
+    "exclude infrastructure transactions" in {
+      forEvery(testCases) { (makeNode, _) =>
+        val builder = TxBuilder()
+        val node = makeNode(builder)
+        val excludedPackageIds = Set(node).collect({ case a: Node.Action => a.packageIds }).flatten
+        builder.add(node)
+        TransactionNodeStatistics(
+          builder.build(),
+          excludedPackageIds,
+        ) shouldBe TransactionNodeStatistics.Empty
+      }
+    }
+
+    "only exclude transaction if all packages are infrastructure" in {
+      forEvery(testCases) { (makeNode, _) =>
+        val builder = TxBuilder()
+        val nonExcludedNode = makeNode(builder)
+        val excludedNode = makeNode(builder)
+        val excludedPackageIds =
+          Set(excludedNode).collect({ case a: Node.Action => a.packageIds }).flatten
+        builder.add(nonExcludedNode)
+        builder.add(excludedNode)
+        TransactionNodeStatistics(
+          builder.build(),
+          excludedPackageIds,
+        ) should not be (TransactionNodeStatistics.Empty)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
 }