diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/celeba_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/celeba_op.cc
index 44a9806e29..a310c50fae 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/celeba_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/celeba_op.cc
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ Status CelebAOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
     num_rows = std::min(num_rows, partition_num);
   }
 
-  sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size > 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  *dataset_size = sample_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
 }  // namespace dataset
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/cifar_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/cifar_op.cc
index ade39e0e2e..ca4b4b7f31 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/cifar_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/cifar_op.cc
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ Status CifarOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
   num_rows = num_rows_;
   if (num_rows_ <= 0)
     RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(CountTotalRows(folder_path_, usage_, cifar_type_ == CifarType::kCifar10, &num_rows));
-  sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size > 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  *dataset_size = sample_size;
   dataset_size_ = *dataset_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/coco_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/coco_op.cc
index c9adcc79de..c41b8603f3 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/coco_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/coco_op.cc
@@ -705,8 +705,8 @@ Status CocoOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
   if (image_ids_.size() == 0) {
     RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(CountTotalRows(image_folder_path_, annotation_path_, task_type, &num_rows));
   }
-  sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size != 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  *dataset_size = sample_size;
   dataset_size_ = *dataset_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/image_folder_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/image_folder_op.cc
index a3588c1146..b8b0b3c0a1 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/image_folder_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/image_folder_op.cc
@@ -475,8 +475,8 @@ Status ImageFolderOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
     // GetDatasetSize will not be impacted by class_index_
     RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(CountRowsAndClasses(folder_path_, extensions_, &num_rows, nullptr, {}));
   }
-  sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size > 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  *dataset_size = sample_size;
   dataset_size_ = *dataset_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/manifest_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/manifest_op.cc
index 8e0450ea32..24c48a4b07 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/manifest_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/manifest_op.cc
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ Status ManifestOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
   RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(Builder().SetManifestFile(file_).SetClassIndex(class_index_).SetUsage(usage_).Build(&op));
   RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(op->ParseManifestFile());
   num_rows = static_cast<int64_t>(op->image_labelname_.size());
-  sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size > 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  *dataset_size = sample_size;
   dataset_size_ = *dataset_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/mnist_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/mnist_op.cc
index 72ce81cdb5..45e99b6ac7 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/mnist_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/mnist_op.cc
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ Status MnistOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
   int64_t num_rows, sample_size;
   num_rows = num_rows_;
   if (num_rows_ <= 0) RETURN_IF_NOT_OK(CountTotalRows(folder_path_, usage_, &num_rows));
-  sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size > 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  *dataset_size = sample_size;
   dataset_size_ = *dataset_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/random_data_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/random_data_op.cc
index 75c43d8c61..99a67e355b 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/random_data_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/random_data_op.cc
@@ -427,10 +427,15 @@ Status RandomDataOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
     *dataset_size = dataset_size_;
     return Status::OK();
   }
-  int64_t num_rows, sample_size = 0;
+  int64_t num_rows;
   num_rows = total_rows_ != 0 ? total_rows_ : data_schema_->num_rows();
-  if (sampler_ != nullptr) sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size != 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  if (sampler_ != nullptr) {
+    int64_t sample_size;
+    sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+    *dataset_size = sample_size;
+  } else {
+    *dataset_size = num_rows;
+  }
   dataset_size_ = *dataset_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.cc
index 1f4671a092..bcb046257c 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 #include "minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -160,6 +161,15 @@ Status DistributedSamplerRT::ResetSampler() {
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
+int64_t DistributedSamplerRT::CalculateNumSamples(int64_t num_rows) {
+  int64_t childs = num_rows;
+  if (!child_.empty()) {
+    childs = child_[0]->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  }
+  int64_t num_samples = (num_samples_ > 0) ? std::min(childs, num_samples_) : childs;
+  return std::ceil(num_samples * 1.0 / num_devices_);
+}
+
 void DistributedSamplerRT::Print(std::ostream &out, bool show_all) const {
   out << "\nSampler: DistributedSampler";
   if (show_all) {
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.h b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.h
index 015ad23fd3..288b7eeb55 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.h
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/distributed_sampler.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class DistributedSamplerRT : public SamplerRT {
 
   int64_t GetDeviceNum() { return num_devices_; }
 
+  int64_t CalculateNumSamples(int64_t num_rows) override;
+
   void Print(std::ostream &out, bool show_all) const override;
 
  private:
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.cc
index 7441b62771..a754f1eee7 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 #include "minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace mindspore {
@@ -131,6 +132,15 @@ Status SamplerRT::SetNumSamples(int64_t num_samples) {
 
 int64_t SamplerRT::GetNumSamples() { return num_samples_; }
 
+int64_t SamplerRT::CalculateNumSamples(int64_t num_rows) {
+  int64_t childs = num_rows;
+  if (!child_.empty()) {
+    childs = child_[0]->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  }
+
+  return (num_samples_ > 0) ? std::min(childs, num_samples_) : childs;
+}
+
 Status SamplerRT::SetNumRowsInDataset(int64_t num_rows) {
   CHECK_FAIL_RETURN_UNEXPECTED(num_rows > 0, "Invalid parameter, num_rows must be greater than 0.");
   num_rows_ = num_rows;
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.h b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.h
index 76a8dee4a8..00c48caf2b 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.h
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/sampler/sampler.h
@@ -99,10 +99,14 @@ class SamplerRT {
   Status SetNumSamples(int64_t num_samples);
 
   // getter for num samples
-  // @param num_samples - the number of samples to return.
-  // @return status error code
+  // @return number of samples
   int64_t GetNumSamples();
 
+  // Calculate num samples. Unlike GetNumSamples, it is not a getter and doesn't necessarily return the value of
+  // num_samples_
+  // @return number of samples
+  virtual int64_t CalculateNumSamples(int64_t num_rows);
+
   // setter for num or records in the dataset
   // @param num_rows - the number of records
   // @return status error code
diff --git a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/voc_op.cc b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/voc_op.cc
index a68b4fc59d..0e20db5252 100644
--- a/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/voc_op.cc
+++ b/mindspore/ccsrc/minddata/dataset/engine/datasetops/source/voc_op.cc
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ Status VOCOp::GetDatasetSize(int64_t *dataset_size) {
       num_rows = static_cast<int64_t>(op->image_ids_.size());
     }
   }
-  sample_size = sampler_->GetNumSamples();
-  *dataset_size = sample_size > 0 ? std::min(num_rows, sample_size) : num_rows;
+  sample_size = sampler_->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows);
+  *dataset_size = sample_size;
   dataset_size_ = *dataset_size;
   return Status::OK();
 }
diff --git a/tests/ut/cpp/dataset/c_api_samplers_test.cc b/tests/ut/cpp/dataset/c_api_samplers_test.cc
index b4931d0e3d..01a3092f22 100644
--- a/tests/ut/cpp/dataset/c_api_samplers_test.cc
+++ b/tests/ut/cpp/dataset/c_api_samplers_test.cc
@@ -82,6 +82,75 @@ TEST_F(MindDataTestPipeline, TestImageFolderWithSamplers) {
   iter->Stop();
 }
 
+TEST_F(MindDataTestPipeline, TestCalculateNumSamples) {
+  int64_t num_rows = 30;  // dummy variable for number of rows in the dataset
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl = DistributedSampler(2, 1, false, 6);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerRT> sampler_rt = sampl->Build();
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 3);
+
+  sampl = PKSampler(3, false);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl, nullptr);
+  sampler_rt = sampl->Build();
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 30);
+
+  sampl = RandomSampler(false, 12);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl, nullptr);
+  sampler_rt = sampl->Build();
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 12);
+
+  sampl = SequentialSampler(0, 10);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl, nullptr);
+  sampler_rt = sampl->Build();
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 10);
+
+  std::vector<double> weights = {0.9, 0.8, 0.68, 0.7, 0.71, 0.6, 0.5, 0.4, 0.3, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1};
+  sampl = WeightedRandomSampler(weights, 12);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl, nullptr);
+  sampler_rt = sampl->Build();
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 12);
+
+  std::vector<int64_t> indices = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21};
+  sampl = SubsetRandomSampler(indices, 11);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl, nullptr);
+  sampler_rt = sampl->Build();
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 11);
+
+  // Testing chains
+  // Parent and child have num_samples
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl1 = WeightedRandomSampler(weights, 12);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl1, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerRT> sampler_rt1 = sampl1->Build();
+
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl2 = SequentialSampler(0, 10);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl2, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerRT> sampler_rt2 = sampl2->Build();
+  sampler_rt2->AddChild(sampler_rt1);
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt2->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 10);
+
+  // Parent doesn't have num_samples
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl3 = WeightedRandomSampler(weights, 12);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl3, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerRT> sampler_rt3 = sampl3->Build();
+
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl4 = SubsetRandomSampler(indices);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl4, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerRT> sampler_rt4 = sampl4->Build();
+  sampler_rt4->AddChild(sampler_rt3);
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt4->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 12);
+
+  // Child doesn't have num_samples
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl5 = RandomSampler(false);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl5, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerRT> sampler_rt5 = sampl5->Build();
+
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl6 = PKSampler(3, false, 7);
+  EXPECT_NE(sampl6, nullptr);
+  std::shared_ptr<SamplerRT> sampler_rt6 = sampl6->Build();
+  sampler_rt6->AddChild(sampler_rt5);
+  EXPECT_EQ(sampler_rt6->CalculateNumSamples(num_rows), 7);
+}
+
 TEST_F(MindDataTestPipeline, TestSamplersMoveParameters) {
   std::vector<int64_t> indices = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23};
   std::shared_ptr<SamplerObj> sampl1 = SubsetRandomSampler(indices);