diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/CommandUtils.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/CommandUtils.scala
index dea1e017b2e5..70e7cd9a1e40 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/CommandUtils.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/command/CommandUtils.scala
@@ -42,16 +42,14 @@ object CommandUtils extends Logging {
 
   /** Change statistics after changing data by commands. */
   def updateTableStats(sparkSession: SparkSession, table: CatalogTable): Unit = {
-    if (table.stats.nonEmpty) {
-      val catalog = sparkSession.sessionState.catalog
-      if (sparkSession.sessionState.conf.autoSizeUpdateEnabled) {
-        val newTable = catalog.getTableMetadata(table.identifier)
-        val newSize = CommandUtils.calculateTotalSize(sparkSession, newTable)
-        val newStats = CatalogStatistics(sizeInBytes = newSize)
-        catalog.alterTableStats(table.identifier, Some(newStats))
-      } else {
-        catalog.alterTableStats(table.identifier, None)
-      }
+    val catalog = sparkSession.sessionState.catalog
+    if (sparkSession.sessionState.conf.autoSizeUpdateEnabled) {
+      val newTable = catalog.getTableMetadata(table.identifier)
+      val newSize = CommandUtils.calculateTotalSize(sparkSession, newTable)
+      val newStats = CatalogStatistics(sizeInBytes = newSize)
+      catalog.alterTableStats(table.identifier, Some(newStats))
+    } else if (table.stats.nonEmpty) {
+      catalog.alterTableStats(table.identifier, None)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StatisticsCollectionSuite.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StatisticsCollectionSuite.scala
index d071efb804ad..c4ba12289815 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StatisticsCollectionSuite.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/StatisticsCollectionSuite.scala
@@ -337,6 +337,26 @@ class StatisticsCollectionSuite extends StatisticsCollectionTestBase with Shared
     }
   }
 
+  test("auto gather stats after insert command") {
+    val table = "change_stats_insert_datasource_table"
+    Seq(false, true).foreach { autoUpdate =>
+      withSQLConf(SQLConf.AUTO_SIZE_UPDATE_ENABLED.key -> autoUpdate.toString) {
+        withTable(table) {
+          sql(s"CREATE TABLE $table (i int, j string) USING PARQUET")
+          // insert into command
+          sql(s"INSERT INTO TABLE $table SELECT 1, 'abc'")
+          val stats = getCatalogTable(table).stats
+          if (autoUpdate) {
+            assert(stats.isDefined)
+            assert(stats.get.sizeInBytes >= 0)
+          } else {
+            assert(stats.isEmpty)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   test("invalidation of tableRelationCache after inserts") {
     val table = "invalidate_catalog_cache_table"
     Seq(false, true).foreach { autoUpdate =>