diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/handle_response.test.js.snap b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/handle_response.test.js.snap
index 31afcf2c8aa7..cb16feaed5ed 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/handle_response.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/handle_response.test.js.snap
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Array [
       },
     },
     "resolver": "_x_V2YzPQU-a9KRRBxUxZQ",
-    "shardCount": null,
+    "shardCount": 0,
     "transport_address": "127.0.0.1:9300",
     "type": "master",
   },
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ Array [
       },
     },
     "resolver": "DAiX7fFjS3Wii7g2HYKrOg",
-    "shardCount": null,
+    "shardCount": 0,
     "transport_address": "127.0.0.1:9301",
     "type": "node",
   },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/map_nodes_info.test.js.snap b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/map_nodes_info.test.js.snap
index 311733ddfbe2..9f75dd1f1ee0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/map_nodes_info.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/__test__/__snapshots__/map_nodes_info.test.js.snap
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Object {
     "name": "node02",
     "nodeTypeClass": "fa-server",
     "nodeTypeLabel": "Node",
-    "shardCount": null,
+    "shardCount": 0,
     "transport_address": "127.0.0.1:9301",
     "type": "node",
   },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/map_nodes_info.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/map_nodes_info.js
index f9316e5701db..6c39d72770c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/map_nodes_info.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/nodes/get_nodes/map_nodes_info.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function mapNodesInfo(nodeHits, clusterStats, shardStats) {
         isOnline,
         nodeTypeLabel: nodeTypeLabel,
         nodeTypeClass: nodeTypeClass,
-        shardCount: get(shardStats, `nodes[${sourceNode.uuid}].shardCount`, null),
+        shardCount: get(shardStats, `nodes[${sourceNode.uuid}].shardCount`, 0),
       }
     };
   }, {});
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/elasticsearch/fixtures/nodes_listing_red.json b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/elasticsearch/fixtures/nodes_listing_red.json
index 43023799f69b..54365001be2d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/elasticsearch/fixtures/nodes_listing_red.json
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/elasticsearch/fixtures/nodes_listing_red.json
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
       "nodeTypeClass": "fa-server",
       "nodeTypeLabel": "Node",
       "resolver": "1jxg5T33TWub-jJL4qP0Wg",
-      "shardCount": null,
+      "shardCount": 0,
       "transport_address": "127.0.0.1:9302",
       "type": "node"
     }