diff --git a/changelog/2971.bugfix b/changelog/2971.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36684e8c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2971.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix ``ZeroDivisionError`` when using the ``testmon`` plugin when no tests were actually collected.
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index 98a8ca121..97c2f71fb 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -988,6 +988,24 @@ class TestProgress:
             """,
         )
 
+    def test_zero_tests_collected(self, testdir):
+        """Some plugins (testmon for example) might issue pytest_runtest_logreport without any tests being
+        actually collected (#2971)."""
+        testdir.makeconftest("""
+        def pytest_collection_modifyitems(items, config):
+            from _pytest.runner import CollectReport
+            for node_id in ('nodeid1', 'nodeid2'):
+                rep = CollectReport(node_id, 'passed', None, None)
+                rep.when = 'passed'
+                rep.duration = 0.1
+                config.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep)
+        """)
+        output = testdir.runpytest()
+        assert 'ZeroDivisionError' not in output.stdout.str()
+        output.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            '=* 2 passed in *=',
+        ])
+
     def test_normal(self, many_tests_file, testdir):
         output = testdir.runpytest()
         output.stdout.re_match_lines([