diff --git a/tests/packet_trimming/base_packet_trimming.py b/tests/packet_trimming/base_packet_trimming.py
index b07f7330121..c73e3476d59 100644
--- a/tests/packet_trimming/base_packet_trimming.py
+++ b/tests/packet_trimming/base_packet_trimming.py
@@ -402,7 +402,11 @@ def test_trimming_counters(self, duthost, ptfadapter, test_params, trim_counter_
                 # Trigger trimmed packets on queue6
                 counter_kwargs = self.get_verify_trimmed_counter_packet_kwargs(duthost, ptfadapter,
                                                                                {**trim_counter_params})
-                counter_kwargs.update({'expect_packets': False})
+                # TH5 cannot completely block egress queues, so trimmed packets will leak out of the trim queues.
+                if duthost.get_asic_name() == "th5":
+                    counter_kwargs.update({'expect_packets': "skip"})
+                else:
+                    counter_kwargs.update({'expect_packets': False})
                 verify_trimmed_packet(**counter_kwargs)
 
                 # Get the TrimDrop counters on port level
diff --git a/tests/packet_trimming/packet_trimming_helper.py b/tests/packet_trimming/packet_trimming_helper.py
index f799805da9d..0e4c4cc0795 100644
--- a/tests/packet_trimming/packet_trimming_helper.py
+++ b/tests/packet_trimming/packet_trimming_helper.py
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ def verify_packet_trimming(duthost, ptfadapter, ingress_port, egress_port, block
                     verify_ports = [egress_port['ptf_id']]
 
                 # Verify packet based on expectation
-                if expect_packets:
+                if expect_packets is True:
                     logger.info(
                         f"Expecting packets on ports {verify_ports} with size {recv_pkt_size} and DSCP {recv_pkt_dscp}")
                     _, matched = testutils.verify_packet_any_port(
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ def verify_packet_trimming(duthost, ptfadapter, ingress_port, egress_port, block
                     logger.info(
                         f"Successfully verified {packet_type} packet trimming with size {recv_pkt_size} "
                         f"and DSCP {recv_pkt_dscp}")
-                else:
+                elif expect_packets is False:
                     logger.info(f"Expecting NO packets on any of ports {verify_ports}")
                     testutils.verify_no_packet_any(
                         ptfadapter,
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ def verify_packet_trimming(duthost, ptfadapter, ingress_port, egress_port, block
                         timeout=timeout
                     )
                     logger.info(f"Successfully verified NO {packet_type} packets were received as expected")
+                else:
+                    logger.info(f"Skip capturing packets on ports {verify_ports}.")
 
         return True