diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eeef14722da..442ed7ae33c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ To learn more about our roadmap, we recommend reading [this document](ROADMAP.md
 ### Fixes
 
 - **General:** Metrics endpoint returns correct HPA values ([#3554](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/3554))
+- **Datadog Scaler:** Fix: panic in datadog scaler ([#3448](https://github.com/kedacore/keda/issues/3448))
 
 ### Deprecations
 
diff --git a/pkg/scalers/datadog_scaler.go b/pkg/scalers/datadog_scaler.go
index 559e3f47198..f3c2ab131a6 100644
--- a/pkg/scalers/datadog_scaler.go
+++ b/pkg/scalers/datadog_scaler.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (s *datadogScaler) getQueryResult(ctx context.Context) (float64, error) {
 	points := series[0].GetPointlist()
 
 	index := len(points) - 1
-	if len(points) == 0 || len(points[index]) < 2 {
+	if len(points) == 0 || len(points[index]) < 2 || points[index][1] == nil {
 		if !s.metadata.useFiller {
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("no Datadog metrics returned for the given time window")
 		}