diff --git a/nerfstudio/data/pixel_samplers.py b/nerfstudio/data/pixel_samplers.py
index 0fc58bde01..144e405a57 100644
--- a/nerfstudio/data/pixel_samplers.py
+++ b/nerfstudio/data/pixel_samplers.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 """
 
 import random
+import warnings
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from typing import Dict, Optional, Type, Union
 
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ class PixelSamplerConfig(InstantiateConfig):
     """List of whether or not camera i is equirectangular."""
     fisheye_crop_radius: Optional[float] = None
     """Set to the radius (in pixels) for fisheye cameras."""
+    rejection_sample_mask: bool = True
+    """Whether or not to use rejection sampling when sampling images with masks"""
+    max_num_iterations: int = 100
+    """If rejection sampling masks, the maximum number of times to sample"""
 
 
 class PixelSampler:
@@ -88,15 +93,44 @@ def sample_method(
             num_images: number of images to sample over
             mask: mask of possible pixels in an image to sample from.
         """
+        indices = (
+            torch.rand((batch_size, 3), device=device)
+            * torch.tensor([num_images, image_height, image_width], device=device)
+        ).long()
+
         if isinstance(mask, torch.Tensor):
-            nonzero_indices = torch.nonzero(mask[..., 0], as_tuple=False)
-            chosen_indices = random.sample(range(len(nonzero_indices)), k=batch_size)
-            indices = nonzero_indices[chosen_indices]
-        else:
-            indices = (
-                torch.rand((batch_size, 3), device=device)
-                * torch.tensor([num_images, image_height, image_width], device=device)
-            ).long()
+            if self.config.rejection_sample_mask:
+                num_valid = 0
+                for _ in range(self.config.max_num_iterations):
+                    c, y, x = (i.flatten() for i in torch.split(indices, 1, dim=-1))
+                    chosen_indices_validity = mask[..., 0][c, y, x].bool()
+                    num_valid = int(torch.sum(chosen_indices_validity).item())
+                    if num_valid == batch_size:
+                        break
+                    else:
+                        replacement_indices = (
+                            torch.rand((batch_size - num_valid, 3), device=device)
+                            * torch.tensor([num_images, image_height, image_width], device=device)
+                        ).long()
+                        indices[~chosen_indices_validity] = replacement_indices
+
+                if num_valid != batch_size:
+                    warnings.warn(
+                        """
+                        Masked sampling failed, mask is either empty or mostly empty.
+                        Reverting behavior to non-rejection sampling. Consider setting
+                        pipeline.datamanager.pixel-sampler.rejection-sample-mask to False
+                        or increasing pipeline.datamanager.pixel-sampler.max-num-iterations
+                        """
+                    )
+                    self.config.rejection_sample_mask = False
+                    nonzero_indices = torch.nonzero(mask[..., 0], as_tuple=False)
+                    chosen_indices = random.sample(range(len(nonzero_indices)), k=batch_size)
+                    indices = nonzero_indices[chosen_indices]
+            else:
+                nonzero_indices = torch.nonzero(mask[..., 0], as_tuple=False)
+                chosen_indices = random.sample(range(len(nonzero_indices)), k=batch_size)
+                indices = nonzero_indices[chosen_indices]
 
         return indices