diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/config/DatatableConfig.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/config/DatatableConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f5847a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/config/DatatableConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package org.dominokit.domino.ui.config;
+
+public interface DatatableConfig extends ComponentConfig {
+  default boolean isRemoveSummaryRecordsForEmptyTable(){
+    return false;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/config/UIConfig.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/config/UIConfig.java
index a39c60517..9f57d0f9d 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/config/UIConfig.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/config/UIConfig.java
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ public interface UIConfig
         StepperConfig,
         CalendarConfig,
         TimePickerConfig,
-        DelayedActionConfig {}
+    DelayedActionConfig,
+    DatatableConfig {
+}
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPlugin.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPlugin.java
index af08cf30f..4974805b7 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPlugin.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPlugin.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class SummaryPlugin<T, S>
   private List<SummaryRow<T, S>> summaryRows = new ArrayList<>();
   private DataTable<T> dataTable;
   private TFootElement footer;
-  private SummaryPluginConfig config = new SummaryPluginConfig();
+  private SummaryPluginConfig config = SummaryPluginConfig.of();
 
   /**
    * Initializes the SummaryPlugin with the DataTable.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public void handleEvent(TableEvent event) {
   @Override
   public SummaryPlugin<T, S> setConfig(SummaryPluginConfig config) {
     if (isNull(config)) {
-      this.config = new SummaryPluginConfig();
+      this.config = SummaryPluginConfig.of();
     } else {
       this.config = config;
     }
diff --git a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPluginConfig.java b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPluginConfig.java
index cf848d7ba..60bfb3e98 100644
--- a/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPluginConfig.java
+++ b/domino-ui/src/main/java/org/dominokit/domino/ui/datatable/plugins/summary/SummaryPluginConfig.java
@@ -15,15 +15,29 @@
  */
 package org.dominokit.domino.ui.datatable.plugins.summary;
 
+import org.dominokit.domino.ui.config.DatatableConfig;
 import org.dominokit.domino.ui.datatable.plugins.PluginConfig;
+import org.dominokit.domino.ui.utils.DominoUIConfig;
 
 public class SummaryPluginConfig implements PluginConfig {
 
-  private boolean removeOnEmptyData = false;
+  private boolean removeOnEmptyData;
+
+  public SummaryPluginConfig(boolean removeOnEmptyData) {
+    this.removeOnEmptyData = removeOnEmptyData;
+  }
+
+  public static SummaryPluginConfig of(){
+    return new SummaryPluginConfig(DominoUIConfig.CONFIG.getUIConfig().isRemoveSummaryRecordsForEmptyTable(););
+  }
+
+  public static SummaryPluginConfig of(boolean removeOnEmptyData){
+    return new SummaryPluginConfig(removeOnEmptyData);
+  }
 
   /**
    * @return boolean, true will cause the plugin to remove the summary records for empty data
-   *     tables, false will keep them, default to false
+   *     tables, false will keep them, default to {@link DatatableConfig#isRemoveSummaryRecordsForEmptyTable()}
    */
   public boolean isRemoveOnEmptyData() {
     return removeOnEmptyData;