diff --git a/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.spec.ts b/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.spec.ts
index 9ee868f64..55fb6e159 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.spec.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.spec.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ describe('DataTableSummaryRowComponent', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Checkbox', () => {
+    it('should not render checkbox in summary row even if a column is checkboxable', async () => {
+      const checkboxableColumns = toInternalColumn([
+        { prop: 'col1', checkboxable: true },
+        { prop: 'col2' }
+      ]);
+      componentRef.setInput('columns', checkboxableColumns);
+      componentRef.setInput('rows', rows);
+
+      expect(await harness.hasSummaryRow()).toBe(true);
+      expect(await harness.getCheckboxCount()).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Computing', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       componentRef.setInput('columns', columns);
diff --git a/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.ts b/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.ts
index 750108537..bc127c24f 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/summary-row.component.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class DataTableSummaryRowComponent {
   protected readonly _internalColumns = computed(() => {
     return this.columns().map(col => ({
       ...col,
+      checkboxable: false,
       cellTemplate: col.summaryTemplate
     }));
   });
diff --git a/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/testing/summary.harness.ts b/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/testing/summary.harness.ts
index 7abc21cd4..fe85307da 100644
--- a/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/testing/summary.harness.ts
+++ b/projects/ngx-datatable/src/lib/components/body/summary/testing/summary.harness.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export class SummaryHarness extends ComponentHarness {
 
   private summaryRowCells = this.locatorForAll('datatable-body-cell');
   private summaryRow = this.locatorForOptional('datatable-body-row');
+  private checkboxes = this.locatorForAll('input[type="checkbox"]');
 
   async getSummaryRowCellText(index: number): Promise<string> {
     const cells = await this.summaryRowCells();
@@ -15,4 +16,9 @@ export class SummaryHarness extends ComponentHarness {
     const row = await this.summaryRow();
     return !!row;
   }
+
+  async getCheckboxCount(): Promise<number> {
+    const checkboxes = await this.checkboxes();
+    return checkboxes.length;
+  }
 }