diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte b/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte
index b327232b21..96dd657f25 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
   $: id = instance._id
   $: name = instance._instanceName
   $: empty =
-    !children.length && definition?.hasChildren && $builderStore.inBuilder
+    !children.length &&
+    definition?.hasChildren &&
+    definition?.showEmptyState !== false &&
+    $builderStore.inBuilder
   $: updateComponentProps(instance, $context)
   $: selected =
     $builderStore.inBuilder &&
diff --git a/packages/standard-components/manifest.json b/packages/standard-components/manifest.json
index 963be9201e..f1f3233295 100644
--- a/packages/standard-components/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/standard-components/manifest.json
@@ -1548,6 +1548,7 @@
     "icon": "Table",
     "styleable": true,
     "hasChildren": true,
+    "showEmptyState": false,
     "settings": [
       {
         "type": "dataProvider",