diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/pivot-grid/pivot-grid.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/pivot-grid/pivot-grid.component.ts
index fed1c6594be..22e354ac21f 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/pivot-grid/pivot-grid.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/src/lib/grids/pivot-grid/pivot-grid.component.ts
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ export class IgxPivotGridComponent extends IgxGridBaseDirective implements OnIni
                 const newPath = path.join(separator);
                 let targetHierarchy = currentHierarchy.get(newPath);
                 if (!targetHierarchy) {
-                    currentHierarchy.set(newPath, { value: newPath, expandable: true, children: new Map<string, any>(), dimension: this.columnDimensions[0] });
+                    currentHierarchy.set(newPath, { value: newPath, expandable: !!this.columnDimensions[0].childLevel, children: new Map<string, any>(), dimension: this.columnDimensions[0] });
                     targetHierarchy = currentHierarchy.get(newPath);
                 }
                 currentHierarchy = targetHierarchy.children;