diff --git a/src/app/components/dataview/dataview.ts b/src/app/components/dataview/dataview.ts
index b57a16d8fe2..b4194fd46db 100755
--- a/src/app/components/dataview/dataview.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/dataview/dataview.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ export class DataView implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnDestroy, BlockableU
      * @group Props
      */
     @Input() lazy: boolean | undefined;
+    /**
+     * Whether to call lazy loading on initialization.
+     * @group Props
+     */
+    @Input() lazyLoadOnInit: boolean = true;
     /**
      * Text to display when there is no data. Defaults to global value in i18n translation configuration.
      * @group Props
@@ -349,7 +354,7 @@ export class DataView implements OnInit, AfterContentInit, OnDestroy, BlockableU
     constructor(public el: ElementRef, public cd: ChangeDetectorRef, public filterService: FilterService, public config: PrimeNGConfig) {}
 
     ngOnInit() {
-        if (this.lazy) {
+        if (this.lazy && this.lazyLoadOnInit) {
             this.onLazyLoad.emit(this.createLazyLoadMetadata());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/app/showcase/doc/apidoc/index.json b/src/app/showcase/doc/apidoc/index.json
index e557cdc8089..65cd3c506d4 100644
--- a/src/app/showcase/doc/apidoc/index.json
+++ b/src/app/showcase/doc/apidoc/index.json
@@ -7506,6 +7506,14 @@
                             "default": "false",
                             "description": "Defines if data is loaded and interacted with in lazy manner."
                         },
+                        {
+                            "name": "lazyLoadOnInit",
+                            "optional": false,
+                            "readonly": false,
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "default": "true",
+                            "description": "Whether to call lazy loading on initialization."
+                        },
                         {
                             "name": "emptyMessage",
                             "optional": false,
@@ -25685,4 +25693,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}