diff --git a/components/lib/datatable/BodyRow.vue b/components/lib/datatable/BodyRow.vue
index 0366773cd..227b9e710 100644
--- a/components/lib/datatable/BodyRow.vue
+++ b/components/lib/datatable/BodyRow.vue
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ export default {
         },
         rowClasses() {
             let rowStyleClass = [];
+            let columnSelectionMode = null;
 
             if (this.rowClass) {
                 let rowClassValue = this.rowClass(this.rowData);
@@ -488,7 +489,18 @@ export default {
                 }
             }
 
-            return [this.cx('row', { rowData: this.rowData, index: this.rowIndex }), rowStyleClass];
+            if (this.columns) {
+                for (let col of this.columns) {
+                    let _selectionMode = this.columnProp(col, 'selectionMode');
+
+                    if (ObjectUtils.isNotEmpty(_selectionMode) && _selectionMode === 'multiple') {
+                        columnSelectionMode = _selectionMode;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return [this.cx('row', { rowData: this.rowData, index: this.rowIndex, columnSelectionMode }), rowStyleClass];
         },
         rowTabindex() {
             if (this.selection === null && (this.selectionMode === 'single' || this.selectionMode === 'multiple')) {
diff --git a/components/lib/datatable/style/DataTableStyle.js b/components/lib/datatable/style/DataTableStyle.js
index 8357189a1..a5df3ce41 100644
--- a/components/lib/datatable/style/DataTableStyle.js
+++ b/components/lib/datatable/style/DataTableStyle.js
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ const classes = {
     rowgroupHeader: 'p-rowgroup-header',
     rowGroupToggler: 'p-row-toggler p-link',
     rowGroupTogglerIcon: 'p-row-toggler-icon',
-    row: ({ instance, props, index }) => {
+    row: ({ instance, props, index, columnSelectionMode }) => {
         let rowStyleClass = [];
 
         if (props.selectionMode) {
@@ -358,9 +358,8 @@ const classes = {
         }
 
         if (props.selection) {
-            console.log(props.selectionMode);
             rowStyleClass.push({
-                'p-highlight': props.selectionMode === 'multiple' || props.selectionMode === 'single' ? instance.isSelected : instance.isSelected && instance.$parentInstance.$parentInstance.highlightOnSelect
+                'p-highlight': columnSelectionMode ? instance.isSelected && instance.$parentInstance.$parentInstance.highlightOnSelect : instance.isSelected
             });
         }