diff --git a/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue b/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue
index c282816a9..a5fd2f3e6 100755
--- a/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue
+++ b/src/components/datatable/DataTable.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     <div :class="containerClass" data-scrollselectors=".p-datatable-wrapper">
         <slot></slot>
         <div class="p-datatable-loading-overlay p-component-overlay" v-if="loading">
-            <i :class="loadingIconClass"></i>
+			<slot v-if="$slots.loading" name="loading"></slot>
+			<i v-else :class="loadingIconClass"></i>
         </div>
         <div class="p-datatable-header" v-if="$slots.header">
             <slot name="header"></slot>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
                         <DTTableBody v-if="frozenValue" :value="frozenValue" :frozenRow="true" class="p-datatable-frozen-tbody" :columns="slotProps.columns" :dataKey="dataKey" :selection="selection" :selectionKeys="d_selectionKeys" :selectionMode="selectionMode" :contextMenu="contextMenu" :contextMenuSelection="contextMenuSelection"
                             :rowGroupMode="rowGroupMode" :groupRowsBy="groupRowsBy" :expandableRowGroups="expandableRowGroups" :rowClass="rowClass" :rowStyle="rowStyle" :editMode="editMode" :compareSelectionBy="compareSelectionBy" :scrollable="scrollable"
                             :expandedRowIcon="expandedRowIcon" :collapsedRowIcon="collapsedRowIcon" :expandedRows="expandedRows" :expandedRowKeys="d_expandedRowKeys" :expandedRowGroups="expandedRowGroups"
-                            :editingRows="editingRows" :editingRowKeys="d_editingRowKeys" :templates="$slots" :loading="loading" :responsiveLayout="responsiveLayout"
+                            :editingRows="editingRows" :editingRowKeys="d_editingRowKeys" :templates="$slots" :responsiveLayout="responsiveLayout"
                             @rowgroup-toggle="toggleRowGroup" @row-click="onRowClick($event)" @row-dblclick="onRowDblClick($event)" @row-rightclick="onRowRightClick($event)" @row-touchend="onRowTouchEnd" @row-keydown="onRowKeyDown"
                             @row-mousedown="onRowMouseDown" @row-dragstart="onRowDragStart($event)" @row-dragover="onRowDragOver($event)" @row-dragleave="onRowDragLeave($event)" @row-dragend="onRowDragEnd($event)" @row-drop="onRowDrop($event)"
                             @row-toggle="toggleRow($event)" @radio-change="toggleRowWithRadio($event)" @checkbox-change="toggleRowWithCheckbox($event)"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
                         <DTTableBody :value="dataToRender(slotProps.rows)" :class="slotProps.styleClass" :columns="slotProps.columns" :empty="empty" :dataKey="dataKey" :selection="selection" :selectionKeys="d_selectionKeys" :selectionMode="selectionMode" :contextMenu="contextMenu" :contextMenuSelection="contextMenuSelection"
                             :rowGroupMode="rowGroupMode" :groupRowsBy="groupRowsBy" :expandableRowGroups="expandableRowGroups" :rowClass="rowClass" :rowStyle="rowStyle" :editMode="editMode" :compareSelectionBy="compareSelectionBy" :scrollable="scrollable"
                             :expandedRowIcon="expandedRowIcon" :collapsedRowIcon="collapsedRowIcon" :expandedRows="expandedRows" :expandedRowKeys="d_expandedRowKeys" :expandedRowGroups="expandedRowGroups"
-                            :editingRows="editingRows" :editingRowKeys="d_editingRowKeys" :templates="$slots" :loading="loading" :responsiveLayout="responsiveLayout"
+                            :editingRows="editingRows" :editingRowKeys="d_editingRowKeys" :templates="$slots" :responsiveLayout="responsiveLayout"
                             @rowgroup-toggle="toggleRowGroup" @row-click="onRowClick($event)" @row-dblclick="onRowDblClick($event)" @row-rightclick="onRowRightClick($event)" @row-touchend="onRowTouchEnd" @row-keydown="onRowKeyDown"
                             @row-mousedown="onRowMouseDown" @row-dragstart="onRowDragStart($event)" @row-dragover="onRowDragOver($event)" @row-dragleave="onRowDragLeave($event)" @row-dragend="onRowDragEnd($event)" @row-drop="onRowDrop($event)"
                             @row-toggle="toggleRow($event)" @radio-change="toggleRowWithRadio($event)" @checkbox-change="toggleRowWithCheckbox($event)"
diff --git a/src/components/datatable/TableBody.vue b/src/components/datatable/TableBody.vue
index 610b1bf24..178688603 100755
--- a/src/components/datatable/TableBody.vue
+++ b/src/components/datatable/TableBody.vue
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
         </template>
         <tr v-else class="p-datatable-emptymessage" role="row">
             <td :colspan="columnsLength">
-                <component :is="templates.empty" v-if="templates.empty && !loading" />
-                <component :is="templates.loading" v-if="templates.loading && loading" />
+                <component :is="templates.empty" v-if="templates.empty" />
             </td>
         </tr>
     </tbody>
@@ -155,10 +154,6 @@ export default {
             type: Object,
             default: null
         },
-        loading: {
-            type: Boolean,
-            default: false
-        },
         templates: {
             type: null,
             default: null