diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 158d880..71024fb 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -655,6 +655,11 @@ The following options are supported via the main options object passed to `useTa
   - Optional
   - Defaults to `expanded`
   - This string is used as the key to detect manual expanded state on any given row. For example, if a raw data row like `{ name: 'Tanner Linsley', friends: [...], expanded: true}` was detected, it would always be expanded, regardless of state.
+- `expandSubRows: Bool`
+  - Optional
+  - Defaults to `true`
+  - If set to `true`, expanded rows are rendered along with normal rows.
+  - If set to `false`, expanded rows will only be available through their parent row. This could be useful if you are implementing a custom expanded row view.
 
 ### Instance Properties
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 046b86b..d56124b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-table",
-  "version": "7.0.0-alpha.29",
+  "version": "7.0.0-beta.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -10033,16 +10033,17 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
-    "rollup-plugin-uglify": {
-      "version": "6.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-plugin-uglify/-/rollup-plugin-uglify-6.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qwz2Tryspn5QGtPUowq5oumKSxANKdrnfz7C0jm4lKxvRDsNe/hSGsB9FntUul7UeC4TsZEWKErVgE1qWSO0gw==",
+    "rollup-plugin-terser": {
+      "version": "5.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rollup-plugin-terser/-/rollup-plugin-terser-5.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sWKBCOS+vUkRtHtEiJPAf+WnBqk/C402fBD9AVHxSIXMqjsY7MnYWKYEUqGixtr0c8+1DjzUEPlNgOYQPVrS1g==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.0.0",
-        "jest-worker": "^24.0.0",
-        "serialize-javascript": "^1.6.1",
-        "uglify-js": "^3.4.9"
+        "jest-worker": "^24.6.0",
+        "rollup-pluginutils": "^2.8.1",
+        "serialize-javascript": "^1.7.0",
+        "terser": "^4.1.0"
       }
     },
     "rollup-pluginutils": {
@@ -10781,6 +10782,25 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "terser": {
+      "version": "4.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-4.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Kcrn3RiW8NtHBP0ssOAzwa2MsIRQ8lJWiBG/K7JgqPlomA3mtb2DEmp4/hrUA+Jujx+WZ02zqd7GYD+QRBB/2Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "commander": "^2.20.0",
+        "source-map": "~0.6.1",
+        "source-map-support": "~0.5.12"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "source-map": {
+          "version": "0.6.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "test-exclude": {
       "version": "5.2.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/test-exclude/-/test-exclude-5.2.3.tgz",
@@ -11062,6 +11082,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-3.6.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-W+jrUHJr3DXKhrsS7NUVxn3zqMOFn0hL/Ei6v0anCIMoKC93TjcflTagwIHLW7SfMFfiQuktQyFVCFHGUE0+yg==",
       "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "commander": "~2.20.0",
         "source-map": "~0.6.1"
@@ -11071,7 +11092,8 @@
           "version": "0.6.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/src/plugin-hooks/useExpanded.js b/src/plugin-hooks/useExpanded.js
index 6457188..d2503eb 100755
--- a/src/plugin-hooks/useExpanded.js
+++ b/src/plugin-hooks/useExpanded.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function useMain(instance) {
     rows,
     manualExpandedKey = 'expanded',
     paginateExpandedRows = true,
+    expandSubRows = true,
     hooks,
     state: [{ expanded }, setState],
   } = instance
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ function useMain(instance) {
       console.info('getExpandedRows')
 
     if (paginateExpandedRows) {
-      return expandRows(rows, { manualExpandedKey, expanded })
+      return expandRows(rows, { manualExpandedKey, expanded, expandSubRows })
     }
 
     return rows
diff --git a/src/plugin-hooks/usePagination.js b/src/plugin-hooks/usePagination.js
index c298b78..a369dad 100755
--- a/src/plugin-hooks/usePagination.js
+++ b/src/plugin-hooks/usePagination.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function useMain(instance) {
     plugins,
     pageCount: userPageCount,
     paginateExpandedRows = true,
+    expandSubRows = true,
     state: [
       { pageSize, pageIndex, filters, groupBy, sortBy, expanded },
       setState,
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ function useMain(instance) {
       return page
     }
 
-    return expandRows(page, { manualExpandedKey, expanded })
+    return expandRows(page, { manualExpandedKey, expanded, expandSubRows })
   }, [
     debug,
     expanded,
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 6501694..63a20dd 100755
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -402,7 +402,10 @@ This usually means you need to need to name your plugin hook by setting the 'plu
   })
 }
 
-export function expandRows(rows, { manualExpandedKey, expanded }) {
+export function expandRows(
+  rows,
+  { manualExpandedKey, expanded, expandSubRows = true }
+) {
   const expandedRows = []
 
   const handleRow = row => {
@@ -416,7 +419,7 @@ export function expandRows(rows, { manualExpandedKey, expanded }) {
 
     expandedRows.push(row)
 
-    if (row.subRows && row.subRows.length && row.isExpanded) {
+    if (expandSubRows && row.subRows && row.subRows.length && row.isExpanded) {
       row.subRows.forEach(handleRow)
     }
   }