diff --git a/.changeset/wise-coins-tan.md b/.changeset/wise-coins-tan.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a439fa73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-coins-tan.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@openfun/cunningham-react": minor
+---
+
+make optional DataGrid row selection
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/SimpleDataGrid.spec.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/SimpleDataGrid.spec.tsx
index 4b2a55b6e..d245bbf0e 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/SimpleDataGrid.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/SimpleDataGrid.spec.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { queryByRole, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
 import React, { useState } from "react";
 import { faker } from "@faker-js/faker";
 import { getAllByRole, getByRole, within } from "@testing-library/dom";
@@ -267,6 +267,69 @@ describe("<SimpleDataGrid/>", () => {
       expect(lastRowSelection[rowsToSelect[1].id]).toBe(true);
     });
   });
+  it("should not render selection checkboxes for unselectable rows", async () => {
+    const rows = Array.from(Array(2))
+      .map(() => ({
+        id: faker.string.uuid(),
+        firstName: faker.person.firstName(),
+        lastName: faker.person.lastName(),
+        email: faker.internet.email(),
+        address: faker.location.streetAddress(),
+      }))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.firstName.localeCompare(b.firstName));
+    rows[0].email = "admin@example.com";
+
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      const [rowSelection, setRowSelection] = useState({});
+
+      return (
+        <CunninghamProvider>
+          <SimpleDataGrid
+            columns={[
+              {
+                field: "firstName",
+                headerName: "First name",
+              },
+              {
+                field: "lastName",
+                headerName: "Last name",
+              },
+              {
+                field: "email",
+                headerName: "Email",
+              },
+              {
+                field: "address",
+                headerName: "Address",
+              },
+            ]}
+            rows={rows}
+            defaultSortModel={[
+              {
+                field: "firstName",
+                sort: "asc",
+              },
+            ]}
+            enableRowSelection={(row) =>
+              row.original.email !== "admin@example.com"
+            }
+            rowSelection={rowSelection}
+            onRowSelectionChange={setRowSelection}
+          />
+        </CunninghamProvider>
+      );
+    };
+
+    render(<Wrapper />);
+
+    // Check first row.
+    let element = screen.getByTestId(rows[0].id);
+    expect(queryByRole(element, "checkbox")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Check second row.
+    element = screen.getByTestId(rows[1].id);
+    expect(getByRole(element, "checkbox")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
   it("should render a grid with working sortable columns", async () => {
     const rows = Array.from(Array(23))
       .map(() => ({
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.mdx b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.mdx
index 4f8f3bbd6..c62dcfc79 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.mdx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.mdx
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ below the table.
 
 <Canvas sourceState="shown" of={Stories.ClientSideWithPagination}/>
 
+You can also make a row non selectable by setting using `enableRowSelection` as a callback function that returns a boolean based on a condition.
+
+<Canvas sourceState="shown" of={Stories.RowSelectionOptional}/>
+
 As you can see, with `SimpleDataGrid` you can easily add pagination, sorting without have to worry about controlling
 their states.
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.stories.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.stories.tsx
index bfe81daed..365223d08 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/index.stories.tsx
@@ -167,6 +167,47 @@ export const ClientSideWithPagination = () => {
   );
 };
 
+export const RowSelectionOptional = () => {
+  const [rowSelection, setRowSelection] = useState({});
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SimpleDataGrid
+        columns={[
+          {
+            field: "carName",
+            headerName: "Car name",
+            enableSorting: false,
+          },
+          {
+            field: "year",
+            headerName: "Year",
+          },
+          {
+            field: "price",
+            headerName: "Price ($)",
+            highlight: true,
+          },
+        ]}
+        rows={databaseCars}
+        defaultPaginationParams={{
+          pageSize: 5,
+        }}
+        defaultSortModel={[
+          {
+            field: "price",
+            sort: "desc",
+          },
+        ]}
+        enableRowSelection={(row) => row.original.year < 2024}
+        rowSelection={rowSelection}
+        onRowSelectionChange={setRowSelection}
+      />
+      <div>Selected rows: {Object.keys(rowSelection).join(", ")}</div>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
 export const FullServerSide = () => {
   const database = useMemo(() => [...databaseUsersServer], []);
   const [rowSelection, setRowSelection] = useState({});
diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/utils.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/utils.tsx
index c48070b75..ed3f7d634 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/utils.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/DataGrid/utils.tsx
@@ -52,15 +52,20 @@ export const useHeadlessColumns = <T extends Row>({
         id: HEADER_ID_SELECT,
         size: 34,
         header: () => null,
-        cell: ({ row }) => (
-          <Checkbox
-            checked={row.getIsSelected()}
-            disabled={!row.getCanSelect}
-            indeterminate={row.getIsSomeSelected()}
-            onChange={row.getToggleSelectedHandler()}
-            aria-label={t("components.datagrid.row_selection_aria")}
-          />
-        ),
+        cell: ({ row }) => {
+          if (!row.getCanSelect()) {
+            return null;
+          }
+          return (
+            <Checkbox
+              checked={row.getIsSelected()}
+              disabled={!row.getCanSelect}
+              indeterminate={row.getIsSomeSelected()}
+              onChange={row.getToggleSelectedHandler()}
+              aria-label={t("components.datagrid.row_selection_aria")}
+            />
+          );
+        },
       }),
       ...headlessColumns,
     ];