diff --git a/app/controllers/universal_tables_controller.rb b/app/controllers/universal_tables_controller.rb
index cf30f36..802d051 100755
--- a/app/controllers/universal_tables_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/universal_tables_controller.rb
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ class UniversalTablesController < ApplicationController
 			rows = []
 			entries = get_entries(params, table, page)
 			total_pages = entries.total_pages
+                        show_hashtags = Hashtagging.where(:hashtaggable_id.in => TableEntry.where(:u_table_id => table.id).pluck(:id)).exists?
 			table_heads << {
 				"title" => t("universal_table.hashtags"),
 				"type" => "hashtag",
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ class UniversalTablesController < ApplicationController
 				"sort-class" => "sort hide",
 				"sort-url" => "",
 				"title-class" => " no-search"
-			}
+			}if show_hashtags
 			if have_serial_number
 				page_no_offset = (params_no.present? ? [0, params_no.to_i - 1].max : 0)
 				serial_number_count = page_no_offset * OrbitHelper.page_data_count
@@ -455,8 +456,10 @@ class UniversalTablesController < ApplicationController
 					    cols << {"text" => ""}
 					end
 				end
-				text = te.hashtags_for_frontend
-				cols << {"text" => text}
+                                if show_hashtags   
+					text = te.hashtags_for_frontend
+					cols << {"text" => text}
+				end
 				rows << {
 					"columns" => cols
 				}