diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoview.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoview.rs
index 9b655d686..05c886ec9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoview.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/commands/autoview.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ pub fn autoview(context: RunnableContext) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
     let binary = context.get_command("binaryview");
     let text = context.get_command("textview");
     let table = context.get_command("table");
+    let no_auto_pivot = match config::config(Tag::unknown())?.get("no_auto_pivot") {
+        Some(val) => val.is_true(),
+        _ => false,
+    };
 
     Ok(OutputStream::new(async_stream! {
         let (mut input_stream, context) = RunnableContextWithoutInput::convert(context);
@@ -214,7 +218,7 @@ pub fn autoview(context: RunnableContext) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
                                 yield Err(e);
                             }
 
-                            Value { value: UntaggedValue::Row(row), ..} => {
+                            Value { value: UntaggedValue::Row(row), ..} if !no_auto_pivot => {
                                 use prettytable::format::{FormatBuilder, LinePosition, LineSeparator};
                                 use prettytable::{color, Attr, Cell, Row, Table};
                                 use crate::data::value::{format_leaf, style_leaf};