diff --git a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/export/useGridPrintExport.tsx b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/export/useGridPrintExport.tsx
index 5ba08b587cdc..3421133554eb 100644
--- a/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/export/useGridPrintExport.tsx
+++ b/packages/x-data-grid/src/hooks/features/export/useGridPrintExport.tsx
@@ -177,15 +177,18 @@ export const useGridPrintExport = (
       // The height above does not include grid border width, so we need to exclude it
       gridClone.style.boxSizing = 'content-box';
 
-      // the footer is always being placed at the bottom of the page as if all rows are exported
-      // so if getRowsToExport is being used to only export a subset of rows then we need to
-      // adjust the footer position to be correctly placed at the bottom of the grid
-      const gridFooterElement: HTMLElement | null = gridClone.querySelector(
-        `.${gridClasses.footerContainer}`,
-      );
-      gridFooterElement!.style.position = 'absolute';
-      gridFooterElement!.style.width = '100%';
-      gridFooterElement!.style.top = `${computedTotalHeight - gridFooterElementHeight}px`;
+      if (!normalizeOptions.hideFooter) {
+        // the footer is always being placed at the bottom of the page as if all rows are exported
+        // so if getRowsToExport is being used to only export a subset of rows then we need to
+        // adjust the footer position to be correctly placed at the bottom of the grid
+        const gridFooterElement: HTMLElement | null = gridClone.querySelector(
+          `.${gridClasses.footerContainer}`,
+        )!;
+
+        gridFooterElement.style.position = 'absolute';
+        gridFooterElement.style.width = '100%';
+        gridFooterElement.style.top = `${computedTotalHeight - gridFooterElementHeight}px`;
+      }
 
       // printDoc.body.appendChild(gridClone); should be enough but a clone isolation bug in Safari
       // prevents us to do it