diff --git a/platform/features/table/src/TableConfiguration.js b/platform/features/table/src/TableConfiguration.js
index 5b463ee7f1..fee22d47bc 100644
--- a/platform/features/table/src/TableConfiguration.js
+++ b/platform/features/table/src/TableConfiguration.js
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ define(
             });
 
             //Synchronize column configuration with model
-            if (configChanged(configuration, defaultConfig)) {
+            if (this.domainObject.hasCapability('editor') &&
+                this.domainObject.getCapability('editor').isEditContextRoot() &&
+                configChanged(configuration, defaultConfig)) {
                 this.saveColumnConfiguration(configuration);
             }
 
diff --git a/platform/features/table/test/TableConfigurationSpec.js b/platform/features/table/test/TableConfigurationSpec.js
index db90cc1c62..dcac2a9876 100644
--- a/platform/features/table/test/TableConfigurationSpec.js
+++ b/platform/features/table/test/TableConfigurationSpec.js
@@ -35,10 +35,18 @@ define(
 
             beforeEach(function () {
                 mockDomainObject = jasmine.createSpyObj('domainObject',
-                    ['getModel', 'useCapability', 'getCapability']
+                    ['getModel', 'useCapability', 'getCapability', 'hasCapability']
                 );
                 mockModel = {};
                 mockDomainObject.getModel.andReturn(mockModel);
+                mockDomainObject.getCapability.andCallFake(function (name) {
+                    return name === 'editor' && {
+                        isEditContextRoot: function () {
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                    };
+                });
+
                 mockTelemetryFormatter = jasmine.createSpyObj('telemetryFormatter',
                     [
                         'formatDomainValue',