diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid.component.html b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid.component.html
index 2c588d04f72..9e96d118d99 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid.component.html
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/grid/src/grid.component.html
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             [IgxScrollInertiaDirection]="this.verticalScrollContainer.dc.instance.scrollDirection">
                 @for (rowData of mergedDataInView; track rowData.record;) {
                     <igx-grid-row  class="igx-grid__tr--merged-top" [gridID]="id" [index]="rowData.index" [data]="rowData.record.recordRef" [metaData]="rowData.record" [style.top.px]="getMergeCellOffset(rowData)"
-                    [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowData.index:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(rowData):false:rowData.record:pipeTrigger"
+                    [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowData.index:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:false:rowData.record:pipeTrigger"
                     [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData.record:rowData.index:pipeTrigger" #row>
                     </igx-grid-row>
                 }
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@
         </ng-container>
         <ng-template #record_template let-rowIndex="index" let-rowData let-disabledRow="disabled" let-metaData="metaData">
             <igx-grid-row [gridID]="id" [index]="rowIndex" [data]="rowData" [disabled]="disabledRow" [metaData]="metaData"
-                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(metaData):false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
+                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
                 [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData:rowIndex:pipeTrigger" #row>
             </igx-grid-row>
         </ng-template>
         <ng-template #pinned_record_template let-rowIndex="index" let-rowData let-metaData="metaData">
             <igx-grid-row [gridID]="id" [index]="rowIndex" [data]="rowData" [metaData]="metaData"
-                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(metaData):false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
+                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
                 [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData:rowIndex:pipeTrigger"#row #pinnedRow>
             </igx-grid-row>
         </ng-template>
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid.component.html b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid.component.html
index dd46674993c..e7683ef7c9b 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid.component.html
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/hierarchical-grid/src/hierarchical-grid.component.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             [IgxScrollInertiaDirection]="this.verticalScrollContainer.dc.instance.scrollDirection">
                 @for (rowData of mergedDataInView; track rowData.record;) {
                     <igx-hierarchical-grid-row class="igx-grid__tr--merged-top" [gridID]="id" [index]="rowData.index" [data]="rowData.record.recordRef" [metaData]="rowData.record" [style.top.px]="getMergeCellOffset(rowData)"
-                    [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowData.index:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(rowData.record):false:rowData.record:pipeTrigger"
+                    [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowData.index:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:false:rowData.record:pipeTrigger"
                     [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData.record:rowData.index:pipeTrigger" #row>
                     </igx-hierarchical-grid-row>
                 }
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@
         </ng-template>
         <ng-template #hierarchical_record_template let-rowIndex="index" let-disabledRow="disabled" let-rowData let-metaData="metaData">
             <igx-hierarchical-grid-row [gridID]="id" [index]="rowIndex" [disabled]="disabledRow" [data]="rowData" [metaData]="metaData"
-                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(metaData):false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
+                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
                 [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData:rowIndex:pipeTrigger" #row>
             </igx-hierarchical-grid-row>
         </ng-template>
 
         <ng-template #pinned_hierarchical_record_template let-rowIndex="index" let-rowData let-metaData="metaData">
             <igx-hierarchical-grid-row [gridID]="id" [index]="rowIndex" [data]="rowData" [metaData]="metaData"
-                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(metaData):false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
+                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:false:rowData:pipeTrigger"
                 [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData:rowIndex:pipeTrigger" #row #pinnedRow>
             </igx-hierarchical-grid-row>
         </ng-template>
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.html b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.html
index 3f435bdb30e..bc331c85ae6 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.html
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/tree-grid/src/tree-grid.component.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
             [IgxScrollInertiaDirection]="this.verticalScrollContainer.dc.instance.scrollDirection">
                 @for (rowData of mergedDataInView; track rowData.record;) {
                     <igx-tree-grid-row class="igx-grid__tr--merged-top" [gridID]="id" [index]="rowData.index" [treeRow]="rowData.record.recordRef" [metaData]="rowData.record" [style.top.px]="getMergeCellOffset(rowData)"
-                    [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowData.index:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(rowData):row.treeRow.isFilteredOutParent:rowData:pipeTrigger"
+                    [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowData.index:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:row.treeRow.isFilteredOutParent:rowData:pipeTrigger"
                     [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData:rowData.index:pipeTrigger" #row>
                 </igx-tree-grid-row>
                 }
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@
         <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="hasPinnedRecords && !isRowPinningToTop ? pinnedRecordsTemplate : null"></ng-container>
         <ng-template #record_template let-rowIndex="index" let-disabledRow="disabled" let-rowData let-metaData="metaData">
             <igx-tree-grid-row [gridID]="id" [index]="rowIndex" [treeRow]="rowData" [disabled]="disabledRow" [metaData]="metaData"
-                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(metaData):row.treeRow.isFilteredOutParent:rowData:pipeTrigger"
+                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:row.treeRow.isFilteredOutParent:rowData:pipeTrigger"
                 [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData:rowIndex:pipeTrigger" #row>
             </igx-tree-grid-row>
         </ng-template>
         <ng-template #pinned_record_template let-rowIndex="index" let-rowData let-metaData="metaData">
             <igx-tree-grid-row [gridID]="id" [index]="rowIndex" [treeRow]="rowData" [metaData]="metaData"
-                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:isRecordMerged(metaData):row.treeRow.isFilteredOutParent:rowData:pipeTrigger"
+                [ngClass]="rowClasses | igxGridRowClasses:row:row.inEditMode:row.selected:row.dirty:row.deleted:row.dragging:rowIndex:hasColumnLayouts:hasCellsToMerge:row.treeRow.isFilteredOutParent:rowData:pipeTrigger"
                 [ngStyle]="rowStyles | igxGridRowStyles:rowData:rowIndex:pipeTrigger"#row #pinnedRow>
             </igx-tree-grid-row>
         </ng-template>